My GI doc recommended Align, Florastor, and the FODMAP diet from Monash University in Australia:

http://www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/

PP I agree about the anti-freeze garbage, and it doesn't work after a while anyway.
I have chronic constipation and now am on prescription drugs--I don't think dynamite would work at this point!
Still need to find out why my gut stopped moving things along, but it may be due to my EDS.

I really enjoy the information sharing in this blog.
I was searching forces probiotic that helped with constipation and was brought to this spot. I felt very encouraged
until I read about Miralax use.
Being an old retired RN, I find myself researching
Meds every now and then. While on Miralax, I felt odd.
I can't even put my finger on exactly what
it was that was disturbing for me. I guess I would
say my thoughts were off.. my head felt thick.
I am drug sensitive so decided to see what Miralax was
made of. I always assumed in was a complex sugar.
Well, it isn't. Miralax is polyethelene glycol.
That is the same family as antifreeze, which
is also sweet.
Please, please all of you google "Is
Miralax the next Vioxx". I was blown away
at how dangerous this OTC drug is. It is lethal
to some and life alternating to others.
I have been angry at the FDA for how easily
meds get approved, ESP over the last couple of decades.
The big drug companies end up paying
millions for damages (deaths) and then all
allowed to continue making the same drug.
Have you heard the side effects to many popular
meds on TV ads? Since when is "liver failure,
cardiac death and renal failure" considered a
side effect?
We all believe if something is approved, we are
safe. We are not. I would still be in Miralax had I
not researched it because it worked great.
But I could tell it was affecting me in a way
that was not good. Thank God I checked.
I now pass the word on when I see people are
taking it without realizing the dangers.
Living creatures are not meant to consume
polyethelene glycol. Please google "is Miralax
the next Vioxx". You will never use it again.
I have zero agenda here outside of trying
to inform people of a danger that I am aware of.
There will be a class action lawsuit behind
Miralax at some point. Don't be in it.
Read and share what you have learned.
Don't let the big pharmaceutical companies
and the FDA be so unbelievably neglectful.
Thank you for reading..
kabownds@yahoo.com

I have this issue and I've tried a bunch of different probioitics. They all work for a bit and then they stop. I've gone to the dr, had a colonoscopy and I just have "slow transit." I just take Colace every night before bed. Miralax makes me bloat and have painful gas.

OP, try some raw sauerkraut (they sell a few types at whole foods). The cabbage itself is good for moving things along, and the fact that it's fermented (and not pasteurized) makes it like a probiotic. Just make sure it says "raw". (PS it's pretty tasty too!)

My mother has chronic constipation and ended up taking a probiotic, Florastor, for issues from antibiotics. Miralax was her go-to prior to finding Florastor. It has literally changed her constitution. Costco has the best pricing for it, though Target isn't too bad. I have used it periodically and it does work.

Anonymous wrote:I second the Miralax. Nothing makes me poop anymore, but this stuff does. I don't even need it everyday.

I third this. We tried all kids of probiotics for DS, but none of them really made any difference. You may also want to try giving up cow's milk, including cheese, yogurt, etc. for a while and see if that makes a difference.

Prunes, attune chocolate bar and activia yogurt. Doesn't anyone else feel swelling after taking miralax? It's too uncomfortable for me.

Same issue entire life. Recently learned I was intolerant to gluten and a few other foods, hoping cutting them out will help. Worth a try looking into it. I can go weeks with not going.