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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much misinformation and hysteria on this thread.  Unless a medication has been tested in children, the manufacture must include a statement indicating it is not recommended for kids or its suitability hasn't been determined.  The vast majority of medications have never been evaluated for use in children because it is so freakin expensive for the drug companies to do so and it is fraught with risk for them.  They choose to avoid it.  That does not mean it is illegal or improper for doctors to prescribe medications for 'off label' use.  Doctors and parents make the best decisions based on the evidence and the needs of their children. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/133/3/563

I suspect those of you who declaim that Miralax is so unsafe or horrible have never had to deal with long term constipation in a child.  Those spouting that diet and exercise are sufficient certainly never had to.  I have a DS with special needs and suffered from encopresis.  Miralax has been a godsend.  He hasn't used it regularly for about 1.5 years but there was a 2 year period when he was on a daily dose.  We also had to use enemas on a regular basis for over a year.  This was far, far preferable to surgery, it afforded my DS control over his bowels and allowed him to recover his confidence and esteem.  We did this under the advisement of a developmental pediatrician, a gastroenterologist and urologist. My DS never experienced negative unintended side effects from Miralax.  Believe it or not, taking enough to have liquid/clear stools is what he needed on a number of occasions.

This is an excellent article by Dr. Hodges who wrote a life changing book "It's No Accident" and who assisted us in addressing our DS's challenges.  
https://www.bedwettingandaccidents.com/single-post/2017/02/23/Is-Miralax-Poisoning-Children[/quote]

+1. My DD isn't special needs but has major constipation issues. If she eats six prunes a day she doesn't need Miralax. Problem is, she's 2, and I can't always make her eat six prunes a day. Sometimes she won't eat any. We have had to do enemas, she's been sent home from daycare because she was in pain and wouldn't stop crying from the constipation; it was terrible. I have had concerns about Miralax because of the recent articles but I've also discussed it extensively with her ped, a second opinion ped, and my family-doctor mom. All have agreed on the safety. People need to stop with the alarmist behavior toward parents who are desperately trying to get their kids better.[/quote]

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