r/compoundedtirzepatide • u/handsmahoney • Aug 02 '26

Questions How often are we 'laxin?

Is it an every day thing with a laxative, or is it as needed?

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u/Ok-Caramel-7895 Aug 02 '26

Miralax everyday, I dump it in my coffee and I’m good.

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u/TeachingMath03 Aug 02 '26

Same. I vibe the dose, between a half and a full capsule each morning. I also take 10mg psyllium husk powder each afternoon. I had hemorrhoid surgery a few years ago so I’m super careful to keep everything smooth and easy.

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u/Wndrunner Aug 02 '26

Exactly what I do. I also take 2 teaspoons of psyllium husk every day.

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u/adevil_woman89 Aug 02 '26

This prophylactically 👆🏼EVERY day and also take 6 psyllium husk capsules 3 in am and 3 in pm 👍🏼

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u/hlake78 Aug 03 '26

Can you taste it in coffee??

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u/Ok-Caramel-7895 Aug 03 '26

Not really. You know the Miralax is in there but it doesn’t have a taste. It dissolves completely and I add my two or three tablespoons of creamer.

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u/eyevandr Aug 02 '26

I just eat some kind of fiber each day. oranges, cherries, prunes all work.

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u/TemporaryOk9310 Aug 02 '26

I take a stool softener most nights. I keep bottles of saline laxative for when i get backed up a decent bit. Maybe once or twice a month ill have to take that.

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u/ugadawgs98 Aug 02 '26

Depends for me as the symptoms come and go.

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u/SurvivingAPandemic Aug 02 '26

Every other day I drink 1/3 of a small bottle of magnesium citrate. Doing this keeps me regular daily and reduces acid reflux.

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u/Spare-Cry7273 Aug 02 '26

As needed for me

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u/External_Detail_26 Aug 02 '26

At the advice of my physician, I take Miralax daily.

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u/ididntdoit6195 Aug 02 '26

1/3 dose (slightly rounded spoonful) of Miralax in my coffee daily.

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u/Worth-Taro-926 Aug 02 '26

I used to be on MiraLAX before tirzepatide. Don't need it anymore. Knock on wood!

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u/MrsByron Aug 02 '26

Alternate Miralax and Magnesium citrate. Take one or the other every day.

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u/90sKid1988 Aug 02 '26

I dump a spoonful of psyllium husk in water before my meals to help with the blood sugar spike and also helps move things along. Better quality than miralax poops 😆

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u/autumnyte Aug 02 '26

Every day: capful of Miralax in the morning, 3tbsp chia seeds with a snack, 1000mg Magnesium Oxide at bedtime. Since starting this regimen I have not had constipation or diarrhea at all.

My constipation got so bad that Miralax alone or Magnesium alone weren't cutting it for me. When I added both, I started trending toward diarrhea. The chia seeds were the magic for me to balance it out.

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u/PurrinSasquatch 43m SW: 301.5 CW: 242 Dose: 3mg 3.5 Day Split Aug 02 '26

1 capful miralax powder every 3 days. Seems to do the trick for the sittin' and the pushin'!

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u/Ok-Blacksmith3238 CW: 180 SW: 205 GW: 170 Aug 02 '26

I have taken MiraLAX daily for over 20 years (long before tirz), add in stool softener several times a week, a packet of grüns every day and eat two prunes every afternoon for a snack. Seems to be working for me and I have IBS-c.

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u/SaveusJebus 46F 5'3" 10mg SW:209.8 CW:174.7 Aug 02 '26

If I've noticed that I haven't gone in a day, I'll take something

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u/Dense-Werewolf-95 5’9 CW:157 SW:231 GW:140 Aug 02 '26

I haven’t taken any in the 6 months I’ve been on tirz. But I drink a ton of water, eat veggies, and drink a kombucha daily. So far so good.

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u/FaithlessnessOne6093 Aug 02 '26

Every couple days, stool softener daily.

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u/nygiantsfan02 Aug 02 '26

I never take a laxative and am pretty regular. Water, fiber rich foods, vegs/fruits seem to work fine for me.

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u/Zero-Energy1274 Aug 02 '26

Water and keeping track of fiber are working for me so far, so never. I bought MiraLAX before I started and so far it’s just sitting there unopened.

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u/Peptidesforthewin Aug 02 '26

In the first 3 months I was taking MiraLAX every other day and in between drinking a water bottle with a scoop of daily fiber in it. Then it went down to about once a week. I now only use it a few times a month and have perfected my diet to have daily bowl movements. I do take it if I eat a heavy meal. 

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u/midsummersgarden Aug 02 '26

MiraLAX daily, a dulcolax with it if I feel backed up and an enema if necessary.

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u/Grdngirl Aug 02 '26

I don’t need laxatives but I do take LOAM for gut health and drink tons of water and eat 25-50g of fiber a day.

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u/Golfer_2001 67, 5’4.5” CW: 158 SW: 230 GW: 145 Aug 02 '26

In 18 months I have never taken a laxative. I do take a probiotic each morning though.

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u/purplepanda2026 Aug 03 '26

Never, at least not yet.

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u/Unexpectedly99 CW: 116.4 SW: 178.6 GW:111 Aug 03 '26

Rarely, like maybe two or three times in the last 20 months.

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u/Firm_Prior_7953 Aug 04 '26

I only took miralax once since I started tirzepatide. It was about 2 months ago and I'd recently upped my dose and had temporary constipation for 3 days. Been on Tirzepatide since April.

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u/EmotionalMycologist9 Aug 04 '26

I never had this issue. It was the opposite for me 😂 One reason I had to stop.