miralax prep vs other preps

hi, my doctor wants me to use miralax prep for my pending scope. i've only used moviprep before. so i'm wondering how is the miralax one? thanks.

I was given the miralax prep back in October 2011...this is the first time I had that prep. My previous colonoscopies were either under general anesthesia (when I was a teenager) or the really strong laxative stuff (I don't recall the name of it, but it had a real nasty lemon lime taste.) So, I was definitely willing to go with what many here describe as an easier prep.

My prep consisted of
--Clear liquid diet all day Monday
--4 ducolax tablets at 4pm
--32oz bottle of gatorade w/ 7 doses of miralax, drinking this from a period of 6pm-7pm
--32oz bottle of gatorade w/ 7 doses of miralax, drinking this from a period of 4:30am-5:30am on Tues morning for a test that is scheduled for 9:30am.

Tip - mix with a flavor of gatorade (or other beverage) that you already do not like very well. Miralax doesn't have a taste at regular doses, nor does it have a "taste" at this prep dosage, but it is a little bit of a thicker texture that I found harder to drink as the hour went on.

The prep worked REALLY well, in terms of cleaning me out. I went frequently and urgently starting around 7-7:30 for about the next 4 hours. After Tuesday morning's prep, I was just squirting gatorade out the back. I was starting to get a little worried about being driven to the procedure with how little warning I was having with respect to have to GO NOW to the bathroom. I had to leave the house at 8am to get there by 8:30am. Thankfully, I quit having to rush to the restroom around 7:30-7:45. Next time, I'd probably get up about 30 minutes earlier so that I wouldn't cut it so close.

At the end of it all, I certainly preferred the miralax prep. It did the job it was supposed to do without making me feel like throwing everything up. To this day, I still cannot drink sprites and 7-up because of the nasty former prep.

I would totally suggest if possible getting something I believe it was called Osmoprep. It's actually in pill form and you do have to take like 20 pills over an hour period and chase it with a glass of water. When I've had previous scopes and I've had a bunch I did the GoLightly which is horrible. The scope itself was the easy part compared to drinking that ****. If it's not too late see if the doc can write a script for the Osmoprep.

The miralax isnt thick at all. I mixed it with lemonade or apple juice and couldnt taste it in the lemonade. Apple juice was iffy but im not a juice fan to begin with. Its just the amount of what you have to drink with it thats the worst with miralax. Its still less of an amount than the go lytley prep and much less disgusting of a texture... I thought of it as water in milkshake texture... Ew

Most doctors won't do the osmoprep anymore as it comes with a black box warning. I feel we have enough risks with meds we really need, I don't need anymore health risks from a scope prep.

The Miralax prep really isn't too bad. I don't think it is thick not like some of the others, its just I think if you compare it directly to what you mix it in, like Gatorade plain vs Gatorade with Miralax it does seem to be slightly thicker or a different consistency.

I suggest using G2, for me the hardest part was all the sugar of regular Gatorade. I got really sick of the sweetness of Gatorade. I like using Crystal light with it too.

I am scheduled for a colon resection on the 27th. My prep is muralax. After ready your posts I feel much better about taking it. I've taken the colyte and it was awful. Made me vomit. And I have taken the pills. But I was told they are no longer available because of dangerous side affects.

Thank God! It sounds like I'll be able to so the prep then without too much trouble. Right now I have a blasted cold with Ana awful cough. Fighting to get rid of it fast!!