Constipation
"I, like many others here, am on a daily regimen of opiate pain medication, which as mentioned causes horrible constipation. Ideally, of course I would love to not take the opiates, but as I have late stage cancer, that is just not an option for me. I am prescribed 4, that&#039;s right folks, 4 different things to help with bowel movements. A stool softener, a laxative pill, a laxative syrup, and purelax/mirelax whichever.  The only thing that ever gets things moving is the purelax and it&#039;s almost instantaneously for me.  If it wasn&#039;t for this I don&#039;t know what I would do. I&#039;ve gone over two weeks without making a bowel movement and can tell you it&#039;s the most uncomfortable I&#039;ve ever been in my life. I took one dose and boom, kicked right in"