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HI. I have started my antibiotics today to eradicate the h pylori infection. I'm taking nexium, amoxicillin and clarithomycin. I'm backed up and haven't gone to the bathroom in almost 4 days. I was wondering if it is safe to take miralax if I am currently on these meds. My stomach is always bloated and the food seems to sit there. I don't know what to do. Please, some feedback would be greatly appreciated. Yesterday I had a gastric emptying test done but the results came back that I am digesting food normally. How can this be when I have a tight knot in my stomach all the time, feels like a rock is just sitting in my stomach and constant bloat??? My back even hurts from it and I have bad posture now, find myself stooping a little. I've had an upper endoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy and nothing out of the ordinary was seen by the gi doc other than I tested positive for h pylori and that my stomach was distended and had more mucosa than normal. However I don't think they looked at my entire stomach but IDK, I'm not a doctor. Is it ok for me to take a laxative if I'm currently taking these antibiotics (it's for 10 days.) I also want to know if I should get a ct scan on my stomach and pelvis? I talked with a family member and she said she doesn't think I need that, just do it as a last resort. IDK.

sorry for the late reply. there is not drug drug interaction between miralax and the antibiotics. you should be able to take them together. if you are worried, you can take your antibiotics 2 hrs after the miralax. Or perhaps can try prune that encourage bowel movement.

Hi, aveblue 89 , i just want to tell you i was on same position, two month ago, what ever i was eating i was feel like its stay in stomach hours and hours , but i was notice even not eat any thing feel bit same so this is the gass full the stomach whiuch we feel food still in there , i was feel same way its bloated, now as time pass its not feel not like that much , but still feel bit gass but not like thgat much when i was finish antibiotic, was drinking every day peperment and green tea and DGL tablets , and still now make cup tea and put DGL in my tea , its help me alot to repair my stomach , beascuse of too much gass we feel pain in back some time on chest even every where, so it will take time , i know this is most difficult time when you feel you cant digest any thing , like stomach not working at all, but you will be alright , god bless you, and takecare