EP. 43: Constipation, Miralax, and the Nervous System: What Parents Aren’t Being Told

Your pediatrician prescribed Miralax for your child's constipation and told you it was safe. But here's what they didn't tell you: Miralax is NOT FDA approved for children under 17. Its pediatric use is officially off-label. And over the years, the FDA has received reports of neuropsychiatric side effects in children—anxiety, aggression, paranoia, OCD behaviors. In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain what's really going on. Dr. Veronica shares Spencer's story—blood sugar issues, chronic constipation since infancy, multiple Miralax doses daily. Constipation was the first sign that dysautonomia was about to take place. Discover how Miralax works (pulls water into intestines but doesn't restore natural digestive coordination), why digestion is controlled by the nervous system (fight-or-flight shuts it down), what thermography scans show in constipated kids (cooled down lower back = fatigued nervous system), and why antibiotics before age 2 disrupt gut function long-term. Pooping every day is a milestone. Your child isn't broken—their parking brake is on. Timestamps:04:00 Spencer's story: constipation, blood sugar issues, Miralax since infancy08:00 Miralax: off-label, not FDA approved under 1709:00 How Miralax works vs. what it doesn't do12:00 Perfect storm: prenatal stress → birth → antibiotics → constipation14:00 Insight scans show the story15:00 Thermography: cooled down lower back with constipation 17:00 What improves first: sleep or digestion Resources Mentioned:PX Docs Directory Connect with Veronica:WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena:WebsiteInstagramFacebook