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Posted 12/11/2010 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
 

Have you heard of a new prep using Gatorade?  It is supposed to be less horrific.  Problem is I hate sugary drinks.  They told me I could use apple juice.  Yuk. Sugar.  I will be buying two OTC pills forgot the name starts with a V.

Anyone know about this and is there a sugar free alternative? 

Does anyone else have to have one done every year and sometimes even sooner?   I am not sure if my BC/BS will even approve one in less than a year.

Any thoughts or advice or even a joke to make me less miserable?  My crohns is fine it is the part time job that it has become I detest.

Please humor me I hate doctor visits and procedures.  I do not want to switch because if I do I will have to go thru the testing again.  YUK it sucks. confused

Posted 12/12/2010 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
If they've asked you to mix it with Gatorade, it's probably Miralax. This stuff has no taste to it and I was told that I could
mix with with whatever I preferred, just as long as it wasn't red or purple in color. Good luck!!
Posted 12/12/2010 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
Vicky, Yes it is miralax. Thank you. I think cold water would work fine. I will check with GI office first. They said no to ginger ale. Maybe because of carbonation? They did not say.

I am going to put off my colonoscopy for spring. I live in blizzard area and fear I will go thru the prep and get snowed in. I doubt three months will make a difference. GI insists January but it is my life.
Posted 12/12/2010 5:38 AM (GMT 0)
Well, I have only had 2 colonoscopies in 10 years. I don't think it is necessary to be scoped often, unless there are some significant issues your DR is trying to address with biiopsy. The last scope I had 2 years ago put me into a flare. So no, I am not rushing into any scope without good reason.
Posted 12/12/2010 6:20 AM (GMT 0)
I am going to think about it. It has not even been a year and I feel fine and my bloodwork is good.
Posted 12/12/2010 10:17 AM (GMT 0)
My gastro pushes for a colonoscopy ever year. She insists that anyone who has had Crohn's disease 10 years or more should have an annual scope. I usually manage to drag them out to a colonoscopy every 2 years.

My first colonoscopy I used NuLytely. I told my gastro NEVER again! I've always preferred PhosphoSoda or Magnesium Citrate. Now they've taken PS away from us and my gastro's NP says that Mag Cit poses the same risks (I'm not sure that I believe her). Anyway, my last scope my gastro convinced me to try Half-Lytely and two Dulcolax tabs. Surprisingly that worked well! But then she also suggestd that I spread the timing out a bit as far as how much I had to get down over how short a period of time. So - half the amount of sewer water over twice the length of time made the prep MUCH more bearable. Altho, of course, I cussed my gastro out under my breath during the entire prep.

Personally, altho COLD is recommended to reduce the foul taste, I've found COLD just makes me MORE nauseous plus I get chilled to the bone. So I am more "comfortable" using a cool prep than a COLD prep. Plus there is the straw to the back of the mouth to drink the sewer water that is supposed to reduce the foul taste.
Posted 12/12/2010 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
I've used Gatorade (orange I think) and pear juice mixed with a prep. Think it might have been Nulytely or Halflytely?

But anyway, my only advice is don't mix the prep with something that you'll want to drink again. 7 years after the scope I had with Gatorade and the smell of it still makes me sick...

But as far as a sugar free alternative, isn't there a sugar free Gatorade like G0 or something?
Posted 12/12/2010 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
Kazbern colonoscopies make me flare up some too! Thats why I hate them so much, I just get sicker!
Posted 12/13/2010 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
I think they want you to use gatorade so that your electrolytes don't become depleted. I think pedialyte (in the baby section)comes in unsweetened and it has all the electrolyles you need.
Posted 12/13/2010 4:11 AM (GMT 0)
there is an all pill prep too...I think it is called osmoprep.
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