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Posted 1/29/2014 9:10 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone ever done a 2 day prep.Wednesday @ noon take 4 dulcolax with plenty of water.At 2 pm take 1 bottle of magnesium citrate.Next day clear liquids only.At noon take 4 dulcolax with plenty of water.Then at 2pm drink 8 oz of miralax prep ( 238 gram bottle of miralax mixed with 64 oz of Gatorade) every 15-20 minutes until solution is consumed.My colonoscopy is Friday @ 9am.What is the best flavor of Gatorade to mix?My appointment is 2/7 so I have plenty of time for suggestions.Thanks.
Posted 1/29/2014 11:26 AM (GMT 0)
Wow, 2 days! Cant say im envious of you.
I found I prefer my favorite flavor with the Miralax.

So whatever you prefer :) though I know you are suppose to avoid red.

I like the weird blue one... arctic blast I think. Not the regular blue one.
mmmm.

Good luck with your prep! Sounds like a good time to have you electronics charged and games downloaded. Thats a lot of bathroom time :D
Posted 1/29/2014 12:08 PM (GMT 0)
I always thought the 1 day prep was awful, but 2 days?  Can you eat for the first day?  Mary
Posted 1/29/2014 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
Ugh no...have you had a problem with not being cleaned out enough before? I would be miserable.
Posted 1/29/2014 2:46 PM (GMT 0)
yup, I've done a 2 day prep & it is totally lame... plus, it didn't help clean me out anymore than a 1 day prep! This is due to a newly discovered stricture, but at the time we didn't know about it. I used mag citrate the first day, clear liquids only. Than half-lytely the 2nd day, with the dulcolax tab. Definitely plan on doing absolutely nothing for those 2 days, & most likely for the 2 days following the scope! It takes a LOT out of you, physically & mentally. Good luck- at least you know that with a 2 day prep you shodl be as cleaned out as you can possibly be! (Barring any weirdness in your colon...!!!)
Posted 1/29/2014 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Those were basically the same instructions I got for the picosalex prep, but they gave me moviprep at the GI office too and told me to pick whichever one I wanted to do (would have had to buy the pico myself along with the dulcolax pills) so this time I opted for the moviprep since they gave it to me for free anyway and I'd never used it before (or the pico)...then I find out the pico tastes pretty good, so next time I will buy the pico and dulcolax...

I don't mind prepping for 2 days before because I generally eat very little/do mostly liquids for about a day and a half before drinking the preps anyways...it cuts way down on the cramping and there's much less that needs to go through your system in that violent way the preps move through you. I actually had no cramping when I prepped with the moviprep last week, hardly had any warning poop was coming so I stayed in my bathroom for about 3.5 hours until I felt it was safe to come out lol.
Posted 1/29/2014 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
I only did a 2-day prep once...NEVER AGAIN!

I only do the gallon prep that I start the late afternoon the day before the scope...I do have a light breakfast that morning.

Hope it goes well for you....keep in mind there are other options for the next time if you're up for the gallon GEG option.

q
Posted 1/30/2014 9:03 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies.I have had uc since 1986 & have had my share of scopes.I use to do the fleet prep kit.The last one was the only time I wasn't cleaned out to my Dr liking.I can eat on the first day.I'm working half day Wed.& taking of Thursday.My Dr is trying to find a new maintenance med that will work.The asacol being discontinued did me in.Tried delsical/flair on pred.Tried asacol hd/flair & currently on pred.Dr called in liada but insurance wouldn't cover it.They SUCK.Thanks
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