Polyethylene Glycol
What is it?
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) is an isosmotic laxative.
What is it used for?
PEG is used for treating constipation.
The laxative type:
Osmotic laxatives
How do osmotic laxatives work?
Osmotic laxatives draw water into the bowel from the surrounding tissues to soften stools and increase bowel movement frequency
What are the osmotic laxative side effects?
stomach cramping
Diarrhea
Burning sensation
Bloating
Dehydration
Rectal irritation
Cramping rectal pain
Nausea
muscle cramps
irregular heartbeat
changes in your levels of calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium, which can affect the function of many organs in your body
excess water loss
heart disease
kidney disease
digestive diseases, such as:
intestinal blockage
Crohn’s disease
ulcerative colitis
appendicitis
stomach inflammation
anal prolapse
hemorrhoids
Osmotic laxatives include:
magnesium hydroxide (Phillips Milk of Magnesia)
magnesium citrate (Citroma)
polyethylene glycol (MiraLAX)
sodium phosphate* (Fleet Saline Enema)
glycerin (Fleet Glycerin Suppository)
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