I've been off Zelnorm about 3 weeks and I think the flax and the triphala are doing a better job. I prefer natural to chemical products. Take flax all at once, prob should divide it, take heaping T of acacia in large glass of water with a tiny bit of orange juice and sip it all day. Not increasing it at this time. Use Lipton's peppermint or Bigelow's mint medley tea. Good. Heather's peppermint pills are good also, but have GERD, so don't take all the time. I take the same brand triphala as you. 1000 mg. twice a day. You could take any amount of that you want, won't hurt you. Do you have internet to research? You can find a lot on it. Miralax appears to be ok. Long story: I've had three colonoscopies, never cleaned out even with the Miralax. After the bowel obstruction, which I think happened because I had quit the flax and triphala and gone on strictly the SF acacia (4T) and diet and the redundant colon, was finally cleaned out good enough to have a satisfactory colonoscopy. That's when they found the huge colon but of course nothing else wrong. I have breast cancer that had spread once to a lymph gland im my neck, so the drs. wanted a good colonoscopy. Thought they saw something on an exray. The clinic where the Gastro dr is has trouble with communicating with the drs, thus I haven't talked again with the gastro. I have an oncologist, heart specialist, and a nurse practicioner (sp?) so when I went into the emergency room with the obstruction, I ended up with 10 drs and their assistants. I have automatic appointments with them every 6 months, so haven't felt like dealing with them right now. I will ask for an antispasmotic as the spasms drive me crazy (after 35 years of it). If I were you and I don't want to preach here, we're all in this muddle, I would increase your flax and triphalla, fluid, exercise until you feel you have good movements, less gas and bloat. What do you do for the spasms? I take tylenol, doesn't touch 'em. xxoo
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