Precautions and warnings

**For patients with heart problems:**
When treating faecal impaction, the dose should be split so that no more than two sachets are taken in one hour. If the patient shows signs of fluid or electrolyte changes (such as swelling, shortness of breath, feeling very tired, dehydration, or heart failure), stop the treatment right away and treat any problems that arise. Using laxatives for too long is not recommended, as it can lead to dependence.

If a patient has symptoms that could mean a bowel blockage (like nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, or swelling), a doctor should check to make sure there is no blockage before starting treatment.

Contraindications

Polyethylene glycol should not be used by people who have a possible or confirmed bowel blockage, or by those who are allergic to polyethylene glycol.

Mode of actions

Polyethylene Glycol works by keeping water in the stool, making it softer and easier to pass. It does not change how the body absorbs or releases glucose or electrolytes.

Sodium chloride is the main salt found outside cells. It helps maintain the balance of fluids and electrolytes in the body, controls water movement, and restores sodium levels. It is used to provide fluids and electrolytes for hydration, treat metabolic acidosis, prepare blood filters for dialysis, and manage diabetes with high blood sugar. It can also be used to dilute other medicines before giving them through an IV.

Potassium chloride is an important salt found inside cells. It helps send nerve signals in the heart, brain, and muscles, allows muscles to contract, and is necessary for healthy kidney function, acid-base balance, using carbohydrates for energy, and stomach acid production.

Sodium bicarbonate increases the pH of blood and urine by providing bicarbonate ions, which neutralize acids in the body. It also neutralizes stomach acid by producing carbon dioxide.

Dosage & Administration

Constipation: The dose is 1 sachet daily. This may be increased to 2-3 sachets daily, if required.

Fecal Impaction: 8 sachets daily, consumed within 6 hours. A course of treatment for fecal impaction does not normally exceed 3 days.

Pregnancy & Lactation

FDA has not yet classified this medicine into a specified pregnancy category. Although there is no enough evidence that taking this medicine during you are pregnant is harmful.

Discuss with your doctor if you are trying to get pregnant while taking this medicine too.

If you do become pregnant while you are taking this medicine, you should continue to take it and contact with your doctors as quickly as possible. They can assist you to decide whether or not to keep taking this medicine. If you abandon taking this medicine and become sick, this would be more pernicious to your child than staying on the medication.


There is no specific information about whether this medicine is passed on to the baby through breast milk. During this medication, if your baby becomes very sleepy, restless, fatigued, exhibit feeding problems, stop breastfeeding and talk to your doctors very quickly.

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