How effective is Miralax for Bowel Movement Irregularity? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 4.3/5 Long term ratings: 4.5/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Miralax (polyethylene glycol 3350) is for Bowel movement irregularity and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 4 Miralax users and is updated continuously.
What is Miralax?
Miralax has active ingredients of polyethylene glycol 3350. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 81,754 Miralax users. Check the latest studies of Miralax.
What is Bowel movement irregularity?
Bowel movement irregularity is found to be associated with 692 drugs and 629 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bowel movement irregularity.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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4 people are studied for taking Miralax in Bowel movement irregularity
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Miralax effectiveness for Bowel movement irregularity (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 1
- high: 1
- very high: 2
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 0
- high: 1
- very high: 1
Gender of people who take Miralax for Bowel movement irregularity *:
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
Age of people who take Miralax for Bowel movement irregularity *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 25 %
- 40-49: 50 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 25 %
Who find Miralax more effective for Bowel Movement Irregularity?
Gender of people who take Miralax for Bowel movement irregularity *:
- female: 66.67 %
- male: 33.33 %
Age of people who take Miralax for Bowel movement irregularity *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 33.33 %
- 40-49: 66.67 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Miralax?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Miralax safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Miralax (81,754 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Bowel movement irregularity (11,012 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on polyethylene glycol 3350 (the active ingredients of Miralax) and Miralax (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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