Movicol advice please!!!

[CliveTheCheeseplant]

I posted a couple of months ago about chronic cocodamol-induced constipation and was advised to take Movicol. Haven’t had a chance to really get into the movicol using, things have been crazy!

So, I started using movicol over the last few weeks. I took the 8 sachets in one day to start with to clear the backlog and have done some maintenance doses since. However I’m not sure all is happening as it should be. It seems to make me need the toilet every hour or so and a small amount of mess comes out. Nearly as soon as that toilet trip is over I get the need to go back again! Should it be happening like this or more of a full toilet trip?!

What's happening is the movicol isn't getting rid of the bulk, just softening the edges. Sounds like you need to change to another brand. I have UC so can swing between constipation and literally shitting myself. I find dulcolax over three days tends to sort me out, but everyone is different and you may need to try a range of things before you find one that works for you. Movicol doesn't work for me. Good luck though, it's grim isn't it!

As I remember you had to take 8 doses a day until the entire "backlog" had passed which took a few days then go on the maintenance dosage. From your post it seems you only took the 8 doses for one day which wouldnt be enough to deal with the build up so ,like the previous poster said, you've just softened some of it not cleared it.

How do you know when the backlog has passed though? Should it be liquid?

So if you’re doing a disimpaction regime which is where you build the movicol up over a week, your aim is rusty water. You need to be drinking a lot as well.

What @Runoutofpatoence said

You need to take daily high dosage until its brown water . Stay at home for a week and do it