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Has anyone used the new SUPREP kit before a colonoscopy?

Would like any comments about taste, ease or side effects.

Thanks!

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My advice to anyone taking this prep is caution. I am 4 days post procedure and am still fighting dehydration symptoms, physician aware and did not seem to care.
I was ok until after the procedure the combination of the prep dehydration and the sedation gave me 24hrs of nausea vomiting, severe headache. The prep says finish all but I got this bad only using 1 1/2 bottles. This should be dosed according to body weight not standardized. WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN .

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I agree to take it with extreme caution; I had the colonoscopy yesterday; I was so afraid but slept through the whole thing. The Suprep was awful. I did have an easier time at 4:00 AM. I told my husband that perhaps when you already have the taste of cherry flavored poop on your tongue, the Suprep isn't so bad. I brushed my teeth well before I went to bed, but when I awoke for the second dose, I had that awful cherry taste in my mouth! I still feel so drained (no pun intended), and dehydration has been a real problem. Also, my stomach still won't hold anything -- just passes right one through -- and the GAS!!! Ugh! I'm glad I did this, though. Turns out I had a rather large polyp and moderate to severe diverticulosis (not --litis, for now). If I hadn't had this done, I may not have known of the polyp until it was already too late.

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I agree that dose should be determined by body weight. Common sense.

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Read the book , "Over Dose" by Dr. Jay S. Cohen, MD. He states that all drug companies gear their dosages to a 170 pound man. I empathize with you, as I was very ill, too. I should have gone with ny own instincts and only taken the first dose and forgone the second.

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I just had my first experience with Superprep. I read all the tips on here and I thought they were really helpful. I was determined to get through this and started out really ok. The first few sips I didn't think were bad at all. As someone else pointed out, I tastes like grape cough medicine with a terrible aftertaste. I got through the first 1/2 quickly. I had trouble getting the second 1/2 done. I started gagging a lot but manged to keep it down. Things started up quickly and I was in the bathroom for the next several hours. I had chills, but for the most part everything seemed very managable. I finally went to sleep about 11:30 and woke up around 2:00. I had a horrific headache and began vomiting. I was very weak, couldn't get off the floor, vomiting and had the worst headache until 4:30 when I paged the doctor. The colonoscopy had to cancelled since there was no way I could take the second dose. I was still vomiting and had a headache for the until about 1:00 in the afternoon. I'm still having diarreha and I'm very weak 24 hours later. My husband almost took me to the ER. It was as if I was poisoned. I'm a smaller woman (105 lbs). I think it was just too much for me. Also, that is a lot of fluids in such a short amount of time. The doctor is going to try the pills next time which is what I had requested in the first place.

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Don't worry, it will work when you least expect it.

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The key is if you are allergic to the sweetener or not. , not how much is in it. Also, if you read "Over Dose", written by a physician, Jay S. Cohen, he states that dosages are based on a 175 pound man. Unless you are that size, it may affect you differently than it would a 110 pound woman. Another thing to consider is if you are gluten sensitive. You metabolize things differently,. Commonsense would tell us that not everyone reacts the same to ANYTHING, whether it's a food, a beverage, or a drug.

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I used this product for the first time and everything when relatively easy, but; I read quite a few experiences from the website and took the best. Here is what I did:

Had some chicken broth before I began and a pepcid.
Mixed it with a straw and placed the straw way back in my throat. Chilled the potion first.
Immediately, put Peppermint extract on my tongue
Drank Chicken Broth ~ before I drink potion.
Followed the "potion" with Peach (white) cranberry juice
Ate Jello
Cottonelle with Aloe - TP
Prep H - towelets.
Gatorade.
I did eat very light 2 days before the Prep and I am sure that helped.

Thanks for everyones input, it was great advice.

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Lady Di - use the Gatorade as a chaser. Mix the Suprep with water and then take a swig of Gatorade AFTER you drink the Suprep just to kill the aftertaste (which really isn't that bad). You're doing fine. It's only a one time prep. Too many "delicate" people on this thread. You'd think they were being tortured. It sure beats the alternative!

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Coc0a, it is really sad that you presume to know the effects another might have with something that doesn't bother you. That's why certain people have to stop taking, say, a prescription anti hypertensive, and another has no problem with it. A few years ago, I took the large horse pills as a prep, and had no problem. But the Suprep, which is supposed to be easier , bothered me because of the sucralose. Yet, I know people who got very sick when taking the pills. Each person is different, and the sooner that doctors (and people like you) realize that, the better it will be for all of us. When it comes to medication/preps/ pharmaceuticals. of ANY kind, one size does NOT fit all. It hink that you owe every "delicate" person on this thread an apology.

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I will have my fourth colonoscopy Monday. I have done the Fleet and twice the Miralax/Dulcolax (which I did not mind at all). Expecting to do that one again and not dreading the prep, I called for my fourth and was told the gastroenterologist had switched to a split prep. They wanted me to take the gallon stuff, but I begged for the Suprep, as my brother had taken. I do it tomorrow and Monday morning. What I have not read that helped me a lot in the previous ones, was to have banana popsicles between gulps of the yucky stuff through the straw. I am hoping it helps this time, too.

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Thank you for your responses! The diarrhea finally stopped, and I feel much better. I'm taking miralax nightly to keep water in my colon, drinking lots of water, taking dicyclomine 3x a day and taking probiotic colon health pills daily... Hopefully I can get this IBS straightened out!

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this is my 3rd colonoscopy. I took the first dose of SUPREP about 3 hours ago - followed directions etc. Nothing is happening. My procedure is scheduled for tomorrow at 11am - I still have the second dose to take but I'm nervous. did this happen for anyone else?

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I took my first dose of Suprep about an hour ago. I was worried that it would be hard to get down but it was no problem at all. I had the solution down in about 3 minutes with a couple of sips of ginger ale in between. Reading the posts here made it sound worse than it is. It really is not that bad at all. I finished the additional 2 x 16oz waters within 20 minutes. No nausea, cramps pain of any kind. It started working within 30 minutes. I am using wipes and Prep H ointment. So far no problems. :-)

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PS: I went to the SUPREP website and sent an email. Told them surely they could improve on the taste of this stuff. Maybe everyone should do this!

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Obviously the sensitivity people have to the flavoring and the chemicals themselves varies widely between individuals. I diluted the Suprep to 12 oz per instructions and drank it straight down. Seemed to me to be a slightly-salty flavored water. SOOOO much better than the gallon of PEG I drank last time. Two more 12-oz glasses of water were no problem. Had my first bowel movement about 30 minutes later, and an hour after that was completely cleaned out. Sat there working a crossword puzzle while the sulfates did their duty. No nausea, abdominal pain or anything else. Slept very soundly last night, and just drank the second batch of Suprep and another 12 oz of water this morning, and waiting for it to work through. From reading some of these posts, it is clear that the systems of some folks are sensitive to this stuff, but I will request it next time I need a colonoscopy.

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Thanks cocoam! It took 45 minutes until the first bathroom trip. I was able to drink all the liquid in the hour time frame. I might try to drink the first 16 ounces of it right after the suprep like you suggested the second time around. I was told I can use a clear liquid (ie apple juice) as the fluid, so I diluted down some apple juice with water (unless I am really dehydrated water doesn't taste the best and it wont go down) which worked. I'll see what happens when doing the second half of the prep tomorrow morning.

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I don't know if you saw my earlier tips, but when I do mine (and I've done a bunch), I chug everything. Just take a deep breath and then chug away. After the Suprep, I take a small sip of Gatorade to cut the aftertaste. Water is water, I just stand there and chug it, too. I'm not a big person, so I was surprised that it all went down so easily although I felt completely bloated after 48 oz. of fluid. The Suprep works well and really cleans you out.

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I took this stuff last week. Short answer: it wasn't so much the taste that bothered me, but the aftertaste. And I discovered that a small sip of apple juice after each gulp of the Suprep cut the aftertaste a lot.

I did feel kind of sick at my stomach, and did have some chills, but nothing too bad.

How I arrived at this: I had eggs and a plain bagel for breakfast, then liquids the rest of the day. About an hour before I started the Suprep, I drank a can of warm chicken broth. (Next time, I'll not drink anything for an hour or two beforehand.) I started taking the first dose about 6:15pm, following directions. After deciding it was nasty, I diluted it with more water. Mistake! I just had more nasty tasting stuff to drink. It took me a bit more than an hour to get it all down; I started chasing my gulps with big gulps of water after about 45 minutes. If your stomach can take guzzling, say, two 8 oz gulps all at once, go for it; my stomach can't.

I didn't have any trouble drinking all the water afterward. My bowels started moving about 8:30; I was done about 10:30.

My next dose was at 8am. I mixed half the second dose with grocery store brand 7-up. This didn't help. I took a little sip of 7-up before the big gulp of medicine, and another after. This didn't help. Then I took a sip of apple juice after. That cut the aftertaste; I then realized it was the aftertaste that was so nasty. I got all that down in 15 minutes. I mixed the second part of the second dose with water, chased with apple juice, and got that down in about 30 minutes.

I pretty much started moving right after that, and was done before noon. Again, no problem getting the rest of the clear liquids down. My appointment was at 3:30. I was knocked out and don't remember anything. Afterwards I came home, ate a can of soup and a bagel, and went to bed. Slept for about 12 hours. Normal bowel movements started about 3 days later.

Lessons: maybe start the low-fiber low-residue diet a day earlier than suggested. Maybe start the all-liquid diet a bit sooner. Don't drink anything an hour or two before you take this. Chase the stuff with apple juice. Keep the bathroom warm, and stay close! Schedule your appointment so that you don't have to get up and take the second dose in the middle of the night. Going without solid food for 36 hours is easier than you might think.

I hope this helps. The comments on this website helped me get through this ordeal. Thanks all!

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I am up early taking my 2nd dose...it is going easier with my new plan...I mixed the dose as directed using water...I have a fresh banana Popsicle and a pile if sugar to dip it in...I have a stainless bowl ready and a large glass of warm water...I am drinking the prep using a straw, then swishing with warm water and spitting this out into the bowl, followed by a cold banana Popsicle dipped in sugar to scrape the taste off my tongue and deaden the back of my tongue somewhat...drink prep...gulp warm water to spit...scrape tongue with sugared popsickle...sip plain water...and any combination of the list to just get through the terrible taste...drinking last evening's prep did not go as easily, though I have not had cramping or vomiting thanks to The Lord! I am a 56-year-old female at 5'5" and 112 lbs. I just completed a couple of rounds of antibiotics a few days ago, so having diarrhea for the past couple of weeks helped me to not have cramping... Otherwise I would probably have had a harder time from constipation...I wish you the best and hope this has helped !

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