Suprep Reviews (Page 15)

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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Thanks for your post. after reading this, I am ready to give this SUPREP a try. my first colonoscopy and I've been told the prep is the worst.

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I am having an awful headache after the first sips of the SUPREP solution. It feels like migraine. I tried and tried but headache continues. I can't have tylenol, because I develop allergic reactions to it. So, I guess the only thing to do is to call the doctor tomorrow and ask for another laxative. Has someone had this experience or have a suggestion? I appreciate it.

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Luz - If you're old enough to have Medicare or AARP, one or the other has a Nurses Healthline, where you can call for advice. I believe it's 24-hour service. You might want to give it a try.

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Best tips for first dose: Use a liquid you like besides water. I used cold, flat ginger ale. Bite into a fresh lemon or lime before and after each series of gulps. Hold nose and take a series of 5-7 big gulps. *Keep holding nose* the whole time to avoid most of the taste. Keep standing for a while so space in stomach for the liquids, seems to help with nausea. Be prepared for chills with space heater, hot water bottle or heating pad. I was very worried. Everyone sharing has been helpful.

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I knew nothing about low fiber diet until this morning, when I read this forum. Tomorrow morning is the appointment. Yesterday,I had a particularly high fiber day with oatmeal, nuts, seeds, apples, blueberries, and brown rice. So I had two cups of "Get Regular" Yogi Tea this morning and got a good head start on cleansing. Just took the first Suprep dose and surprisingly clear. I still worry about those nuts tucked away in there, though.

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Let me begin by telling you that I'm a 60yr young, 5'2", 119 lb very fit woman. I took my first dose of surprep at 6pm. I emptied out 6oz of liquid from my black cherry Propel and poured the surprep into the bottle. I drank that down in a chugging fashion. It tasted like a watered down salty cough syrup. I then had a few spoons of chicken broth which totally removed the aftertaste. I than drank down two more bottles of Propel. At 7:40 I first visited the bathroom. On the throne for 8 minutes...back at 7:58 for 5 more minutes. Will update later as the evening progresses. Did get chills after all the drinking but feeling better now. My second dose is at 3am. Colonoscopy at 8am. More to follow ....

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Oops, I misspelled Suprep I my previous post :)

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This is the worse prep ever! Took the first does at 5pm per orders of the dr. Couldn't hold it all down and vomited part of it up. The taste is unbearable. If rather chug nitequil than take this. It took 4.5 hours for it to work. Still eliminating brown water at almost 3am. I'm suppose to be taking the last dose in an hour. Overall, I'd take the prep that involved the Gatorade in a heartbeat!

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It's 3am and I just chugged my second dose of suprep, again mixing it into the Propel bottle...a bit more difficult at this hour but I got it down in under a minute. Chased it with a bit of chicken broth and now working on two more bottles of water. For some reason it's much easier for me to drink copious amounts of water from a bottle as opposed to a cup. One more bottle to go....feeling a little nauseous ,,,having some ginger ale to calm my tummy and walking around a bit. Hope this doesn't take too long....I want to get back to sleep! More to follow...

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It's 6:55am and I'm leaving for my colonoscopy. Didn't get much sleep after the second round...maybe a half hour. Hope I'm ready...am down 1 1/2 lbs!

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I am a 36 year old female who unfortunately had to experience their first colonoscopy on 3/22/13.

After hearing the horror stories of prepping for the procedure I have to say that I was extremely nervous.

I took my first dose of suprep at 6pm on 3/21/13 and within 10 minutes I was in the bathroom every 5-10 minutes for the next couple of hours. 3 hours later, I went to the restroom for the last time and was able to dose until my next does at 1:15am on 3/22/13. This dose was much worse than the first for there was pretty much nothing in my system because I had tried to sleep for a few hours This dose took about 20-25 minutes to send me to the bathroom and I continued to use the restroom even once I got to the Endoscopy Center at 6:15am for my 7:00am colonoscopy.

I recommend that you drink the suprep as quick as you can and to space out the water intake of 32oz over the required hour. I made the mistake of dowing the 32oz soon after the first dose only to feel bloated. The second dose left me feeling somewhat nauseous and bloated from the extreme liquid intake. Also, due to the amount of cold liquid...please make sure to bundle up. You will feel extemely cold.

After the colonoscopy I have experience diarrhea the last couple of days and the doctor has assured me that this is normal. The first bout of diarrhea occured within 10-15 minutes of eating a light breakfast.

Good luck to everyone...the prep is worse than the procedure and you can get through it!!!!

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Recommendation: Do not chill the prep. Use tap water and you'll avoid the chills part. Also, you all stress yourselves out before doing the prep. No wonder it's traumatic. You've psyched yourself into thinking you're going to suffer. It's not that dire. You WILL feel bloated after drinking 48 Oz of fluid. That's a given. It's helping your system flush itself. You won't be bloated long. Good luck to all who take the Suprep. My last prep was a non-event. It helps that I've done them before. Just be thankful you didn't have to drink a gallon of GoLytely.

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Follow up to posts 289 and 290....colonoscopy was a piece of cake thanks to Versed...put me right out. One tiny polyp removed. Hope I don't have to do this again in 5 years!

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Glad to hear that! Do it again in 5 years or whenever your doctor recommends. Better safe than sorry.

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Watered-down cough medicine is a good description. Just suck it up and drink it down. It definitely works quickly...within 20-30 mins. This is my 3rd colonoscopy, and Suprep is the best for me. Way better than the dozen tablets of Osmoprep....and quicker.

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Had my Colonoscopy on Monday. Was somewhat anxious about Suprep - but was not a problem. I appreciated all the hints for it. I found it, not terrible in taste, as some said,"grape cough syrup". You do feel a little bloated after it and the water, but tolerable.My best advise is that you take both doses the day before. My kit said "4 pm and 7 pm." The nurse had said 6 pm and 6 am for an 8:30 precedure. I do not advise that. I was still "going" at 6 am from a 9 pm dose. No cramps or problems. Bowels back to normal the next day as I resumed solid foods.

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I've had 3 colonoscopies. Two previous with GoLitely, this one with Suprep. The latter was much more effective. Terrible taste, use a straw and very cold water, chase with a sip of water. 2 things to remember...start a diet of softer less dense foods one day prior to prep. This will ease discomfort. And be sure to coat your rectum with Vaseline, and use baby wipes. The actual procedure is a piece of cake! My Dr used Propofol as anesthetic. Left within 30 minutes, no drugged feeling.

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I too had a horrible headache after the first bottle and chills so back my teeth were chattering. I got almost all the way through the second bottle and i started projectile vomiting which lasted an hour and made the headache worse. Had my colonoscopy/endoscopy this morning at 8 and still am feeling ill at 6:30pm so I went online to see what others had to say. After reading some posts on here it is good to know i am not alone in my reactions and I also think I figured out why I got such a horrible headache - Suprep contains Splenda! Had I known this before hand I would have asked for another method as I cannot tolerate any artificial sweeteners without getting ill.

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OMG This was the worst tasting stuff I have ever had!!! It's been an hour and I'm still trying to get it down. I am only half way there. The taste is so foul! I even tried numbing my tongue with orajel so I wouldn't taste it and I think it helped a little but not much. I managed to get some down simply by holding my nose and chugging it. I drank a few sips of apple juice after which helped get rid of the nasty taste a little. I'm getting ready to chug the rest and have some chicken broth handy to try to take after which someone else recommended. Ugh! I hope I can get through this!!!! And to think I have to get up at 4 and do it all again! UGH!!! :<

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So far as chills are concerned, I'm troubled by cold feet. I made sure I had a heating pad or hot water bottle handy, which made all the difference. If you're more bothered by a cold head or ears, try a stocking hat. Maybe have some warm blankets and socks nearby. I know you'd love to soak in a piping hot tub, but under the circumstances, don't. Really, really don't. :-)

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