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Phospho-Soda (Oral) Drug and Prescription Information

Phospho-Soda (Oral)

Phospho-Soda (Oral) Medication Classification

HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVE (By mouth)

Phospho-Soda (Oral) Brandname

Miralax, Nulytely, Colyte With Flavor Packs, Visicol, Kristalose, Golytely, Phospho-Soda, Mag-Ox 400, Phillips Milk Of Magnesia, Colyte, Colyte Flavored, TriLyte w/Flavor Packs, PEG 3350 & Electrolytes, Uro-Mag, Generlac

Phospho-Soda (Oral) is used for the Treatment

Treats constipation by helping you have a bowel movement. Sometimes used to empty your bowel before surgery or other medical procedures.

When To Not Use Phospho-Soda (Oral)

You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to lactulose, polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, magnesium, or sodium phosphate. Make sure your doctor knows if you are allergic to any other laxative medicines. You should not use this medicine if you have a blockage in your intestines. Tell your doctor if you cannot have lactose, or if you have other digestive problems. Also tell your doctor if you have kidney disease or congestive heart failure (CHF).

How Should You Use Phospho-Soda (Oral)

Tablet, Powder for Suspension, Capsule, Liquid, Packet

  • Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
  • Measure the oral liquid medicine with a marked measuring spoon, oral syringe, or medicine cup. You might need to mix the liquid with at least 4 ounces (1/2 cup) of water before you drink it.
  • You will need to mix the powder or the contents of the packet with water before using it. Most powders must be mixed with at least 4 ounces (1/2 cup) of water. Make sure you understand how much water to mix the medicine with. Drink the mixture right after you mix it.
  • If you using this medicine to empty your bowel before surgery or medical tests, follow your health caregiver's instructions about when to use this medicine. It is important to follow the correct schedule.
  • Drink a full glass of water when you take this medicine, unless your health caregiver tells you otherwise. One full glass of water is about 8 ounces or 1 cup. Most people should drink 6 to 8 full glasses of water every day. Doing this will help soften your bowel movements, making them easier to pass.
    • If a dose is missed:
  • If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

Proper Phospho-Soda (Oral) Storage

Store Phospho-Soda (Oral) at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture unless otherwise stated by manufacturer's instructions or labelling. Keep Phospho-Soda (Oral) and all medications out of the reach of children.

What To Avoid While Using Phospho-Soda (Oral)

Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.

  • Make sure your doctor knows if you are using any other medicine for digestion problems, such as an antacid, or any medicine for your heart.

Phospho-Soda (Oral) Warnings

  • Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding, or if you have diabetes or heart disease. Tell your doctor if you have trouble with magnesium, potassium, calcium, or sodium (salt) levels in your blood.
  • If you do not have a bowel movement after using this medicine, talk to your doctor. The amount of time before you should have a bowel movement depends on the type of laxative you are using. Some laxatives might cause a bowel movement in 30 minutes, and other laxatives could take as long as 48 hours (2 days).
  • Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine. You may need to stop using this medicine several days before having surgery or medical tests.
  • Some kinds of laxatives are not for long-term use. Other laxatives might be used over a long time period. Ask your doctor how long it is safe to use this laxative.
  • If you are using this medicine for a long time, your doctor may need to check your blood at regular visits. Be sure to keep all appointments.

Phospho-Soda (Oral) Side Effects

Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
  • Bleeding from your rectum.
  • Confusion, weakness, and muscle twitching.
  • Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, severe nausea or vomiting.
  • Severe stomach pain, bloating, vomiting, or diarrhea.
    • If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:
  • Mild stomach pain, cramps, gas, nausea, vomiting.

Phospho-Soda (Oral) Ratings

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Effectiveness:

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Happy pooper, Upstate NY - 01/12/2012

Since this page said "sure is quiet in here" and "be the first to write a review" I'll convey my wonderful experience with the Fleet phospho soda laxative. Warning: this review will contain TMI; only done so to find humor in a bad situation. Anyway, I get frequent constipation due to medications I'm on. I don't want to be laxative dependent so I try to give myself every chance to go naturally. One morning I couldn't stand the discomfort and thought I'd try the Fleet saline laxative. I had never used it before and had recently bought it since it said it works in as fast as a half hour. Since I wait so long before finally taking anything I was looking for quick relief. I took the entire bottle and a few minutes later my wife (not knowing I just took a laxative)asked if I could give her a ride to work since she missed her bus. I didn't tell her what I had taken and just said yes since I would be back home in a half hour and thought that there was no way it could possibly work so fast since it was only a few ounces of liquid.(I would soon find out that I was never so mistaken in my life.) We left and about 20 minutes later I got to her work. She got out of the car and before I pulled away from the curb to head back home I felt a rumbling in my intestines. It only lasted a few seconds. I thought about using the public restroom at her work but the rumbling went away and I had no urgency to go. I thought I'll be home in 15 minutes and having no experience with using this again thought that it's only a few ounces of liquid-how bad can it be? Well, I got on the highway to go home, 7 or 8 minutes passed by and then it happened. As fast as switching on a light switch it really started to begin working and quite strongly at that. There was a long, sustained rumbling in my intestines along with a lot of loud, watery noises. It felt like my intestines were a blender that was turned on and everything in my body turned to water. At this point I really wished I (1) had tried to go at my wife's work and (2) had taken a laxative that could blow a hole through the Hoover Dam. I had to go soooo bad and was still about 4 miles from my exit. Even after that I had to drive another 2 miles to get home. As I was driving I managed to undo my belt and jeans to try to relieve some of the quickly building pressure and discomfort. I held it in as tightly as I could and prayed I'd make it home. I was lucky and didn't hit any red lights those last 2 miles and pulled in the driveway. I sat in the car for a second, afraid to move for fear that I'd have an accident right there. But then I realized I have to try to get to the bathroom right away so I got out of the car and I'm standing at the front door trying to unlock it with one hand while holding up my pants with the other hand. I got inside and made my way to the bathroom, pressing my buttcheeks together so tightly that I felt I could break walnut shells between them. The good news was that I made it into the bathroom but the bad news was that when I bent over to pull my pants down before sitting I experienced one last rumbling that may have been picked up on the Richter scale and then I basically exploded. It was awful, I was so embarrassed, I was just glad there was nobody else home at the time. Sad to say that there was diarrhea everywhere; on the floor, walls, toilet and down the back of my legs. You would think that I had a sproket attached to my anus. I then sat down and for the next 15 minutes or so expelled an amount of fluid equal to Lake Superior. I felt as though I lost 20 pounds. When I felt that things had finally "calmed down" I just stepped in the shower, threw my pants in the trash and cleaned the bathroom. This concludes my initial experience with this product, hope you enjoyed the narrative. In spite of my accident I continue to use this today since it works fast, is easy to take, is very effective and doesn't give me bad cramps like the stimulants do. It's also predictable. It tastes terrible so I found it best to drink it as fast as you can and to mix it with lots of ice cold water followed by another glass of cold water after you take it. Obviously (after my long story), take it when you know you aren't going anywhere and will be near a bathroom so you won't have an experience like I did. Good luck. PS- The reason this is so long is that I took a dose of it about an hour ago now and am waiting for it to work. It made me think of the accident I had and to kill time while waiting I went online to read reviews for this product. That's when I saw the "quiet in here" remark so I had to respond at length. Well, gotta go....literally.

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