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Posted 1/5/2014 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
My wife is having her first colonoscopy later this month. Her prep is 4 bisacodyl tablets @ 4PM.At 5pm drink 1 Liter of solution.The next morning drink another Liter.My question is what prep would help her without drinking to much?She is taking meds for gastric reflux. I have always done the fleet prep kit.Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks David
Posted 1/5/2014 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Hot, and welcome to HealingWell. The prep is not a fun thing to do, but here are some tips; others might chip in with some of their tips as well. I get my prep solution really cold in the refrigerator (mix it ahead of time) and then drink it down with a straw towards the back of the throat. After downing it, I take a chug of Lemon Lime gatorade in between. Then I suck on a hard candy like a butterscotch afterward. Good luck to your wife; it's not a fun time, but guess we all have to get through it every so often!
Posted 1/5/2014 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
I don't remember the full name of the prep I used. Something Golightly. Since I lost so much weight and weighed 105 lbs. and had horrible diarrhea My GI told me to only drink half of it.
Posted 1/5/2014 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
I think because im always having diarrhea for the last 6 months, prep is easy for me. I just dont eat solids for a day. And get up extra early and drink Miralax. And poop for an hour or so and im all cleared out. I will not be looking forward to prepping once I am out of this flare. Everyone makes it sound so uncomfortable :/
Posted 1/7/2014 9:21 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies.It"s greatly appreciated.
Posted 1/8/2014 9:20 AM (GMT 0)
I was perscribed Suprep when I had my colonoscopy in November. It was way better than other preps I had to take. I drank 16 ozs...then the other 16 ozs three hours later (I think). I tasted like grape cough syurp with a salty taste.
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