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Posted 9/30/2013 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
I am scheduled for another colonoscopy next month. Does anyone have a method they prefer to prep? I've done a concentrated salt-liquid that made me gag, I did the gallon jug that tasted like watered-down Gatorade, and another one I don't remember. This time I told my doc that I'd heard about a pill prep, so he gave me that to try. Only problem is you have to take 20 pills within an hour, twice, and I hate taking pills.

What is the least worst prep you have used?
Posted 9/30/2013 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
my favorite prep is eating nothing and just having liquids for 3 days beforehand. I've done this for my last 5 colonoscopies and it's always worked. granted, not eating for so long sucks, but I've done nothing by mouth for a week in the hospital (twice) so drinking juice for a few days is no big deal for me. way better than drinking that garbage.
Posted 9/30/2013 11:20 AM (GMT 0)
I don't think I have any least worst preps I've tried LOL They all are horrible. But I think the one I will be using next time is Golytly. It's a lot to drink but it was almost flavorless. It's like a slightly thickened water in consistency.

Be careful of the pills tho. They come with heavy warnings because they have been shown to cause kidney damage.
Posted 9/30/2013 11:43 AM (GMT 0)
I don't like any of them. They all make me puke. Sorry! Not much help lol.
Posted 9/30/2013 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
last time I used Prepopik which was easy for me to get down. Two 5 ounce cups which is hardly more than a couple swallows. Each followed by 4 glasses of water that you can take your time drinking.

Granted it was kind of nasty tasting, but I could drink 5 ounces of almost anything.
Posted 9/30/2013 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
ive used Picco Salax for my last 3 colonoscopies and it is smooth, didnt make me nausious at all!
Posted 9/30/2013 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
My favorite (and I use that word loosely) was the Miralax and Gatorade prep. Always went down easy.
Posted 9/30/2013 5:50 PM (GMT 0)
I use a gallon prep that has NO flavouring.   I can eat the morning of the prep.

The ABSOLUTE WORST was Fleet drink and the 3 day process before the scope.  What a waste of time and I felt sick, exhausted and crappy after the scope.

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Posted 9/30/2013 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
FLEET!!! That was that nasty liquified-salt concoction. Stuff was disgusting! The instructions say to mix it with another liquid. They suggest apple juice. OMG! I almost threw-up after one swig. Awful! I couldn't remember the name, thanks.
Posted 9/30/2013 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
I have only ever used MoviPrep. It's tolerable
Posted 9/30/2013 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
My GI favors Citro-mag, which tastes horrible but is only 300ml.
Liquid diet the day before, Citro-mag at 5/6pm and then nothing to eat the morning of.
This is my life right now >.<
Posted 10/1/2013 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
I like Gatorade and Miralax, the only one that doesn't make me throw up. I did it a few months ago and it was so easy. Just mixed it all up in a pitcher, drank a glass every 20 mins and it worked like a charm. I don't eat solid food for 1 1/2 days beforehand though just to make the prep quicker. 

It has no taste, other than the taste of Gatorade.

They do tell me to drink a bottle of Mag-Cit the next morning but I never drink a whole bottle of it. I never need it, I'm already totally cleaned out by then.

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