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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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Gastrointestinal obstruction (4, 5.6)
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Ileus (4)
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First dose at 6PM.

At 11:30 I searched the web for how long it's supposed to take. Nothing but rumbling after 5 hours.

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I just drank my first bottle mixed with clear Gatorade, at 6 pm. It started working at 7:40 pm. It was almost too sweet mixed with the Gatorade. It had a slightly bitter aftertaste. It wasn't as bad as I thought though. My tummy is uncomfortably full of liquid but I don't have any cramps or nausea. I drank a lot of Gatorade this afternoon and had some chicken broth and jello an hour before the suprep. I was trying to stay hydrated and get some nourishment in my belly as a base for the suprep so I wouldn't feel nauseous. I think I will mix my morning suprep with water instead, since it was so overly sweet. Yesterday I had noodle soup for lunch and started the clear liquids after that and had broth and jello for dinner yesterday. I didn't have to start clear liquids until today, but I think this helped make the cleansing process easier.

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OK, I am big enough to apologize for being so insensitive. You plead your case very well. But if you go back through this thread, you will notice that there are many others who whine about the taste, the discomfort, etc, and they are not in your category. The prep is not a fun experience, but it is little price to pay for the resulting good examination of one's condition. Hopefully, everyone who reads this thread comes out of their colonoscopy with a clean bill of health.

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I just used this and had my colonoscopy today.
I didn't find the taste too awful...it was for sure yucky, but I just held my breath and drank it as quickly as I could. I then followed up with the water (that was harder, as I was so full). I did get the chills that others have mentioned.

I started at 6pm last night and began having movements at 6:40pm that lasted until about 10:00 pm. Then I had a movement every hour (no good sleep for me) until I had to take the second dose at 4am. It worked almost immediately the second time and I continued to have very frequent movements until 8am. By that time my movements were as clear as water.
The colonoscopy was a breeze. They gave me my IV, the doctor said hello, and then I woke up in recovery.
I will use this next time if given the choice, although I have nothing to compare it to.

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Cocoa, apology accepted, and thank you. And I agree, it is a small price to pay, if you can tolerate the prep. But I do remember one person on this thread even ended up in the hospital from it.
There are a lot of great suggestions on this thread to try to make it easier for others. But if one has any sensitivity to sucralose, or is of low body weight and takes the entire dose, or has a strong gag reflex, they are bound to have more problems than the "average" person would. I thank God , both for a great gastroenterologist, and the fact that decades ago, this test would not have even been an option, and my pre cancerous polyp would have perhaps have, in time, gone detected long enough to end my life.

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I forgot to add that I am 5'2" and weigh 101.8 pounds...I am tiny and took the full dosage with no problems!

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I urge you to stick to clear liquid diet the day before and my chiropractor suggested to drink some coconut water too since it is high in electrolyites, and I think that really helped me alot, thanks doc! He also suggested to change my diet and cut out the fast food and start some excercises, stop smoking, etc, so maybe I will not need to have this procedure done again so soon in the future. I wish I would have listened sooner....

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My previous experience with Nulytely was horrible. I started drinking that stuff at 12pm. I didn't have to use the bathroom until 5pm. After that I was in the bathroom all night and was still going at 9am. I almost had an accident in the elevator. So when I was given Suprep I was very worried that I would have the same reaction.I drank my first round at 12N the day before my procedure. It didnt take too long before it started to work. I waited four hours and started my second round of Suprep. I was still going to the bathroom every 10-15mins at 4am. I am on the 3yr plan so I am not sure what they will give me next

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I have IBS and was instructed by my gastroenterologist to do the suprep "clean out" ... I am not having a colonoscopy but she just wanted me to do the suprep clean out so I could start my meds on a clean colon.

I have never taken any form of laxatives or ever had a "clean out" but I frequently have IBS flare ups with constipation and then followed by extreme pain and diarrhea. So I was quite frightened to do this clean out.

I chilled the mix before taking it, it really wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be. I did have to have a chaser though because of the after taste. Drinking the 2 bottles of water afterwards was the hardest part, because I felt so full I didn't want anymore water but I knew I had to drink it so that I wouldn't be dehydrated. After 45 minutes of nothing happening my stomach started to rumble and I could hear gurgling sounds. I began to have some stomach pain so about an hour after drinking the mix I decided to go sit on the toilet. WOW! After a few hard stools it literally started flowing out of me like a waterfall. It's hard to imagine the amount of stool that came out of my body... I wiped and stood up a few times thinking it was over only to RUN back to the toilet. After about 45 minutes of this I layed down and was able to sleep throughout the night. When I woke up this morning I had the urge to have diarrhea. And I did. Painless. All day long I have been starving feeling extremely empty inside but I am scared to eat anything solid for fear of having stomach pain. I have had some cream of wheat, and some grapes. And it seems like immediately I'm rushing to the toilet.

I don't know when the diarrhea is going to stop. I'm not having very much stomach pain.. Just hunger and diarrhea. I am thinking of trying to have some carrots but I'm not sure of how my stomach will react after having took this suprep last night. I would think by now it would have left my body and I wouldn't still be having diarrhea.

Anyone else having this problem almost 24 hours after doing the suprep? I did not take the second dose of the suprep.. Only the one dose last night about 7:30

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I would call the gastroenterologist and ask him or her. After my colonoscopy and the two doses, I went right to Firehouse Subs and ate a sub and bag of chips...

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I had the same problem. It just didnt seem like it was going to end. I hope you start to feel better soon

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Don't worry fruitfly, it WILL happen. Don't get up after the first one, because the others will soon follow. Then get a little sleep and do the final dose. Good luck with your colonoscopy results. Hope it's as easy as mine.

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Update: Everything went well. No problems to report. I sat on the toilet for at least an hour but after four hours no more action. Hoping that the next dose goes as well tonight.

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in response..i had the same thing happen. i could barely down this medicine. held my nose. on second dosage (my doctor had me drink both bottles -three hrs. apart) i knew i was going to puke. could only finish half but that was enough. what a miserable taste and miserable night. i was cleaned out though. will try a different product the next time.

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I had been overly anxious about having a colonoscopy for over a year. Finally decided to just get it over with. The liquid prep was the worst part for me. The taste is bad but I didn't gag or throw up. It did take longer than normal to start working. I mixed the first round with water and second with slightly flat ginge rale. While the ginger ale tasted slightly better, I had a harder time getting it down.

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I with you all the way! Of the four or five colonoscopies I have had, this was by far the easiest prep. The banana flavored popsicles cleared the taste immediately. I'd take a bite after each sipping session (through a large straw). I will beg for it each time I have a colonoscopy (every five years).

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I just finished drinking the first bottle of Suprep. It did not taste bad at all to me. It tasted like Robitussin, just a little less strong. I thought it would be a lot worse than it was. I watched a you tube video on it before taking it by someone who had to take it, which calmed me down a little because it didn't look too bad. I am really full now though, and might have a hard time getting the 2 16-ounce cups of water down in an hour. The 2nd bottle I am supposed to take tomorrow morning. It has been 1/2 hour since drinking the first bottle of Suprep, and no bathroom trips yet. I can feel it go through me pretty fast though, so I am near a bathroom. Also, someone previously mentioned getting a chill/becoming cold after drinking it. That happened to me too; I am very cold right now.

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Good for you, Mel. I would have recommended drinking the water right after the 1st dose. You'd be surprised how much liquid your body can hold. Hope your colonoscopy comes out clean!

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Took first dose at 6pm. Taste not terrible; didn't have aftertaste. My greatest fear was having to drink another quart (32 oz.) of water within the hour. But it was actually harder at the 20 minute mark than at the hour mark (I dunno - maybe my stomach stretched or something).

First BM in 55 min. When walking the bathroom I thought I had 30 seconds, so stopped for something. BIG mistake! I didn't have even 15 seconds. Happily I was still dressed, so didn't mess up the rug or anything. Sat on pot for 35 min.

Second BM at 8pm. No biggie; only sat there 10 min.

Read comments on being cold. In bathroom a bit chilly with window open, but computer thermometer reads 50 degrees out, so not bad. I'm lucky to have foot warming boots, which make all the difference. When my feet are warm I have the feeling of being warm all over.

One good thing I did: I wore a pair of short pants with an elastic "belt". It wasn't needed - I didn't have a panic run to the bathroom - but the piece of mind it gave was nice.

If you're concerned about the colonoscopy you're having, don't be. I had one once before and the only noticeable thing was the initial insertion push, which was on worse than a medium BM. After that I didn't a thing & was fascinated watching the implement thread it's way along up my colon. (Ask the Dr. to turn the TV towards you so you can see.) But the worse thing by far was the prep.

IMPORTANT - If you're one of those who are saying "never again", read the last part of Message 212.

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