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Posted 4/18/2010 2:13 AM (GMT 0)
I had a Colonoscopy on Monday and the doctor wanted me to use Movi Prep. I have had seven prior scopes but never had Movi Prep. I came to this forum for advise on Movi Prep so I wanted to tell everyone my experience with it.

I started the prep at 6pm the night before my scope. The taste wasn't that bad I just downed the whole glass every 15 min and it was fine. My first bowl movement was at 8pm, my next BM wasn't until 11:45pm. I was getting very worried that I wasn't going to be clean enough. I had maybe two to three more BM's before 3:45AM when I had to start my second batch of Movi Prep I down these glassful's also it was alot better than just sipping, ya have to just down the stuff. I had a couple more BM's of just yellow liquid, I couldn't believe it. Anyway I was still going when I got the doc office at 6:45AM. Went through the scope and they said the last 10'''' of my colon was almost plugged with inflammation. They put me on Canasa and Coritfoam  & upped my prednesone to 20MG along with the 12-400mg of Asacol a day. It is getting better, I have to call back to Mayo in 2 wks and let them know how I'm doing. Cortifoam is very expensive, I guess the Canasa isn't cheap for that matter either but we have to do what is best.

So in short don't be concerned about the Movi Prep. The Mayo Clinic said they started using it about a yr ago because it gets people cleaner. I asked my doc afterward and he said I was very clean so it did its job.

Posted 4/18/2010 5:51 AM (GMT 0)
THanks for the story.. I was curious if the Movi Prep made you have any nausea? That's my biggest fear.. being nausea while trying to go liquipoopie on the pot... I got very nausea with the fleets last year so I don't really care that they discontinued it... lol...

Am looking into Colon Hydrotherapy for the prep also.. GI Ok'd it so we'll see how it goes... My Scope is May 14th... UGH...
Posted 4/18/2010 11:37 AM (GMT 0)
after taking Osmo Prep, I won't take anything else...just a bunch of pills to swallow with water
Posted 4/18/2010 1:26 PM (GMT 0)
My Dr also wants me to use Moviprep for my next colonoscopy.  I have not had success with anything other than the fleet phososoda.  I just cant seem to down so much liquid in a short period of time.  I wonder is moviprep better then the other gallon prep methods? Also I dont understand why you have to start it so late.  Why does moviprep not start until the night before the procedure?  It sounds like you were up all night going?  Is it possible to do the first dose of moviprep at like noon then the second in the evening? 

Posted 4/18/2010 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

I had moviprep ... my doc advised i drank lots of fluid as welll as the prep so I had one glass of water between the preps ...... the next day after the scope I was really sick !! probably to do with the drugs :(
Posted 4/19/2010 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Well, I took moviprep for the first time tonight in preparation for my 4th colonoscopy tomorrow. Started drinking a litre of lemon-flavoured dishwater liquid at around 8:30pm.

It worked faster for me than for you, topic creator. It took about an hour and 20 minutes for my first BM to arrive, and I'd only drunk 500ml of the stuff. about 50 minutes later, a second major BM. Then I must have had at least 5 more BMs over the next two hours - by the end I was passing clear liquid. And it's not even over yet - still got another litre to get through :| ... Bad enough drinking a whole litre the first time; I don't honestly think I'm gonna be able to do the same thing a second time.

@Susiebuddy: I've had a bit of nausea, but mild. Definitely tolerable.

@sore_guts: Here, if you have a morning colonoscopy, then you get to take the first dose at around noon and the second dose at 6-7pm. I have an afternoon one, so I was stuck with taking the first dose in the evening and the next dose the following morning.

By the way, I'm from the Crohn's board as I have Crohn's, not UC, but I do look at this board as well and hope nobody minds if I post here occasionally on relevant things <_<.
Posted 4/20/2011 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
My colonoscopy is tomorrow and I took my first dose earlier this evening. Great tips on these forums, they helped me a lot!

I rarely get nausea, but I did get mild nausea about half way through my first liter. I chose not to chug it, and instead took healthy sips from a straw and I think that helped keep the nausea at bay.

Definitely chill it, like many have suggested. The taste isn't pleasant, but it's not disgusting. Just try to keep it off the tongue as much as possible. It wasn't that bad. I highly recommend a chaser if you can't get over the taste. Even water will do the trick.

I suspect I have IBS-D, so for me I felt the first BM about 20 minutes after taking my first sip. I only had 10 ounces in me at the time. Bathroom trips were at their most frequent between hours 1 and 2. It settled down a lot after that. After 3 hours I didn't have to make any more trips.

The prep is supposed to be the worst part of a colonoscopy, and overall it wasn't that bad. Take in all the advice on these forums and make the choices that sound best for your body.

Posted 4/20/2011 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
drink it over ice w/a straw. I loved taking the fleet phospho but heard that can cause kidney problems so they stopped using it. Seems I get something different every time I go.
Posted 4/21/2011 1:10 AM (GMT 0)
hey jetpwrd......i just used Moviprep 2 weeks ago and there are 2 ways to take it.....you can do the "nighttime" version which is back to back doses with an hour and a half break inbetween or you can do what you did which keeps you up all nite and really sucks...keep it in mind for next time.....good luck
Posted 6/5/2011 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
 Just checking the forum to see if there's anything new and impoved to add to the moviprep issue. I've found a couple tricks that help is adding crystal light lemonade flavoring to the prep, glass by glass. It ups the lemon flavoring a bit and makes it a g=bit less disgusting. I have a can of gingerale nearby which I use to cut the flavor and then after each glass I suck on a Werthers candy to finish getting the taste out of my mouth. As has been mentioned, everyone's different and it usually only takes one liter to clean me out. I do take a glass from the second liter just to be sure. My doctor wanted me to do a split dosing which would require me to get up at 3am for the second dose. I'm going to do the nightly dose instead. My appoitments at 8 in the morning so I see no atvantage to a split dose. This is my 3rd time using Moviprep and about my 13th colonoscopy so I've gotten to know what works for me. Good luck to everyone. It's no fun but having a dear friend pass away from colon cancer keeps me going back for more.
Posted 6/5/2011 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
Please tell me what mp stands for in all these discussions. Everyone talks about being on 6mp...I guess I should know what it is but I'm clueless.

thank you
Posted 6/5/2011 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
6mp stands for Mercaptopurine - it's an immune suppressor along the same med line as Imuran.
Posted 6/6/2011 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
thank you.....
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