Suprep Reviews (Page 20)

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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It is much better than previous versions, but is something that would take getting used to. It does start working quickly, no cramping or bloating of any kind.

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Just took first bottle about hour and a half ago....you must only use water to mix the prep. I made sure water was very cold. I used a long straw and pinched my nose. I drank it all down in just over a minute. Don't take sips - you will give up. Within a half hour I was on the "throne"....no cramping or stomach pain but no warning either...it came fast!. I did ask Dr. if I could suck on hard candy and answer was yes....so I had a Root Beer barrel hard candy ready to mask what little taste I had. The salty taste does come through. It was the easiest prep I have ever used.
This is my 3rd colonoscopy.

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Please do NOT use Preparation H - the dr told me it has chemicals than can hinder the procedure! Vasoline or wipes are fine!

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Took the first dose about 3 hours ago. It started working in less than 30 min. I really had to stay right by the bathroom for a couple of hours. The worst of it is the sore butt! I am using Preparation H for that and now laying down resting. I have to take the next dose in an hour and a half, so may have a rough evening. My colonoscopy is in the morning. I am hoping for a restful night and a clean bill of health in the morning.

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Within 5 minutes it started working. Had a bitter taste so drink it all at 1 time! Had to drink the rest of water in the bathroom. No discomfort just felt bloated for a few minutes. Much better than previous methods given

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I used it just last week before my first colonoscopy. So I have nothing to compare it to. However, I've hard bad things about past drinking solutions! It tasted like grape "fizzees" to me (if you remember that 1960's kid's drink). No problem with the taste or getting it down (per the directions). I just used water for mixing; using flavored mixers might lead to a strange taste. The chemicals in the Suprep gave me a kind of uneasy, unwell feeling but no nausea (during the first bottle) or vomiting. I had a tiny bit of nausea following the last of the second bottle, but it was not bad. I did not vomit. It worked great and cleaned me out. The only time I had a comparable experience was after I ate a hamburger in Mexico City once! I will seek it out again
when I get a future colonoscopy. I think the product is OK.

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Today I had a colonoscopy and used Suprep for the first time. I started at 4:30 pm and had the second dose at 9:30 pm. It was really a good experience. The taste was odd, almost like a palatable disinfectant. I got it down with a straw way in the back of my tongue. The quart of cold water went down easily the first time; the second time it took over an hour to get it all down. The first hour after the first dose wasn't bad: a moderate headache, some nausea, bloating and mild cramping. It took over an hour for it to start to work. Unlike some of the other preps, it just gently let you know it was time to head to the toilet. No mad dashes. The second dose went down more slowly: I could feel the cold fluid half way up my chest. Less nausea and no bloating or cramps. By midnight the everything was running clear. Then I went to bed. Advice: drink as much fluids as you can tolerate to prevent dehydration. Gatorade is vile-tasting; but it does replace some of the electrolytes you will lose with the copious diarrhea. I drank as much fluids and jello as I could stand and it made a difference in how I felt before the colonoscopy. After the colonoscopy, be sure to drink plenty of fluids to help you recover from the inevitable dehydration you get anyway. I felt great afterwards. This is a very civilized prep. Only two drinks of actual medicine and free water and other fluids afterwards. Can't beat it.

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2nd colonoscopy and even with sureprep the second dose is the hardest. 6pm first dose 3am I started the second. Every sip is worse. I tried to chug it but what little that stayed in my stomach caused cramping which is a totally different pain than I am having. Has any one tried the tablets?? I can handle the pain more so than vomitting cause that just intensifys the pain

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That's cause they check for hemmoroids, and they don't miss much! :)

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I used the Suprep kit just yesterday. I believe the hardest part was drinking down the cup full if clear strange tasting gunk and then 2 more full 16 ounces if water in an hour. First dose was at 4:00pm. First run to the bathroom was in about 13 minutes. Spent most of the rest of the day in & out of there. Kept hydrated drinking Propel water & Gatorade. Only side affect i got was a flash of nausea and sudden freezing shakes. Both passed quite Quickly. Second dose. 2:30 am. I.did the same thing. Just chugged the glass of suprep water mix & drank my 2 more jugs of water. Did get chills & a little nausea. Biggest thing that helped me was for three days before I ate light. Absolutely no beef & hard to digest stuff. Arrived at med center at 7:15 am. Was being wheeled out of there at 10 am. No polyps no problems at all. See you in 10 years. Much much easier than I thought. Just remember to read instructions. No seeds or popcorn no red dyes no tomatoes. If you have worries or concerns I hope I helped ease your mind. It was my first & I'm glad I did it.

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I took my first dose at 6PM and the other at 7AM. I chilled the solution along with ice water and had no trouble getting down either dose. I had a little bloating and chill from the cold drinks but that was about it. The stuff really does come out at a high rate. I just let the fluid do its thing and didn't try and force anything which helped my hemorrhoids from acting up.
As almost everyone has said, the colonoscopy was much easier than the prep.

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This is my first colonoscopy. I took the first dose at 6 pm last night and again at 4 am this morning. It really wasn't so bad. I found that once I drank the solution it helped to put a Lifesaver Spearmint candy in my mouth to kill the aftertaste. Then I just drank chilled water afterwards which went down fine. The stuff works fairly quickly (within 30 minutes for me). No cramping, no pain, no chills. The only negative thing besides the taste of the solution is that I can't help but think of Johnny Cash's Burning Ring of Fire song because that's what my butt feels like this morning. Thank God we have a bidet because it helped so much to have nice warm water on that tender area!!! Really, the prep is not fun, but it's not so bad either. I look forward to being able to eat again and drinking wine! Well, off to the hospital now. Cheers to healthy colons out there! Nothing to fear with this prep kit.

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I have had 12 colonoscopys for the last 40 years cause of colon cancer in my 30s. I have used various preps and ever had a problem. I ate light 2 days prior and had only an egg, toast and
And cottage cheese the day before. Prep was suprep. I had diarrhea 2 times that day BEFORE starting the prep. Drinking prep was not a problem. Immediately started working and it was clear already. Then got chills and was cold for an hour. Headache, Also lightheaded. Slept well. Took morning dose and in 5 minutes water shot out of my mouth and vomited it all up. Chills again. Felt terrible, very dizzy and headache. Anyway, ended up that i was very dehydrated and at the hospital and they could not get a vein to rehydrate me. After trying 3 places got it in my hand. Almost passed out twice. Colonoscopy went fine. 2 polyps but I slept at home the next 8 hours. This is 4 hours later and I am ready to sleep again! Next time I do a different prep and drink more fluids.

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Obviously you were sick prior to using Suprep if you had diarrhea before drinking it. Glad everything turned out well for you!

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I was not sick, just get diarrhea sometimes.

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I am sitting here trying to get the stuff down. It seems a lot of people seem to be okay with it, but it makes me gag horrifically. I was throwing up on the 2nd drink. I find it has this very odd and awful, salty, metallic, grape medicinal flavor. I have been nursing a cup of it through a straw for three hours. I can't seem to get the first dose down and it is almost time to start the second cup... Everyone is different, but I just felt that I would mention that it isn't as simple for everyone as some of these posts make it sound. I don't know if I am going to make it through it! Best of luck to anyone else!

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It's just important to get your mind in the right place. Just gulp it down like your life depends on it. After the test is done you will know it was worth it. I hated the taste too. But I knew if I didn't do it I wouldn't know if there was problem. Do it for YOU!!!

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I have only had one colonoscopy and used Suprep. I have heard that the other preps are just as bad plus you have to drink a gallon compared to two 16oz. drinks plus water. Hopefully they will come up with a better prep before my next colonoscopy!

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I'm a 30 year old female getting my very first colonoscopy. I'm scared and nervous about everything, but was especially nervous about the prep! My husband has had a few colonoscopies and always had such a hard time with the prep part.
I didn't think it was too bad at all! It reminded me if grape pedialyte, only it did taste worse. I held my nose and chugged it. I did have to take one break before I was able to finish it all. For me the hardest part was the two 16oz cups of water you have to take within that hour. I felt like exploding! The stuff started working for me within 15 minutes. No crazy side effects or anything, but everyone reacts differently I guess.

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I used a straw and held my nose for the first dose and got it down ok but it did tast horrible. HORRIBLE. The second dose was to be done at 3am. I managed to drink the prep and the first bottle of water, but then a lot of it came up.

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