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Posted 5/14/2015 8:35 AM (GMT 0)
Hello All,

I'm 34 and have had bowel movement problems for the last year and increasing discomfort in the abdomen for the last month and a half. The GI ordered a colonoscopy for me, and I naively thought that it would be easy! Just another regimen to follow. Nope.

I was told to drink moviprep. I threw up the contents of my stomach multiple times; and I was gagging (i.e. not going down) the last few cups of the mix. So now my scope is scheduled for just 3 hours from now and I have yet to have any bowel movement since yesterday morning's 'normal' one.

I had tried making the drink cold, using a straw, chugging, sipping; nothing worked.

I also had been attentive to eating low fibre this last three days and drinking more liquids.

The clinic is going to reject me, I know that.

The GI may offer a different drink mix, but probably not a whole different regime. I understand that no prep regime is easy. What can I do in the future to help ensure a successful prep?
Posted 5/14/2015 8:47 AM (GMT 0)
I have had the same problems with colyte. I honestly cheated and did limited food / low residue for one week and took pecosalax(sp?) it's a tiny bottle that you just drink quick. They didn't notice so I didn't tell :)
Posted 5/14/2015 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
I use Miralax and a stool softner and low residue foods before the 'official' prep stuff, it helps to ease the flow and cramping a lot.

The Miralax I've started using now daily since my little episode with ileus last month, it's really really easy to take, doesn't cause cramping and is helping me keep regular (which I never needed prior to this! but I sure appreciate it now :) lol)

Good luck at your appointment, let us know if the GI was able to see you!
Posted 5/14/2015 11:57 AM (GMT 0)
Often what makes us vomit is the sheer volume of the prep. I've learned to start a bit early and drink about every 20 minutes instead of every 10. That does it for me.

Next time, Google the Miralax prep and try that. It's one of the easier ones for a lot of us.
Posted 5/14/2015 1:37 PM (GMT 0)
I also take 4 dulcolax in addition to the prep, as well as eating light foods like soups and broth for the day or two before.
Posted 5/14/2015 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
I have used the American version of pico-salax which is prepopik 4 times now, it is the only prep I will use. I too have problems holding down any of the high volume preps and often end up on the toilet with a garbage can in my lap. I do not have that problem with the pico-salax and as an added bonus the taste is not really unpleasant. It sort of taste like too many packets of crystal light were mixed in a bottle of water. I think I can usually get one dose of the prep down in about 5 gulps which isn't much. As someone else suggested the Miralax prep isn't too bad to do either but I still have trouble getting it all down even though it doesn't taste bad just because it is so much prep to drink. Good luck with your scope.
Posted 5/14/2015 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
My way round moviprep nightmare is to spread it out over a longer duration. It means going without food for a longer period but quite frankly that is preferable. Otherwise I cannot physically drink the quantity required. It's worked for me - no one has ever noticed.

Had pico one many years ago and was certainly preferable from memory.

Good luck.
Posted 5/14/2015 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
So I showed up Doctor agreed little point in doing exam, since he probably would not get much beyond descending colon. He told me to take two magnesium citrate bottles (300ml each) and come back in 5 hours. They got a response, but I suspect they don't do as good a job of cleaning out colon.
Posted 5/14/2015 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Well at least your day won't be a total loss...I had one GI once that didn't even want me to drink any prep, he just wanted me to do one enema cuz he wanted to see how the stool sat in the intestinal tract, it was the weirdest thing ever and no other GI has ever asked me to prep like that before...that scope confirmed I still had CD in my colon (crohn's colitis). I hope you GI is successful at proceeding with your scope later. Best of luck that it's all good!
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