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Posted 8/26/2010 6:02 PM (GMT 0)

So, it's that time again and I'm already feeling nauseous, even though my procedure is a week away!  The prep is a new one for me ... Movi Prep this time and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on tolerating it.  One of my friends said she sucked on lemons to tolerate Go Litely last year and it helped some but I'm just dreading it so much that I need to hear from some of my buddies on this board.  Any advice and encouragement will be appreciated.  This is my third colonoscopy in less than 2 years and it sure is a bummer ... no pun intended. smilewinkgrin

Posted 8/26/2010 6:53 PM (GMT 0)
Argh, sorry...... it's almost that time again for me, too.
I've not done the Movi-Prep, but I know others have. Hopefully you'll hear from some of them.
When I used to do the Fleets, all I had to to was look at the box and I'd have to run for the bathroom, so, I know what you're talking about......
Posted 8/27/2010 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
I used magnesium citrate and it was better than the Go-lightly, Nu-lightly or Fleet's phospho-soda.

It was lemonade flavor and I refrigerated it first, then chugged alternating sips of mag citrate and lemon-lime gatorade. It wasn't as bad as the others and only had to drink 2 bottles (I think 12 oz each). By far the least stressful and most effective method I've found so far.

Oh, and A & D ointment applied frequently, helped too.
Posted 8/27/2010 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
I do the ducolox tabs and miralax....which isn't bad. i will be doing it on monday to prepare for surgery on tuesday.
Posted 8/27/2010 12:40 AM (GMT 0)
Gosh, and I thought my doc liked to scope a lot! I am coming up on the one year mark and same as last year, not doing well. It's like groundhog year.

I have taken the half lightly and go lightly. The half lightly wasn't too awful. The go lightly was so hard to get down. I think my husband used moviprep and it didn't bother him. He doesn't have any GI issues though. Next time I am going to ask for the miralax prep. I hear that is the easiest.

I didn't use the fleet's enemas either. Someone suggested just using water. Those phospho enemas burned too bad when I tried one. Good luck with it!
Posted 8/27/2010 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
Movi-prep isnt bad i just did it... tip is get it as cold as posib not frozen drink it with a big straw as fast as you can for each glass then per my docc chase with a glass of ginger ale after that i had a butter scotch hard candy to suck on and it made it do-able. also do a really light or liquid diet for 2days vs one and you prob wont need to finish both batches.
Posted 8/27/2010 10:31 AM (GMT 0)
ginger ale or maybe ginger tea for a chaser. I used ginger ale to get it down. Well, mostly it made me throw up. :o(
Posted 8/27/2010 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
I agree, do not eat heavy for a few days prior and you probably won't have to do the second jug. I had Moviprep on my last scope and I was able to get away with just the first jug. It's not really that bad as far as preps go, at least in my opinion. Fleet Phososoda was the most horrible!!! Get it super cold, put the straw in the back of your throat (past the taste buds), and just chug it back. Hold your nose if you need to. But do NOT put any of the flavor packets in it. That is horrible!
Posted 8/27/2010 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
a I did moviprep about 3wks ago and it was not as bad as I thought although you do have to drink a lot of it I just rinsed my mouth out with ginger ale after each glass and did a liquid diet for two days before and felt very good about throwing the last bit of moviprep away good luck hope all goes well,just remember to drink it as quick as you can and keep it in the fridge so it stays cold.
Posted 8/27/2010 5:44 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks all for the tips. I'll do the ginger ale chaser, although I'll probably never want to drink ginger ale again! And Red, I am surprised that you said Fleet Phosphosoda was the worst because you only had to drink 2 cups of it hours apart to get the job done. I was so disappointed when I found out that it's off the market now. I did Go Litely last year in the hospital and thought I would die. I swear someone was refilling the jug when I wasn't looking because it never seemed to go down. I finally threw up so much that they had to give me 3 enemas instead. Ugh!
Posted 8/27/2010 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
Just a few months ago, I could have sworn I saw a Kroger's generic brand of the Fleet's Phosphosoda right there on the shelf, near enemas. Strange! I remember thinking - I thought this was recalled? But if there's a generic version of the Fleet's Phosphosoda out there, head to your local Kroger's.
Posted 8/27/2010 6:17 PM (GMT 0)
As far as I know, all the prep formulations are the same, even Miralax. They all contain polyethylene glycol 3350. They also have some electrolytes in one form or another to make up for what you lose going so much.

Last scope, I did the generic go-lytely or however it is spelled, and I had no problems. I didn't even find it tasted that bad, and it had no effect on my UC, which was a big relief. It was not covered by my insurance, but it was only about $20.
Posted 8/28/2010 6:25 AM (GMT 0)
In 8 weeks I am going for my third scope in less than two years!  I can empathize with you.  I had to drink 4 litres of PEG solution and I would have rather downed dish soap!  It was horrible!  This was AFTER drinking Citro Mag the day before!  I saw my GI today and when he said he wanted to do another scope I begged him for another way to prep. He said I could try Pico-Salax which is what my pharmacist tech friend has been telling me for the last five years!  She said it is way better and is the preferred prep for both doctors and their patients.  Way less product to ingest.  Can you get that? 
Posted 8/28/2010 11:19 AM (GMT 0)
I'm glad they took the Phososoda off the market! lol I have had soooo many scopes and this was always my docs choice of bowel prep. Finally at my last scope and after the recall, I asked him he ever tried the phososoda prep and he chuckled and said yes, he had a scope done the year prior and he knows why his patients hate this prep so much! :) Just the taste of it nauseates me to know end....heck just the thought of it to this day makes me feel sick.

Good luck on your scope....I'm doing the dreaded countdown until mine too and it's 8 months away! :)
Posted 8/28/2010 12:30 PM (GMT 0)
Keep your chin up.  I gotta get my end scoped in a couple of months.  I have been doing great and I don't want the prep or the acutal scope to mess it up.  I use the Magnesium Citrate.  I use two bottles and it's very inexpensive.  If this one is good then I get to go every two years not yearly like now.  Good luck and remember you are doing the right thing.

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