Reviewer: ma1301, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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This is was my first time having a colonoscopy. I have to say that I was very worried about taking the prep. I am not good with taking medicine especially flavored. I must say that this was not anywhere near as bad as I thought. Of course, the taste was not great. It tasted like very salty cough medicine. I found that it was much better to tolerate if you did not gulp it down. I used a straw ... Show Full Comment

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This is was my first time having a colonoscopy. I have to say that I was very worried about taking the prep. I am not good with taking medicine especially flavored. I must say that this was not anywhere near as bad as I thought. Of course, the taste was not great. It tasted like very salty cough medicine. I found that it was much better to tolerate if you did not gulp it down. I used a straw and drank about ten big sips each time, and then I would drink some water (it clears the taste away), I would also then sip on some orange Gatorade or take a bite of a orange Popsicle. I used the whole hour to get it all down instead of drinking it quickly and getting nausea like others have done. I was totally fine and did not feel sick. I am a small person and do not drink big amounts of water normally. I started at 5 PM, and it started working by 6 PM and lasted until about 8. There was no pain or cramping at all. The next morning I started at 2 AM (I had to be there at 6 AM for a 7 AM procedure). That lasted until about 4:15 AM. All went well, and I really feel it really wasn't all that bad.
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Reviewer: pattys, 65-74 Female (Patient)

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Vile awful tasting. Had a hard time getting it down without vomiting. You would think by now that they would have come up with a better prep for colonoscopys than this stuff. the procedure itself is nothing. The prep is just disgusting.

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Vile awful tasting. Had a hard time getting it down without vomiting. You would think by now that they would have come up with a better prep for colonoscopys than this stuff. the procedure itself is nothing. The prep is just disgusting.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have only used this once, and have never had another colonoscopy, so I have nothing to compare it to. That said, I found this to be easier to use than I was expecting, and my doctor said my cleanse was good. It does taste absolutely vile - like salted, watered-down dimetap. Use a straw, and chase it with something (I used water, followed by a piece of mint gum). It nauseated me a bit, but ... Show Full Comment

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I have only used this once, and have never had another colonoscopy, so I have nothing to compare it to. That said, I found this to be easier to use than I was expecting, and my doctor said my cleanse was good. It does taste absolutely vile - like salted, watered-down dimetap. Use a straw, and chase it with something (I used water, followed by a piece of mint gum). It nauseated me a bit, but I had heard that if you can keep it down for 30 minutes, it will do it's job. I focused on keeping it down, and I did. I was not able to completely finish either dose - there was probably 1 ounce remaining in each, but that was sufficient for me to get a good cleanse (I am a 135lb woman, for reference's sake. I assume a large enough person would need the whole dose). Each dose took about 25 minutes to kick in, and had mostly died down by an hour after that. The cleanse was painless. I did start eating lightly several days before, and I think that helped. I also stayed super hydrated before, during, and after (until my directions said to stop drinking) the cleanse, and then again after the procedure. I used a lot of gatorade to replace lost electrolytes, but a lot of water, too. No headache or other symptoms of a cleanse "hangover."
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Reviewer: Kathy, 45-54 Female (Patient)

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this was my first colonoscopy. I started eating light foods 2 days prior to procedure. I am a female, 5'2", 105 lbs. Day of prep was 2 popsicles, some jello, and 1/2 cup of broth. I started my first bottle of prep. Got thru maybe 8 oz when I started feeling nauseous and dizzy. Within 10 minutes I had passed out. My husband was slapping me, screaming at me, my eyes rolled back, mout ... Show Full Comment

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this was my first colonoscopy. I started eating light foods 2 days prior to procedure. I am a female, 5'2", 105 lbs. Day of prep was 2 popsicles, some jello, and 1/2 cup of broth. I started my first bottle of prep. Got thru maybe 8 oz when I started feeling nauseous and dizzy. Within 10 minutes I had passed out. My husband was slapping me, screaming at me, my eyes rolled back, mouth and eyes open. Could not remember anything til I came too. He thought I was dead. Oncall doc at hospital had never heard of anyone passing out on this. I stopped the prep. Well, it started working. I was able to have the procedure done the next day with only a small amount of residual left. This tells you that this is way too strong for a small person. I probably had an electrolyte imbalance due to not enough liquid or food in my body. So be careful you small people when taking this prep. You can probably get away with 1 bottle. I only drank 16 oz of water after only taking 8 oz of the 16 oz of prep. Good luck!
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Reviewer: marilbem47, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I just took my first dose. I've never tasted anything so horrible. Grape Popsicle, I don't think so! Effectiveness, we'll see, my stomachs ony growling anc gurgling at this point

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I just took my first dose. I've never tasted anything so horrible. Grape Popsicle, I don't think so! Effectiveness, we'll see, my stomachs ony growling anc gurgling at this point
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