GOLYTELY Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE, A)Average Rating: 2.9 (321 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare GOLYTELY with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GOLYTELY | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Colonoscopy | Do not let it sit. Once mixed, I started drinking within 20min. Much better results. I let it chill in fridge the first time doing this and it was horrible !!! Second time..... just drank it. Much better. | F | 1 days 1X day | 10/3/2022 | 3 | Colonoscopy | slightly dizzy, nausea | Very salty. Really - they can't come up with a pill for to clean you out? My doc said ignore online hints or whatever pharmacist says. I can mix it with crystal light only. I have to drink half at 6PM and the other half at 2:30AM day of colonoscopy. I am having a hard time drinking - using straw helped & so did taking a drink of something else quickly. It took about 3 hours for it to start to work - but working well so far. Nothing violent or horrible. I'm not clear but only halfway through. I don't think I can finish all of it. Procedure in about 5 more hours. Wishing myself luck! | F | 1 days 1/2 gallon 2X day | 6/19/2012 | 3 | colonoscopy | nausea, vomiting,sweating,and a lot of saliva. | I quit after the second liter. | M | 1 days | 1/20/2009 | 3 | colonoscopy | Tasted bad | Did the job | 1 days | 6/30/2015 | 3 | Colonoscopy | Everybody complains about the horrible Tate and how they would rather die then drink this stuff . Idk it was bad, but not as bad as these people are making it seem. It Has a similar taste to alka seltzer which is gross but come on, I'm sure there are worse things to be consuming . I downed the solution cup after cup till half was of the jug was gone . Had first bowel movement about a hour and 20 after first swig, and I started running clear about 2 hours laters. | M | 1 days 4 liters | 11/29/2015 | 2 | Laprascopic abdominal surgery | I think it has affected my kidneys. I noticed it was extremely salty. Like others, I became very bloated and it had no effect until after I drank it all. My tongue still tastes like salt and my bladder isn't working properly. | I was given my mix at the hospital. I didn't have to get it through a drug store so I took what they gave me. I later learned that it comes in flavored. If it comes in flavored, I don't know why make it unflavored. It was like drinking nasal spray. | F | 4 days | 4/7/2009 | 2 | Colonoscopy | Nausea, gagging stomach cramps | I agree that this is the most vile liquid to put in your body. I didn't even drink half of the 4 liters and the doctor performing the procedure said the prep was very good. I asked them if the dosage was based on weight or some other criteria and the office staff couldn't answer that question. I find it hard to believe that if your 6' 5 and weigh 300lbs you would take the same amount of this junk as I would at 5'6 150lbs. With the billions of $$$ spent on health care in this country you would think someone would have made this stuff drinkable... | M | 1 days | 5/4/2009 | 2 | College | 1X day | 2/19/2017 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | 0 days | 4/27/2019 | 1 | Prep for colonoscopy | Loose stools for 2 weeks after with no previous problems of this kind.Continued abdominal pain and nausea 1 month later. | F | 1 days | 7/22/2009 | 1 | constipation | My 3 year old son has been suffering from constipation for awhile now. His GI specialist finally admitted him. He's been getting anywhere from 50-200mL/hr thru his NG tube. 3 days later...still not working. Docs are now trying a goLYTELY enema. | M | 3 | 3 days 200mL/hr | 3/2/2012 | 4 | my daughter severe constipation in | Cramping bloating bowel clearing slowly | My kid has been taking this every day for almost a wee. Last night they had to put it thru a tube down her nose because she can't stand to drink 2gallons a day. I wish there was something else they can do for her. At this rate the medicine will cost me 560 per month. :-( | F | 11 | 5 days 8 gallons | 11/5/2014 | 1 | 12 yr old daughter for constipation | EyelEyelashes fell out, eyebrows and body hair fell out, now has irregular heart beat. Has to be seen not only by GI doc but dermatologist and cardiologist as well. Hospital pumped 12 gallons of it in her ng tube at a rate of 400ml/hr. Very sick child | Do NOT take this if you are under 16. There is a reason the FDA says this. We spoke to golytely toxicology and he said it is poison to the body. This stuff is usex in antantifreeze and so forth. Can cause ADD, ADHD, heart problems, seizures, kidney failure and death. THANK TO HER GI doc and hospital our daughter is no home schooled, no friends, out of dance and tumbling and is miserable. | F | 12 | 7 days | 12/18/2014 | 3 | very very very constipated | 1st time i would say none i was fine .(14) 2nd time i was gagging to the point where i threw up. It mad me tired.(16) at 14 i was hospitalized from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm and had a tube in my nose pumping 3 bags of golytley . I would say it being in my nose was great bc there was no taste. When i left i was brand new i felt great even as days went on . The sencend time (16) however there was a different case i was drinking it at first and it was awful so i asked for a tube which they at first would not accomidate me they later on realized a tube was necessary ... After wards i dont feel the same as before feel like im not all the way clear which is my fault for switching doctors but never the less i still 4 days latter have pain,loss of appittie,and feel irregular still. I feel like the second time was less sucessful bc i did not have enough i recommebd this but also i recommend not to leave until its crystal clear! I also reccomend to make sure u see one of the best gi drs bc having this problem occur 2 is unbarable. Good luck. Hope it works good for u . | F | 14 | 2 days | 12/3/2011 | 2 | I am very constipated | It hasn't helped me at all | I have ready taken 8 cups of it and I still haven't pooped at all. My mother had taken 2 cups and had already gone 8 times! And she's more constipated than I am | F | 14 | 1 days 30 mg | 2/8/2015 | 3 | Really Constipated | gurgly stomach, nausea,FREEZING, headache, bloating, very full stomach | I had to drink this in jan for a colonscopy then last week i was put in the hospital w/ a ng tube down my nose and went through 4.5 gallons before "it" came clear then tuesday had to drink another gallon and now today i do. It tastes much better very cold. Shake it up each time u pour it. I recommend not putting anything in it cuz its already kinda salty and it would just make it harder to get down. (trust me i have tried MANY things) | F | 15 | 1 times 1 gallon 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 2 | Severe constipation | Nausea, bloating, constant gas, bad stomach gurgling/noises, loss of appetite. | This junk messed me up. And it didn't even work. It made me go a few times but that's it. I can't sleep, I'm so uncomfortable. These side effects are making me anxious. Is it supposed to affect you from morning till night? I'm so done with this. | F | 16 | 1 days | 11/4/2016 | 5 | surgery prep | none really just diarrhea but that's pretty normal given that it's a laxative. | Didn't really have much of a problem drinking this stuff besides having to drink a lot. If you have a problem with the taste or experience nausea just take a break and also try drinking this with a clear liquid of your choice. I've had to drink magnesium citrate before and find that it is far worse than the GoLYTELY. I had to drink this stuff in 2009 for surgery prep and had to do it again all day Monday. I wish readers good luck if they have to encounter this drug, Best wishes. | M | 19 | 1 days 1.5 gal 1X day | 8/2/2013 | 4 | Colonscopy | Chills | It wasn't that bad. It did the job. I had to go to the bathroom constantly and had a blanket always wrapped around me. I had the lemon packet flavoring and poured it in 8 water bottles. I chugged bottle after bottle. It reminded me of salt water or lemonade mixed together. It definitely tastes better if it's cold. | F | 19 | 1 days | 9/27/2016 | 4 | Severe Constipation | Ought to know experienced a lot of trouble dealing with the nausea from drinking the wretched liquid. Irritation in the rectal area from passing so often. | I drank about 3 of the 4 litres recommended by my physician. Could not leave the water closet at all, the blimey jug was so large I became more and more depressed the farther I moved along because of how much was remaining. Also quite strange urinating out of the back entrance. Don't think it was a big deal not emptying the contents as it wasn't for an exam. | M | 19 | 1 times | 8/9/2009 |
GOLYTELY (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE, A): PEG (polyethylene glycol) with electrolyte is used to clean out the intestines before certain bowel exam procedures such as colonoscopy or barium enema X-rays. It is a laxative that works by drawing large amounts of water into the colon. This effect results in watery bowel movements. Clearing stool from the intestines helps your doctor to better examine the intestines during your procedure. FDA Approval Date: 1984-07-13 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)