Reviewer: jensd, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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This is not my first colonoscopy but it is my first time using Suprep. At time of writing this review, I have only taken my first dose. (I don't take the second bottle for another few hours). PROS: The taste is slightly better than other preps, but still not ideal. I love that it caused NO cramping. It was fast and easy. CONS: I did get the chills and it made me a slightly dizzy (but I am s ... Show Full Comment

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This is not my first colonoscopy but it is my first time using Suprep. At time of writing this review, I have only taken my first dose. (I don't take the second bottle for another few hours). PROS: The taste is slightly better than other preps, but still not ideal. I love that it caused NO cramping. It was fast and easy. CONS: I did get the chills and it made me a slightly dizzy (but I am sure that is due to the fact that I haven't eaten food in 18 hours, ha!) Overall, Much easier than other preps (like Golyte or Phleet!)
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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The taste was horrible but I got through the first day. No cramping but not enough significant bowel movement. Vomited once about an hour after drinking. Tomorrow I take it again but not looking forward to it.

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The taste was horrible but I got through the first day. No cramping but not enough significant bowel movement. Vomited once about an hour after drinking. Tomorrow I take it again but not looking forward to it.
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Reviewer: NOLA Deb, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Taste: Like salty berries and burnt plastic. Effectiveness: Worked within an hour of starting, no cramps or urgent dashes. Achieved watery stool almost immediately and the action was basically over within 3 hours of starting the first dose. Ease of use/satisfaction: Well, my prep was pronounced good despite vomiting my guts out an hour after starting the second dose, so it worked. Very unpleasan ... Show Full Comment

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Taste: Like salty berries and burnt plastic. Effectiveness: Worked within an hour of starting, no cramps or urgent dashes. Achieved watery stool almost immediately and the action was basically over within 3 hours of starting the first dose. Ease of use/satisfaction: Well, my prep was pronounced good despite vomiting my guts out an hour after starting the second dose, so it worked. Very unpleasant experience, though. I don't think I have a weak stomach and I had no problem getting either dose down, but dose 2 seemed to sit like a brick in my stomach for nearly an hour. It seemed as if the whole dose and all the water came back up and there was very little passage of liquid stool. I also felt *lousy* after drinking that second dose, which the nurses pronounced "normal." I have to go for my next screening in five years, and I plan to at least ask for a different prep, or maybe an anti-emetic to take with it.
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Reviewer: one4islands, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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My 3rd colonoscopy, but new to this prep. In the past I would drink the huge jug of prep. I always had to hold my nose to drink & follow by chewing gum after each round. This time I was prepared w/ my gum & ready to hold my nose-no need. The prep mixed w/ water tasted like a grape popsicle diluted. It was not heavy, oily or salty. I wondered why they hadn't invented this earlier. ... Show Full Comment

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My 3rd colonoscopy, but new to this prep. In the past I would drink the huge jug of prep. I always had to hold my nose to drink & follow by chewing gum after each round. This time I was prepared w/ my gum & ready to hold my nose-no need. The prep mixed w/ water tasted like a grape popsicle diluted. It was not heavy, oily or salty. I wondered why they hadn't invented this earlier. You mix the bottle of the prep with enough water in the cup provided equaling 16 ozs. I was able to chug my down in about 7 mins. You follow that with two 16 oz cups of water all within an hour. I was done in about 20 mins. It took about 20 mins to work. I did experience some severe waves of cramping off and on for about two hours. I continued to go to the bathroom for about a total of 4 hours. I woke up the next morning and had more liquid bile bowel movements before even drinking my 2nd round. The morning dose was harder, as I usually feel nauseated in the morning on a regular day. I was only able to get down the first dose w/ bottle and one 16 oz cup of water. I could not down the last 16 ozs. With the second round came the burning bile yellow liquid bms that burnt my rear. The prep obviously worked and was so much easier than in the past.
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Reviewer: Sam, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had my third colonoscopy yesterday and used Suprep. For the first time, my doctor gave me an option - Suprep or drink the one gallon of prep (GoLitely) I used before. I took the Suprep because the one gallon option was hard for me in the previous two colonoscopies. Some people don't like the two-step process. You start the day before and do a second step 5 hours before your colonoscopy. ... Show Full Comment

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I had my third colonoscopy yesterday and used Suprep. For the first time, my doctor gave me an option - Suprep or drink the one gallon of prep (GoLitely) I used before. I took the Suprep because the one gallon option was hard for me in the previous two colonoscopies. Some people don't like the two-step process. You start the day before and do a second step 5 hours before your colonoscopy. Each step involves drinking a both 16 Oz of the Suprep followed by 32 Oz of water over the next hour or so. I had some sensation of fullness each time before the elimination started. The taste was not too bad, slight grape flavor and if you take a sip of water it goes away quickly. The price was a surprise -- my copay was $60.00. The doctor said I did a good prep, so if I did not have to go back and do it again, that's why I rated it a 5 for effectiveness. All in all, it was the easiest prep I've had. If you can tolerate the two-steps then I recommend it. It was the best option offered to me.
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