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 |
| 1 | colonoscopy | This product tastes AWFUL! I am only on my 3rd glass and I am not sure I can drink anymore. It's all I can do to not puke. | Why in the name of all that is holy can't they make this product taste better? I had a colonoscopy done 10 years ago and that prep solution was not a problem compared to this drain cleaner. I will never get another colonoscopy if this is the crap I have to drink! | F | 45 | | 9/22/2009 | 1 | colonscopy, severe constipation | Nausea, vomiting, bloating | Not as if it hasn't been mentioned, but the taste is terrible. I visited two doctors for severe constipation, and the doctor I chose for my colonscopy had me do the golytely prep. However, the other doctor who treated me had me do half his usual colonscopy prep to treat constipation, and it was sooo much easier. 2 dulcolax tablets and a bottle of miralax- 1 serving every 30 minutes. Had no problems, taste was fine, worked well. Should have used same prep for procedure. | F | 28 | 1 days | 8/30/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy | This is the third time I've had to take this vile stuff. This is my recommendation: I mix it 1/2 strength (only 1/2 gallon of water in the jug), and then drink 4 oz. of the golytely and immediately chase it with 4 oz of water. I figure I'm still getting the required amount of liquid, but only half of the vile taste each time. However, even with this adaptation, about 2/3 of the way through, my mouth simply wants to reject this stuff and it begins to run out of my mouth as I try and drink it. I'd really like some opinions on what flavor helps make this more palatable. I don't think my dr. will allow adding the lemonade, but I do have cherry, lemon-lime, pineapple and orange packets. Any suggestions? | F | 52 | 1 days | 7/29/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | I didn't even get to take the Golytely portion of the prep. My instructions were to take 4 Dulcolax tablets at the outset. Well within 90 minutes of that dosing, I began to feel faint, crampy and passed out. When I came to I was shaky, had palpitations and my husband called 911. I was in the hospital for four days. I was given the antibiotic Flagyl in the hospital (don't ask me why) and I suffered from severe vertigo. Prior to the Golytely attempted prep, I used to take Fleet Phosphosoda with absolutely no adverse reaction. Talk about an unpleasant experience. Well I must say the Dulcolax worked. The hospital stay was a nightmare from beginning to end. | Length of time - not really applicable. The Dulcolax was enough to give me a taste of not going through this again. | F | 58 | | 7/26/2009 | 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 | colonoscopy | Gagging with every single mouthful, from glass one. | I can't drink Crystal Light b/c I'm allergic to some of the flavorings.. the saltiness doesn't bother me but I can smell the medicine, it's like petroleum solvent. Gagging so bad my THROAT is on fire from all the stomach acids. | F | 31 | 1 days | 7/15/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | stomach cramps, nausea | It is absolutely unbelievable to me that they have not bothered to make this medicine more palatable. If urinating out of your bunghole is the desired effect, then I can say that the stuff certainly works. But man, it is vile tasting. And no one bothered to mention that I could flavor the stuff; the label actually clearly stated that it should not be flavored with anything. I was only able to finish about 2/3 of the prescribed dosage, I guess I will find out tomorrow if it was sufficient. | M | 44 | | 7/6/2009 | 1 | Oh my goodness! Is there a limit to the amount of crystal light you can use? I'm working on my second glass of this stuff. Oh boy! This is going to be a long miserable day. I am not excited. My husband is picking up some orange crystal light for me. I read that it's the best. I only had some crystal light peach iced tea at home, so I mixed that into the first two glasses. I really hope orange is better. Right now, I drink some and then I chug apple juice. Oh, and when I drink it, I have to plug my nose as hard as I can. Can't we just take some other laxatives? This is awful. I really don't think I'm going to be able to drink much more and I've only just started! | F | 24 | | 5/14/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | Vomiting, bloating, total disgust | I am halfway through this stuff and it is horrible. I've been vomiting since the second drink. I had my first scope 5 years ago when I could use Reglan and Phosphasoda.(Now off the market) That was fine but this Golytely is the worst ever. It's like drinking the ocean. My mom died of colon cancer and I am a nurse but, until someone, somewhere can improve the prep, I will NEVER drink this again. | F | 55 | 1 days | 5/10/2009 | 1 | Colonoscopy | Bloating, nausea, constant urge to vomit. I got through about half of a gallon of this garbage, when I started to have the "watery diarrhea" predicted. This stuff turned my GI tract into a water pistol. There is no way that drinking a gallon of it was necessary, much less advisable or good medical practice; I think it is borderline malpractice, prescribing a gallon for everyone in a "one shoe fits all manner". I notice many such cleanout kits available from internet drug stores that only include 2 laxative pills and 1/2 gallon of colyte; I was given 8 biscodyl laxative tablets and a gallon of colyte; severe overkill as I was almost empty after 2 laxative tablets and 3 trips to the toilet BEFORE drinking the colyte. | I will NEVER drink this near-antifreeze (ethylene glycol is poisonous automotive antifreeze; this stuff is polyethylene glycol; chemically very close)again. The only reason I drank it this time is that I was blackmailed into doing so because the VA hospital refused to treat my painful hemorrhoids unless I had the colonoscopy. The external hemorroids I was concerned about getting treated were quite visible with reading glasses; no anuscope, sigmoid colonoscopy, or full colonoscopy required. They only needed to deal with the last 4" of my GI tract, not examine three feet further up my a** to deal with my hemorroids. STUPID policy, exposing me to the risk of HIV or hepatitus-C if any careless cleaning of equipment was done after previous patient. Once I get the hemorroids dealt with, I promise I will never have another colonscopy done "No Matter What" if it means I have to drink this poison again. Period. No compromises. Arrogant a** doctors. | M | 63 | 1 days | 4/19/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy | chills, stomache cramping, stomache churning | I only drank about half the gallon. It smelled like swamp water and made me nauseus. If that is not good enough, then I give up. I tried the flexible sig 2 years ago, my new doctor scared me into getting the colonoscope tomorrow. | 53 | 1 days | 3/30/2009 | 1 | Colonoscopy | I want to vomit, after 5 hours of drinking... no bowl movements. | Thought I was able to "chug" each glass to make it less intense, considering the taste is like no other. I feel movement in my stomach, but nothing happening down stairs. | F | 24 | 1 days | 3/12/2009 | 1 | prep fpr colonoscopy | a bit of stomach cramps so far. to be expected I guess. | I just finished with my first 8ozs. I have the rest of that huge bottle to go. It took me almost 2 hours to get the 8 ozs down! I have to drink it slowly and spread the prep over 2 days as I had gastric bypass surgery and can't drink large quantities too quickly. Worse yet - I will have to do this EVERY year as I have Lynch Syndrome and have to have a colonoscopy every year! LS is a genetic condition which carries a VERY high risk (up to 80%) of getting colon cancer. I was just diagnosed so this is my first colonoscopy. There has to be a better way to get cleaned out. I think I'll ask the doc to put in a naso-gastric tube and pump the stuff directly in my stomach next time! You'd think if we can put a man on the moon, a better tasting drink could be made! | F | 51 | | 2/22/2009 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | The only side effect was total disgust at the flavor,(something like liquid laundry detergent), and quantity I had to ingest. | This product is, without doubt, the most vile and disgusting thing I have ever been forced to drink. Unfortunately, I have to go through this ordeal again next week. I have informed my doctor that I will never again, after next week, go through this, no matter the consequences. | M | 65 | 1 days | 1/15/2009 | 1 | capsule endoscopy and colonoscpy | Chills, nausea, weakness | I have had to take this twice now. The first time I was in the hospital from internal bleeding and they wanted to do a colonoscopy on me. It did not clear me out and I had to take another medication to finish the job. The most recent time I took it for preparation of a capsule endoscopy. My side effects were so strong I nearly went in the ER, and only stayed out so I did not have to cancel the test. Again I did not get totally flushed out and am hopeful that it was good enough for what was done. I will never take this again after the side effects I experienced. I can handle most things, but nearly being sent to the hospital because of how my vitals were getting all screwed up is not worth it. | M | 50 | 1 days | 7/31/2008 | 1 | Colonoscopy (4 years). | After drinking 3/4 of this, I began to vomit. Called surgeon and he said to not drink additional as he would do procedure anyway. | This is the recommended pre-surgical preparation as Fleet is damaging to the kidneys but, think I'd rather forego having another colonoscopy than be required to go this route. I quit after glass no. 6. | F | 70 | | 6/10/2008 | 1 | 5-year routine colonoscopy | Within two hours, started feel really weird in my head after drinking this awful stuff. Actually had a mild stroke, so they could not do the colonoscopy. Never again will I put myself through this. I really believe I had a bad reaction to this stuff resulting in a mild stroke. I was fine until I drank this gallon, and had actually requested the smaller bottle, but was refused this. No one can or want to say this caused the stroke, but I will go to my grave believing this. Of course, the doctors rule it as a coincidence...bull!! My life has changed because of the stroke even though mild. Chances of having another stroke are greater. | Never again will I drink this awful stuff. Drank it over a four hour period as told by the doctor to do. Was told by doctors that people need a routine colonoscopy every five years. I have changed doctors and he is now telling me every ten years. | F | 68 | 1 days | 4/9/2008 | 1 | Dr's orders | I am responding for my mother who was given golytely along with antibiotics for pneumonia. This was in Aug she is now in her fourth hospital since then She has had diaherra for six months with as many as 17 bouts of diaherra a day. She is losing the ability to keep herself hydrated. Also I feel this has escalated her into dementia. I would seriously think twice before taking this garbage | With all the adverse effects this has had on people there must be some legal action that can be taken but no lawyer here in Las Vegas Nevada will talk to me about it | F | 83 | 1 days | 1/14/2008 | 1 | preparing for colonoscopy | Nausea | I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy- I gagged at every swallow.There was no amount of sweetener that you could've put in it to make that sickening sea water taste normal, IT'S NOT! It is one of those things in life that you just have to do, it is NOT pleasant but it does do it's job if you can keep it down! | F | 35 | 4 times | 9/17/2007 | 1 | Prep for Colonosocopy | I had edema in the colon tissues from Golytely making it impossible to even do the colonosocopy. It did not clear my bowels, the swelling inside almost closed the colon completely. After about 2 days, the swelling starting going down and I began to pass a lot of mucus. | I would love to hear if anyone else had a reaction like this. | F | 53 | 1 days | 4/22/2007 |