Hello, my 3.5 years old has been on movicol now for 2 years, 1 sachet a day, we have tried to reduce but she gets immediately constipated when doing so. Any suggestions? Are there any studies about side effects of long term treatments?
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Movicol is absolutely fine to take long term.

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Hi LuciaMM , Macrogol laxatives are very safe, because the liquid stays in the bowel and is not absorbed into the body.
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