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Movicol making me sick

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every time I take it I feel sick and it doesn't soften my stool (at least not the left side of my abdomen) . Maybe it's my other meds (olanzapine, Zolpidem, lorazepam, dycloverine/alverine), but if you're feeling sick bloated, left sided stool feels harder than before you took it and you've sweating and nausea from taking on two days a row is it logical to follow the GPS advice to just keep taking more till it works???

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Movicol made me so sick. I only had it in prep for a colonoscopy and it made me so poorly. See another GP and get a second opinion. If a med doesnt suit you then there are others to try. Its ok for a medic to say keep taking it but its not them suffering is it. Be persistent. Best wishes.

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I take it every evening and for me it's a life saver. I only use one sachet but probably if I had to take more things may be different.

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