by Two Years Gone » 03 Jan 2012, 08:10
I have been taking macrogol(version of movicol) for over a month now but before the Christmas holidays I started to notice my stomach swelling more than normal and also some swelling around my ankles. I am normally 8 1/2 stone (for the last 13 years) and have put on 3 or 4 pounds quickly not related to festive eating.
Is Macrogol/Movicol causing this and does it relate to not drinking enough fluids.
I have already spoken to my GP about this and he moved me from Macrogol to the real Movicol as some patients had complained about reactions to this.
I really need to be on Movicol as it is working for me. Any advice would be appreciated.