Started My Prep 3 Hours Ago Still No Bowel Movement

[Anthonyl1991]

I took 4 Ducolax tablets at 5:00 PM Eastern and have been drinking 10-12oz glasses of Gatorade mixed with 238g of miralax since 6:00 PM Eastern. It's been a while since m ylast colonoscopy but I remember going to the restroom a lot sooner....

 

[xJillx]

Don't panic. It will hit. Trust me. The first time I did the Miralax Gatorade prep, I was starting to worry it wasn't working. But it did. Others on the forum have reported the same thing. When it kicks in, it kicks in. Drink LOTS of water. It will dehydrate you.

Good luck!

 

[Anthonyl1991]

Don't panic. It will hit. Trust me. The first time I did the Miralax Gatorade prep, I was starting to worry it wasn't working. But it did. Others on the forum have reported the same thing. When it kicks in, it kicks in. Drink LOTS of water. It will dehydrate you.

Good luck!

From your experience or what you've heard did you have to drink the full 64oz? From past preps I got down about 75% of it and I was good (fingers crossed) because I dropped a full glass.....

 

[xJillx]

The first time I did the miralax prep I drank it all and paid big time. I was up all night violently ill. Also, I was severly dehydrated afterward. So much so it took several nurses and several painful attempts to find a vein for the IV.

So, most recently, I only drank 5 of the 8 glasses and I was good! No cramping at all and GI didn't have any complaints. However, I am rather thin (5'5" and under 120lbs), so I figured I was safe in not drinking a glass or two. Why should I have to drink the same amount as someone double my weight? I think the answer is I shouldn't, hence why I was so sick when I did drink it all. In my opinion, colonoscopy prep shouldn't be a one size fits all kind of thing.

 

[Anthonyl1991]

The first time I did the miralax prep I drank it all and paid big time. I was up all night violently ill. Also, I was severly dehydrated afterward. So much so it took several nurses and several painful attempts to find a vein for the IV.

So, most recently, I only drank 5 of the 8 glasses and I was good! No cramping at all and GI didn't have any complaints. However, I am rather thin (5'5" and under 120lbs), so I figured I was safe in not drinking a glass or two. Why should I have to drink the same amount as someone double my weight? I think the answer is I shouldn't, hence why I was so sick when I did drink it all. In my opinion, colonoscopy prep shouldn't be a one size fits all kind of thing.

I got down about 48oz I should hopefully be good I can feel it squirting around down there but nothing yet.... I'm 6 feet but only 148lbs

 

[xJillx]

I think you should be good, especially since you took 4 laxatives, too. I only had to take 2 laxatives.

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[sunflower]

I had the same experience. I went to bed thinking there would be no scope the next day. It kicked in during the night.