Reviewer: Nanny, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Doctor instructed me to drink one 10 oz bottle the afternoon prior to a scheduled flex sigmoidoscopy. I can't imagine any doctor instructing a patient to drink two bottles, one sure did the trick for me! Bought the cherry flavor and refrigerated it. It really wasn't bad tasting, kind of lemony tasting and I tried to convince myself that it was a soft drink. Drank 1/2 with 8 oz of water, th ... Show Full Comment

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Doctor instructed me to drink one 10 oz bottle the afternoon prior to a scheduled flex sigmoidoscopy. I can't imagine any doctor instructing a patient to drink two bottles, one sure did the trick for me! Bought the cherry flavor and refrigerated it. It really wasn't bad tasting, kind of lemony tasting and I tried to convince myself that it was a soft drink. Drank 1/2 with 8 oz of water, then the 2nd half with another 8 oz of water. Done drinking it by 6:00 PM. I felt a little bit of bloating and upset stomach, but nothing uncomfortable. By 8:00 pm I was running to the toilet every 15-30 minutes which alleviated the bloated feeling. No cramps at all, just diarrhea. I agree with others that said it starts to burn after you've had runny diarrhea for awhile. It might sound gross, but I've found that putting a little dab of petroleum jelly on the rectum after you've cleaned yourself up each time you go puts a barrier between the diarrhea and your skin and helps with that burning sensation. Kinda like what you do for a baby that has diaper rash. By 11:00 I was able to go to bed and only had to get up once at 3:00 am and again at 5:00 am to go again. All in all, not a bad experience at all.
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Reviewer: Coltsfan1, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Works well and for me is more effective than any pill form of laxative and produces results quicker. The one thing that I strongly recommend is that you drink a minimum of 8 ounces of liquid after taking it (water works best) and I suggest that you drink more than that and drink at least 12 ounces (I usually double the recommended amount to 16 ounces). My experience has been the more liquid you co ... Show Full Comment

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Works well and for me is more effective than any pill form of laxative and produces results quicker. The one thing that I strongly recommend is that you drink a minimum of 8 ounces of liquid after taking it (water works best) and I suggest that you drink more than that and drink at least 12 ounces (I usually double the recommended amount to 16 ounces). My experience has been the more liquid you consume the quicker the results.
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Reviewer: Buttblaster Extreme, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was prescribed this before a kidney stone lithotripsy surgery procedure; the doctor wanted my bowel "cleaned out". I gulped this whole nasty-tasting bottle down in two gulps. Recommendation #1 - get it cold, cold, cold - it helps. Recommendation #2 - hold your nose and chug it. It doesn't taste good, although the grape is probably the least-offensive flavor (basing that on Dimetapp ... Show Full Comment

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I was prescribed this before a kidney stone lithotripsy surgery procedure; the doctor wanted my bowel "cleaned out". I gulped this whole nasty-tasting bottle down in two gulps. Recommendation #1 - get it cold, cold, cold - it helps. Recommendation #2 - hold your nose and chug it. It doesn't taste good, although the grape is probably the least-offensive flavor (basing that on Dimetapp vs. cherry-flavored cough syrups). Okay, after you've drunk this stuff, then drink a whole lotta water. At least 16 oz. And then - DO NOT GO OUT. DO NOT GO TO WORK. DO NOT GO JOGGING. DON'T DO ANYTHING. Because when it hits, it hits hard. So, they say 1/2 hour to 6 hours. In my case it was 10 hours. I was woken up by the need (so I thought) to toot. Do not, under any circumstances, toot while you're on this stuff. Trust me, you really, really don't want to shart this stuff. I thought about trying to relax the ol' back door and squeeze out a cloud, but then I thought - oh, maybe not, let's go give the porcelain throne a try. THIS WAS A GOOD CALL. This stuff literally explodes out of your sphincter. I mean, I probably coulda shot a brown stream a good six feet out my hole. I became, for a brief while, the nastiest Ultimate Super Soaker From Hades. I cannot begin to describe the magnitude of the horror it would have been, if I had tried to stay put and had sharted in the bed. I mean, it would have been like cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina. I'd still be doing laundry. Heck, I'd probably have had to move.
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Reviewer: Plugged, 75 or over on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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X-ray showed really plugged up. Dr. said take one bottle and it will clean me out. Took the bottle, nothing in 24 hours. Back to the Dr. - take another bottle. In the following 24 hours I had numerous small, liquid movements. Not sure if I was cleaned out. So it is now 5 days later, still very small, mostly liquid, movements and no regular movement. I had taken this before for colonoscopy w ... Show Full Comment

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X-ray showed really plugged up. Dr. said take one bottle and it will clean me out. Took the bottle, nothing in 24 hours. Back to the Dr. - take another bottle. In the following 24 hours I had numerous small, liquid movements. Not sure if I was cleaned out. So it is now 5 days later, still very small, mostly liquid, movements and no regular movement. I had taken this before for colonoscopy with no trouble...two bottles in 48 hours and questionable results.
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Reviewer: Lburks, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was backed up. I drank it according to the instructions and followed with a lot of water. Took a while to start, but once it did it didn't want to stop. It felt like liquid fire spraying from my butt - acidic really. It burned very badly! Would have rather stayed plugged up.

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I was backed up. I drank it according to the instructions and followed with a lot of water. Took a while to start, but once it did it didn't want to stop. It felt like liquid fire spraying from my butt - acidic really. It burned very badly! Would have rather stayed plugged up.
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