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Experience with Miralax in 64 oz. liquid as c-scope prep?

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Posted 3/30/2013 6:39 AM (GMT 0)
The company Website says "no urgency, gas, or bloating", but they're reporting on the standard daily dose. What happens when a UCer swallows the 238 gram bottle mixed into 2 qts. liquid? How soon does the D start, and when does it (hopefully) end? / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 3/30/2013 6:55 AM (GMT 0)
I accidentally drink it all in one hour instead of two. I had D about one hour after finishing. That was about 4pm. The D ended about 10 pm until I drank more after that. Then I had to do the mag citrate the next morning and had loose stool until the procedure occasionally and for a couple hours after the procedure. I didn't eat light though. I went full on meal when I got done.
Posted 3/30/2013 12:41 PM (GMT 0)
My daughter did this prep but she doesn't have UC. She also started going in about an hour and it lasted for about 5 hours.
Posted 3/30/2013 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
I have done the miralax and gatorade prep before. It is a lot of liquid to drink. It took about 45-hour to work. I threw up a ton. However all preps make me throw up!
Posted 3/30/2013 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
It gave me D for about 10 hours, and I started a little late, so it was... extremely unpleasant. I was in a severe flare at the time so YMMV.
Posted 3/30/2013 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
When is your scope OH?

Maybe you can change it to do the gallon prep instead of a 2-day process such as the one you've got.

q
Posted 3/30/2013 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Quincy-- I definitely do not need the gallon prep. My colon is about 2 1/2 ft. long. It shrank over a foot since I was 1st diagnosed, in 1980. That's something that UC can cause, but most patients likely never find out about it. We hear about narrowing of the lumen more commonly. Thanks to all who responded so far!!!!! / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 3/30/2013 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
Pink: I did the miralax and gatorade prep too and I threw up within the first 15 minutes
Posted 3/30/2013 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
I did a bottle of Miralax and some pills for surgery prep. I think the D kicked in about an hour before I was done. I'm not sure how long it would have lasted as I had to take the pills (maybe Dulcalax?) like three hours after I finished my last bottle. But, I was done with everything by 12:00 and I had started at 3:30.
Posted 3/31/2013 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
I refuse to do gatorade/miralax prep anymore. So I did suprep in August. I projectile vomited. It was not pretty. I ended up having to do extra prep b/c I threw up so much. They really need to come up w/ an easier way to do it!

Michelejc said...
Pink: I did the miralax and gatorade prep too and I threw up within the first 15 minutes

Posted 3/31/2013 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
All the vomiting could be from too much liquid too fast. Judy2 (an RN) recommends longer spacing as a solution to that problem, and she has also suggested that Pedialyte could be used instead of Gatorade. (My gastro no longer requires Gatorade, which contains chemical dyes.) / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 3/31/2013 1:12 PM (GMT 0)
This is the only prep I have never thrown back up. It has no bad taste unlike the others and I usually space it out a little more. I also have only clear liquids for an entire day before just to make the prep easier. It does really bloat my abdomen until I can finally go which is usually not till I'm about done drinking all of it. This is my prep of choice though and I am requesting it next time for sure.
Posted 3/31/2013 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
There's half-lyte which is a half gallon prep.

q
Posted 4/1/2013 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
My GI has said to even take longer to drink whatever prep it is as long as you get it down. I don't rush it because I know I will hurl. Too much liquid even if it wasn't a prep would have me vomiting.
Posted 4/1/2013 5:33 AM (GMT 0)
O.K., thanks all! I'm getting a clearer picture. MNBeachgal reports no bad taste to Miralax so assuming I mix it with a neutral liquid & allow extra time it should stay down. I know I could not drink 1/2 gallon of lemon-lime or other flavored yuck. My gastro has switched from Halflytely with solid breakfast allowed beforehand to Miralax/clear liquid prep mixture with only clear liquid diet allowed the whole day before c-scope, presumably for better cleansing results. BTW, I looked in the supermarket for white grape juice as part of clear liquid diet, but they only stock giant sizes. So I got Gerber pear juice instead, LOL. The color resembles urine, but then so does clear chicken broth. At this stage of my UC career, I feel generally unsettled by thoughts of apple juice, bananas, or chicken broth -- because I now associate them with flares or scoping preps! Yeccchhh! / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

Post Edited (Old Hat) : 3/31/2013 11:47:51 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/1/2013 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
The Miralax prep made me throw up all night, and none of the other preps have done that. I was up all night throwing up and having diarrhea. It's the only prep that ever made me so urgent I couldn't make it to the bathroom, and would dribble my way there (thank goodness for tile floors.)

I like Miralax for constipation after surgery and such, but I'd not do the prep again.
Posted 4/2/2013 5:35 AM (GMT 0)
Judy2-- what did you mix the Miralax with when you used it as a prep? Also, was it the 238-gram size bottle, which supposedly = 14 daily standard doses? BTW, I priced prep supplies at CVS & Walgreens. CVS comes out a bit cheaper. / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 4/3/2013 4:21 AM (GMT 0)
Bump -- question above for Judy2. / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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