Mixes for prep

[calmygal]

I have a colonoscopy prep next thursday and i have the miralax and gatorade one and last time i did that prep i puked bile all night and got real dehydrated, my question is what did you all mix with the miralax that was acceptable and also tasted good? Please help cause i really don't want to be sick all night again and also dehydrated i also have a child i need to care for and get up the next morning so i really need to function so any input would be greatly appreciated

 

[nikimazur]

I've done the miralax one twice, actually one yesterday and will be doing my third Sunday for a pill cam (just had a colonoscopy today). Miralax in my opinion is way better then any other one, I get four bottles of diff favors of Gatorade and mix, to have some variety. You can also mix crystal light..I've done lemonade, and ice tea both which were super tasty.

Any other prep I've tried has made me vomit. Mixed right, it should have no taste at all.. Have you tried taken zofran to help reduce the nausea?

 

[calmygal]

Oh yeah i do have some zofran so maybe when i start to get that way i can take some of that...and i might try crystal light this time...i like half and and half so i might mix half lemonade and half iced tea...

 

[Supreme_2]

Good luck to you. I am still on my sofa recovering from the prep I did on Tuesday evening. I had Miralax/gatorade and 6 Dulcolax. My colonoscopy was at 12:00 on Wednesday. I really think it dehydrated me because I vomited during the night that I took it. When my mom drove me home yesterday I was trying to hurry and get in the house because I was dizzy and when I woke up I was staring at the ceiling in my garage. I had passed out. I slept all afternoon but it's taking me so long to recover from this one.

 

[calmygal]

I know for some reason the prep is really harsh...but when i drink gatorade it goes right through me anyway so maybe its just a overkill...thats why i was hoping for other suggestions and i would make the decision i am really not looking forward to to be honest it makes me really nervous...

 

[scrapnteacher]

nikimazur - thanks for the suggestion of zofran, I have some phenergan I'll try!

I have my bazillionth colonoscopy tomorrow. I'm doing 'Surprep' which is new to me. Tastes like a cross between mag citrate and robitussin. I had half my colon resectioned in 2010, do I really have to drink that crap again in the morning??? I'm already miserable.

 

[skippy111]

The Zofran works really well.

I had to drink the gallon of stuff in the hospital, they let me mix it with apple juice and it was somewhat tollerable.

Hope all goes well with your test

 

[EthanPSU]

I had one last week and I used Pepsi for some and Ice Tea for the rest

 

[scrapnteacher]

I'm leaning towards a vicodin too, but I'm afraid to sleep too hard! Definitely not going with the bentyl!

 

[calmygal]

Thanks Guys!! Oh my gosh ethan you did pepsi did it go well...i am nervous in general i mean i have done it twice before but i mean the anxiety of it really gets to you cause i don't want to puke all night again grrrr!!!!

 

[scrapnteacher]

Thanks for the anti-nausea med advice, I actually got some sleep. Now, I'm counting down 22 minutes until I'm supposed to drink it again. I don't want to and I was clear last night. Should I??? Hubbie wants me to call dr. office, can't admit to him but I think he's right.

 

[nikimazur]

Had to do my second prep in five days yesterday. Colonoscopy/ upper GI took place Thursday, and just took the pill cam endoscopy this morning, and and am wearing the god awful contraption. I did the miralax prep both times, and felt fine...mixing them with lovely Gatorade. Last night thought I was woken up out of my sleep with diarrhea, and fainted on my bathroom floor. Luckily my sister was there and brought me some Pepsi which helped a lot. I talked to my dr this morning, and he said it was most likely a combo of low blood sugar and dehydration, but to continue on with the pill cam today.

Next time though, I will definitely try to hold off a week in between prepping. With having bad diarrhea to begin with, becoming dehydrated is so easy, and forcing my body to do it twice in so little time, definitely took a toll on it.


Gah, now just waiting for six more hours before I can return this lovely device, and I'm hoping there are no more problems.

 

[scrapnteacher]

nikimazur - I hope you don't have anymore problems today either. That's really scary! On my end (ha, ha) office said I still have to get down as much as I can but I could take another phenergan. Mixed with white grape juice, minimal help but better than with water. In 6 hours, this will be over for both of us!

 

[calmygal]

The faster thursday approaches the more anxious i get i tell ya...its like even though you have done it before its just something you never want to repeat...i go up to 15 times a day but prepping seems to be different....

 

[JThorn676]

I threw up violently the first two preps I had for my colonoscopy to the point that I had to cancel the procedure both times. The first time was the miralax... I can't remember what the second one was 100% but I think it was Golytly (sp). My doctor ended up giving me nausea meds to take before I started and he had me start the prep A LOT eariler and basically sip it all day (i didn't eat all day but i'm not big on jellos and stuff). He also gave me a stool softeners to help with the process since we decided I wasn't going to drink the magnesium citrate before I started the miralax like I did the first time since It made me vomit 2 minutes after I put it in my mouth.

Needless to say, the 3rd time was a charm and I ended up FINALLY getting my colonoscopy! I got a little nauseous during the prep but I didn't throw up at all!!

Good luck!

 

[calmygal]

yeah i am gonna have the zofran ready cause i am so not wanting to puke all night again...i can't believe its so close already!!

 

[calmygal]

I can't believe the prep is tomorrow it came so fast i am not ready!!