Phillips' Phillips' Laxative Caplets, 55-Count

My son has had bowel problems since he started solid food. After many years and dozens of doctors the only *wrong* diagnosis that was given was lactose intolerance (*no) and chronic constipation (*well duh! buy why?). We'd been prescribed everything you can think of: soy formula/milk, Kayo syrup in the milk, Activia yogurt, enemas, Myralax, milk of magnesia, etc. Nothing worked consistently and we would up right back at square one...which started with numerous enemas to clean him out so the rest of the stuff could work. ((I mean can you imagine the trauma that he has experienced by not being able to poop, being given enemas every other month, and stress only increasing the problem because of the cause-effect cycle?!)) It was a living nightmare for both of us for almost 6 years!Finally I got online and started trying to find something that would work for my poor little boy since none of the doctors could/would. I found that IBS has two ends of the spectrum. Yup, you heard it...TWO! Either you get really bad diarrhea or you get really bad constipated (and no change in diet works to aid long-term). Well there you have it! After a day on the internet researching I was able to do what it took numerous specialists NOT to do. So we had a name (finally) and from there I researched what would help.I came across Amazon's list of reviews for this product and started reading (thanks to you who posted!). I figured out that Myralax is good for keeping the stool soft (as it is a stool softener) and the MOM is good for making you go...so why not try a combo of the two? We tried the liquid MOM and that was a fail, even the mint flavor. Trying to make my [then] 8 year old drink that daily was a bust. That's when I found the pills and started ordering them in the 4-pack on Amazon.We started a daily routine of 1 bottle of water (containing one sugar free drink packet [like they sell at Walmart]w/ one dose of Myralax) combined with 1 Phillips MOM pill. Once we got him going regularly we cut back on the Myralax mixture to only 2 or 3 times per week, but still a pill a day.Needless to say he has not had an enema in exactly 1 year!!! Anytime he starts to have a problem going we just add another day of Myralax to the week until he feels better. It is a sad thing that my 10 year old has had to deal with this most of his life, but at least now we know how to handle it and make life better for all of us!**2013 Update: We have been using the Phillips pills [daily] combined with Myralax [a few times a week] for over a year and a half now and my son is able to go regularly with no issues. Occasionally he forgets to take one or the other and if missed for too long you can tell a difference...so we just up the dose of Myralax to get him regular again. [He's been enema and blockage free since we started this regiment!] I highly recommend these pills to anyone who has issues on a regular basis! They are easier to take then drinking the chalky liquid and can be carried more easily if you travel. (I keep one bottle in the car for him to take on the way to school). Good luck to you who have the same problems as my son...I wouldn't wish that on anyone!

This laxative is reliable with the fewest side effects.

In my opinion, Phillips caplets are the best Pill for constipation on the market. They are not small but are pretty easily swallowed. What makes these pills the best are two important reasons. The first reason is they work well and you can adjust the dose to suit yourself. You can also combine Phillips and Miralax and take them at the same time. And best of all... NO CRAMPS! Take them alone or with Miralax and feel good. But if you do combine them or anything else with a senna product you can expect to have discomfort from mild to severe. Of course, always talk to your doctor about the amount you should take.

These are magnesium oxide tablet.... as labeled non-irritating and non-stimulant. So if you are very constipated they won't work well, the magnesium pulls water into the bowell and softens the stool. But not like stool softens like Dulcolax that are basically soaps and irritants that soften but also irritate to move things, or Senna which is a pure stimulant. That said, I was moving things but difficult and like marbles, started with 4 tabs for a couple of days, then 2. Things became normal.If really blocked one can go to the Mag Citrate bottles which will move a 1- a few hours or the products like used for colonoscopies (and talk to your pharmacist or HCP).https://www.amazon.com/Equate-Magnesium-Citrate-Solution-Laxative/dp/B0166U5HCI/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1550274745&sr=8-3&keywords=magnesium+citrate+bottle#customerReviews

The liquid works faster this is more gentle

After pregnancy I try every stool softener on the market and none of them work. I was for the whole first week after pregnancy in pain with an episiotomy and no able to poop..and Phillip's Laxative did the work just in one night. It is just Magnesium, that is the secret when you are constipated. Get this pills (2 at night when you are constipated or get magnesium pills and you will be back to normal.

I purchase frequently reliable relief and does not give me cramps no taste comfortable results

The product does work well. No unpleasant side effects for me. However, I ordered a box and the box I received expired in less than a month from when I received it. So I was unable to get much use of it at all.