The pains increased, the cramping continued day by day. My stomach had turned into a time bomb waiting to explode. I entered my High School geometry class, preparing for a quiz for the following day. Half way through the class, I started to have an excruciating pain on the left side of my stomach. I excused myself from class and went to the bathroom hoping that might relieve some pain. Ten minutes had passed and the pain did not …show more content…
There are different forms of Miralax but I took the powdered kind that can be mixed in with various drinks. Miralax is practically tasteless but with a mild grit texture. Weeks went by with no sign of improvement, and my schooling was non-existent. I missed more weeks in school than I could afford, which consequently led to me being a dropout from high school. I continued to have severe stomach cramps and vomiting. My Dad and I agreed that it was time to see another doctor by my name of Dr. Drew Kelts at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. He is a specialist in gastroenterology. Gastroenterology is the study of disorders in the stomach and intestines. The first thing Dr. Kelts did was run a colonoscopy and an endoscopy at the same time. After seeing what was inside, he recommended a full cleanup of my digestive track by drinking a full gallon of Miralax in Gatorade. I began drinking the gallon of Miralax over the weekend. The first few glasses were okay, until I started to feel sick. I ran into the bathroom numerous times and attempted to continue drinking but I