[cbsks]

My daughter drinks Miralax every morning, which is a white powder. When we go on trips I usually put a few scoops in clear plastic bag rather than take the entire container.

From my college days, I seem to recall cocaine being a different consistency than Miralax. But I don’t know about other drugs and at first glance it definitely looks suspicious.

I am aware that my willingness to do this is a sign of my privilege, that many people in the US do not enjoy.

[NoZebra120vClip]

Be careful with taking stuff like this every day. Miralax in particular is indicated for occasional use. You're supposed to stop and consult a doctor after 7 days of use.

I overused a popular fiber supplement for a few months and wound up with a kidney stone. I kept my PCP in the loop for all of this but it wasn't caught. An EMT is the only one who blurted out "kidney stone" although EMTs aren't supposed to diagnose anything. And nobody in health care drew the connection to the habitual supplement usage.

[kube-system]

Miralax is frequently prescribed by doctors for long term use. I believe the OTC directions are not because it is known to be dangerous for long term use, but because the symptoms it treats should be evaluated by a doctor.

[NoZebra120vClip]

I apologize completely, because I missed the part where the GP said that his daughter obtained a prescription from her physician, and I am sorry for comparing my inept supplement abuse to hers. Also it is a fluke that I informed my physicians at every step of my usage, and they failed to predict or diagnose the resultant kidney stone. Every other US physician is far more attentive and responsible and would've noticed straight away and warned me about this off-label usage.

[giantg2]

Hehe if your privilege runs out, you better eat your stash. The back of that police car would be some nasty evidence that you were relling the truth.

[LorenPechtel]

It doesn't work that fast. I've had a whole bottle of it before and it was some time before there was any reaction. (Colonoscopy prep.)

[bostonsre]

Yea, didn't think of that. I would probably be too scared to pack that for a flight.

[mindslight]

I'd say that being "scared" or "sketched" about doing perfectly legitimate things is a direct symptom of the overbearing totalitarian system created by this war on drug users. I hope you won't be so quick to support it in the future! The ideals of freedom would indicate a high bar for locking someone in a cage, and private possession of consciousness altering substances doesn't clear it. It's essentially a false axiom from which so much of the contemporary police state has crystalized.