My doctor prescribed Mirlex for me to use at home if I am having difficulties with constipation. That usually isn't the case for me.
When I was in the hospital for some routine testing last month I became extremely constipated and was unable to go to the bathroom for three days, which is an eternity for me. I ended up getting them to give me two doses of mineral oil (two tablespoons each) and then the night before the bowel care I had them give me two tablespoons of Golightly (spelling). I don't know if this is the same medicine as Mirlex, but I have always had great success with Golightly about six to eight hours before a bowel movement if I am having constipation difficulties. It will definitely help lubricate the stool to get out of my system. I always need digital stimulation even when I have extremely loose movements. Quadius PS sorry I am responding so late, but I have had company all month and haven't had a chance to look at my e-mail. I'm only responding to messages that I think I can have a little input on. On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Dan <d...@unh.edu> wrote: > Have any of you tried Mirelax? I've found it to work great without causing > accidents. > > Dan > > > At 06:01 PM 8/8/2009, Danny Hearn said something that elicited my response: > > > > happens to most quads at times---used to happen to me a lot during my 4 > months in rehab, when we did routine every other day---then some of the docs > and nurses told me that many quads are fine going about twice per week > because most quads systems slow down-- so i began to try that and now do > routine every tuesday and saturday-- has worked great for 12 years now. I > guess it is good for many but some quads think you need to go daily-- guess > it is good to train your body early on because many are different. If your > stool is real hard may need someone to digital stem to get it started-- > during the times my stool get hard, i take stool softeners for a while. > Anyway,good luck! Dan H. > > --- On *Sat, 8/8/09, Derrick <whe...@cvn.net>* wrote: > > From: Derrick <whe...@cvn.net> > Subject: [QUAD-L] bowel "no show" > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 4:25 PM > > I did not go at my rountine bowel program which is every other morning. > This has never happened to me before.10 years. I'm kinda of freakin about > it. > > Has this happened to any of you? > > I've been under alot of stress lately. > I bought milk'magnezie to try. > I guess i take the night before. > I plan to try bowel again tommorrow morning. > > Any suggestions? > Thanks, > Derrick W > >
