You add the powder to water to make a drink. Movicol helps you to have a comfortable bowel movement even if you have been constipated for a long time.
Movicol also works in faecal impaction as determined by your doctor. Laxative products such as Movicol have the potential to interact with other medications, by altering their absorption. Close monitoring of the effects of your medications may be necessary when you commence or cease to take Movicol regularly. It is important that you should discuss this with your doctor.
The dose is 8 sachets a day taken within 6 hours. You may need to take this dose for up to 3 days. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing ; 14 2 Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; February Accessed 7 March Migeon-Duballet I, et al.
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Stir well until all the liquid has been evenly mixed and it looks clear, then drink it. Make sure you or your child finish the whole drink. You can drink it in one go or sip it over 30 minutes. It might help to use a straw. You can make the mixture in advance if you need to take it to work or school. If you forget a dose of macrogol, do not worry, just take the next dose at the usual time.
Never take 2 doses at the same time. Never take an extra dose to make up for a forgotten one. If a doctor has told you to take macrogol every day and you often forget doses, it may help to set an alarm to remind you. You could also ask a pharmacist for advice on other ways to help you remember to take your medicine.
Taking an extra dose of macrogol by accident is unlikely to harm you. You may get diarrhoea and stomach pain but this should ease within a day or two. If it does not, stop taking macrogol and wait for the diarrhoea and stomach pain to pass. Like all medicines, macrogol may cause side effects in some people, but many people have no side effects or only minor ones.
These side effects usually get better if you reduce the amount of macrogol or after you have had a poo. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if the side effects bother you or do not go away. Call a doctor straight away if these rare but serious side effects happen to you:.
These side effects might mean that there have been changes in the electrolytes in your blood. A doctor can check this with an electrolyte test. In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to macrogol. You could be having a serious allergic reaction and may need immediate treatment in hospital.
These are not all the side effects of macrogol. For a full list see the leaflet inside your medicines packet. You can report any suspected side effect to the UK safety scheme. Macrogol is generally safe to take during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Constipation is common at the end of pregnancy and just after having a baby. If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, it's always better to try to safely treat constipation without taking a medicine.
A doctor or midwife will first advise you to eat more fibre like potatoes, high-fibre cereals, wholemeal bread, brown rice or wholewheat pasta, fruit and vegetables and drink plenty of fluids. You'll also be encouraged to do gentle exercise. If dietary and lifestyle changes do not work, you may be recommended a laxative such as macrogol.
Tell a pharmacist or doctor if you're trying to get pregnant, are already pregnant or if you're breastfeeding. Some medicines, such as epilepsy medicines like phenytoin , may not work as effectively if you use macrogol at the same time.
There are no known problems mixing macrogol with herbal remedies or supplements. For safety, tell a doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements. Macrogol is known as an "osmotic" laxative. This means it draws water from the rest of the body into your bowel to make your poo slightly bigger and softer. You can take macrogol for as long as the constipation lasts, or for as long as the doctor has recommended.
This will usually be for up to 2 weeks. The doctor may recommend that you take it for many months if you or your child has serious constipation or take medicines that cause constipation. Usually for long-term treatment, the dose can be lowered to either 1 or 2 sachets a day. For faecal impaction, you'll usually only need to take macrogol for up to 3 days, but you may be given a lower dose to take for a little longer.
Ideally, you should only take macrogol occasionally and for a few days at a time. Using laxatives like macrogol for longer can lead to prolonged diarrhoea. It can also cause an electrolyte imbalance, where levels of substances like sodium, potassium and magnesium in your body get too high or too low.
In some people, an electrolyte imbalance can cause serious health problems such as muscle spasms, twitching and fits seizures. But before you try a laxative, it is recommended that you try modifying your diet, water consumption and exercise routine. If you are taking more than one sachet per day you can spread them out, for example one morning and night or add a third sachet in the middle of the day.
However, it is of course perfectly acceptable to take the whole dose at once.
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