Polyethylene Glycol

Constipation, faecal impaction.

The usual dose is 17 gm of powder per day in a glass of water, juice, coke, coffee or tea. Each bottle is supplied with a cup that is used to measure 17 gm or 8.5 gm of laxative powder when filled upto the marked line.

Polyethylene glycol is contraindicated in patients with known or suspected bowel obstruction and patients known to be allergic to polyethylene glycol.

Patients with symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or distention) should be evaluated to rule out this condition before initiating therapy.It should be administered after being dissolved in water, juice, coke, coffee or tea.

Not Classi

Nausea, abdominal bloating, cramping and flatulence may occur. High doses may produce diarrhea and excessive stool frequency, particularly in elderly nursing home patients. Patients taking other medications containing polyethylene glycol have occasionally developed urticaria suggestive of an allergic reaction.

Poly ethylene Glycol is an osmotic agent that causes water to be retained with the stool.It appears to have no effect on the active absorption or secretion of glucose or electrolytes.