Anyone ever used Suprep bowel prep kit?

Just used Suprep about 15 minutes ago.  Yep, it does have a very salty taste with a bit of sweetness to it.  I found if you can "gag" it down AND have a hot cup of chicken or beef broth standing by and take tiny sips right after you downed it, let me tell you it REALLY helps.  Changes your pallet just enough to get that awful taste from your mouth.  Since broth is allowed, this REALLY, REALLY helped tremendously.  Give it a try.  My next  prep is due tomorrow morning at 5am - Yippee, can't wait - UGH!

SuPrep ~ Colonoscopy Tuesday February 8, 2011 ~

I read all the comments below a few days ahead and used something "Miasma" did in her post below - ate light 2 days before.

100% improvement over the GoLytely/NuLytely jug over 2-3 hours. Went down fast (used a straw and placed it as far back in my mouth as possible to avoid taste) and began as fast as it went down. Used the same procedure for the 2nd mix (straw) 'early' morning and swallowed in 3 gulps. No problem with control.

Sunday (2 days before): 9:am had 1 soft boiled egg; 1 square inch bite of a Bear Claw pastry with cup of coffee + 1 tsp. each sugar and coffee mate; 1:30 PM had 3/4 c. guacamole w/tomatoe & garlic + 2 crackers, cup of coffee + 1 tsp. each sugar and coffee; 5:30 PM 2.5 cups chicken broth with fresh asparagus pureed into it with cup of coffee + 1 tsp. each sugar and coffee; from 2:PM through bedtime drank water in between meals.

Monday (day before procedure):

8:am Cup of Tazo Green Tea with cup each of chicken broth + lemon jello; 1:30 PM same as breakfast;

2:45 PM: Began first prep - used chilled water to mix. Placed straw in cup and as far back in my mouth as possible - completed in 2 gulps and drank the required water within 50 minutes following; 

3:02 PM: The first of 4 trips to the bathroom began - I was finished within 2 hours. 

5:30 PM: Same as breakfast and lunch above; 7:30 PM had glass of Canada Dry Ginger Ale

Tuesday (day of procedure): 2:30 am began second prep - used chilled water and straw as listed in first prep - 3 quick gulps - this time the water was a little difficult to get down, maybe because it was early, but I was a little nauseous for a while and only able to drink about 24 oz. of the required 32 oz. At 3:45 am flushing was complete and clear.

Arrived at the Endoscopy Center in San Francisco at 6:05 am - home by 8:15 am. Had a great nap by the fire.

As others have noted below, it does smell and taste like cherry cough syrup (in my opinion) - strong - the water washes any taste away quickly; it is without the 3-4 hour torture of the previous methods. It is a 'big-time' improvement and easier to tolerate. Until there is a different way...this is the 'way' to go.

I hope this helps - as much as all the posts below helped me.

**Chicken Broth recipe is from "Green On Greens" by Bert Greene and is a richer, healthier, and superb tasting broth from any other. We make it all the time as a base, omit the salt (not needed), chill, defat, and freeze it. I will provide the recipe at your request. 

I am scheduled for a colonoscopy tomorrow.  I drank the first bottle of Suprep (with great difficultly) as quickly as I could.  I did add crystal light to help with the taste!  It still  felt like I was drinking cough syrup! It was so gross and I thought I was going to throw up several times.  For the next three hours, it was as if I connected the garden hose to my bottom!  I am not looking forward to having to drink another bottle of this nasty stuff in the morning.  I don't care what they find -- I will not do this again!

I read this forum the other day before my Suprep Prep and found it helpful. Here is my experience.

I had my 5th Colonoscopy today. My 1st 4, I used Fleets Phosphosoda which I had planned on using again until I found it had been recalled 2 years ago. So, I had to use the SUPREP kit my Dr prescribed. I was worried about volume issues and taste (big woos, I know!). It seemed that SUPREP needed to be mixed with water so rather than take any chances of it not being as effective if I mixed it with something else, I used the water. Here is the "procedure" I followed. Maybe more detail than you find necessary, but I thought it might be of value to some of you.

1. Started at 4:15 p.m.

2. Used very cold water to mix with solution and I had put the solution bottle in the fridge for an hour before mixing.  Solution was a little sweet (almost grape flavor) but not terrible and much better than the Fleets.  Between each drink, I drank a few sips of Lemonade and this helped very much.  Took about 10-15 minutes to drink all of mixture.  I drank most of a 16oz glass of lemonade as I drank the 16oz mixture.

3. Over the next hour, I had 32+ ounces of water, iced tea or lemonade and more later.

4. Between start and end of round one, I had about 5-6 bowel movements and had last around 8:00 p.m.  No great anal discomfort on round one. 

5. After 8:00 p.m. no bowel movements until round two.

6. Started round two at 10:45 p.m.  Followed exact same routine as in step 2 above.

7. Over the next hour had 32+ ounces of water and lemonade finishing at midnight.

8. Nothing more to drink after midnight.

9. Went to bed at 12:30 a.m. after 3 bowel movements.

10. Awoke at 1:45 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. for bowel movements.

11. Between start and end of round 2, I had a total of about 6 bowel movements and had last around 7:00 a.m. when I got up.  Had considerable anal discomfort by now which was the worse part of the whole thing.

Next time I would start a little earlier.  My appt was at 9:00 a.m. and had last bowel movement at 7:00 a.m., which was a little too close for comfort.  Perhaps 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.

When I read this forum the other day, there were comments pro and con on this prep which just shows that all of us are different in what we can tolerate. I found the solution to very tolerable.

Anyway, I hope this helps someone.

First time user of Suprep. Taste: well, my advice is to try to drink as much of the mixture of Suprep and water as possible without stopping. That being said, unless you are accustomed to drinking large quantities of fluids, this will be difficult to accomplish.  I followed each 16 oz. "dose" with a white cranberry juice chaser.  That was effective at cutting through the aftertaste.  What to expect:  I had very little wait time before the product took effect.  20 mins. at the most.  DO NOT plan on leaving your house at any time during this cleanse process.  Buy hygienic wet wipes prior to beginning the cleanse, your posterior will thank you.  Hydrate yourself thoroughly for a couple days before using Suprep.  Sports type drinks will help maintain your electrolyte balance.  Expect to feel an overall chill during the Suprep cleanse process.  No one prepped me for this and it was the most uncomfortable part of the evening.