That's where Miralax, or Costco's Laxaclear (polyethylene glycol 3350) come in. I take enough stuff to cure concrete; sometimes I even mix the Miralax with Metamucil for that orange flavor and a bit of bulk to ease the process.
Then again, too much Miralax will strip the electrolytes right out of my bowel, leaving me crampy, so I add a packet of Electro Mix from Alacer Corp (
www.emergenc.com) to replace the electrolytes. That's why the laxative they give you, the same polyethylene glycol 3350, before a colonoscopy tastes salty - the extra electrolytes.
Hydrocodone (or Norco) is a friend after they do four laminectomies on your cervical spine and tease a tumor from the spinal cord, and to moderate the pain from degenerative join disease in the spine. Sleep on the other hand has become rare and short, something to be treasured when it cooperates.
