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Reviewer: JDahlin, 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have been experiencing lower abdominal pain, and was ordered to drink two bottles the day before a colonoscopy, in order to clear my bowels. Sure, it tastes bad, but whatever. It started working pretty quickly, and during the course of an afternoon at home, my bowels were indeed empty. However, the magnesium citrate wasn't done. Perhaps my (still undiagnosed) condition had something
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Reviewer: feeling good, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I purchased from Dollar General. It was very cheap. I heard about this on Youtube and searched other sites and I wanted to start eating healthy and starting with a clean colon. I had some bloating then my stomach was talking to me(lol) Took early afternoon, the taste was bearable (cherry flavor) and within two hours I had a solid bowel movement now its 1 A.M. the next day and im still going nothin
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Reviewer: Numbers, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had to drink 2 bottles, 6 hours apart along with 2 laxative pills for a routine colonoscopy prep. The 1st dose started to work within 1 hour. 2nd dose was faster. 3 hours after 2nd dose, I was pretty much done. I only had to get up once during the night about 3 hours later. Definitely get the grape or cherry, and drink it cold. I just sipped each bottle over 20 mins, drinking some water as wel
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Had 4 loose bowel movements
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Reviewer: itull, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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nasty tasting
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