NULYTELY Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (411 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NULYTELY with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NULYTELY | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Colonoscopy prep | Mild bloating; chills | ...(continued from below)... medicine they don't like? You tell them they have to take it because it will make them better right? Well, that's the same thing with Nulytely. If you have to have a colonoscopy for the sake of your health, then you need to take a colon cleanser to ensure the safety of your test. To people coming here for advice about Nulytely here are my recommendations: 1)follow a low-residue diet for several days before the prep and drink lots of water (this will help things start faster which will minimize the bloating which I found to be the worst part; 2)use a soda you like as a chaser (this will help mask the taste and also help you burp which will relieve some of the pressure); 3) don't listen to the 1-ratings on here. There is no question that this is not a pleasant prep, but it is nowhere near as horrible as some of these people make it out to be. I can't believe the people saying they will not get a colonoscopy WHICH COULD SAVE THEIR LIFE just because they don't | | 2/3/2007 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Nausea, cold chills, bloating, bloody diarreah, nasty, nasty taste! | I can only hope the doctors prescribe something else. I have to go for a colonoscopy and endoscopy every year due to having a genetic defect for cancer. It's at the point I will start refusing to get these done. I can't stand the nausea. | F | 1 days 4 liters 1X O | 9/28/2016 | 1 | endoscopy and colonoscopy | My 16 year old daughter had to take this awful prep-- we followed the instructions to a T (me being a nurse) after 1 hour of the prep, she was crying, gagging and complaining of bloating and nausea, yet, being a nurse, I persisted in encouraging her to continue bravely on. She found that chewing gum after each glass decreased the nausea. after about the 7th dose, she vomited up the entire prep. I dutifully went out and bought 2 bottles of Mag nesium Citrate-- which she tolerated much better and voila, the next day the doctor said she had the best prepped bowel of anyone she had ever seen! (The pictures were fabulous- LOL) | F | 1 days | 12/16/2007 | 1 | Don't believe the 2.8 rating - that RN that say's it not bad put her 5 star rating in twice (and I have to wonder if she REALLY drank this)... Be sure to read all of the comments before you try downing this horrible stuff. | | 3/20/2006 | 3 | Colonoscopy | Hardcore nausia, horrible gagging just THINKING about taking another drink, chills | I just started drinking this at 5 (it's now 7) and I want to burn this medicine and whoever invinted it alive. I'm sitting here shaking just thinking about having to take another sip. I've tried EVERYTHING to make it better, and my mom went to the store to try some of the suggestions I've read. Right now I have it mixed with orange gatorade and it's not too too bad...still gagging and wanting to kill something though. I started wanting to puke as soon as I smelled the shyte. The chills came after cup 2 and the bloating after cup 4...I'm only a little above half way done...it's really hard to drink a full cup in 20 - 30 minutes...I tried chugging it but it comes back up. I've tried almost everything I've read here...the only thing that seems to be working is taking a sip and quickly gulping down some gatorade. No one told me to eat light the day before, so I have a feeling I'm in for a very, very long night...I'm giving it a 3 only because something that tastes this vile, this horrid ha | F | 18 | 1 times | 8/11/2008 | 1 | prep for colonoscopy | Absolutely the worst thing I have ever tasted in my entire life. I have a very strong stomach and I can drink just about any combination of alcohol, etc (sorry, still in college!) and not throw up but half-way thru this jug of hell-juice I lost it. I vomited profusely 3 or so times and stopped drinking the evil stuff. I will never ever come within 5 feet of this stuff again. | Gave me chills, sweats, shaking, crying, vomiting,... disgusting orange flavor. | F | 18 | 1 days | 1/13/2006 | 4 | Colonoscopy/ endoscopy | Nausea, severe bloating, vomiting after several glasses (due to fullness), weakness, chills, low blood sugar, dizziness, sever diarrhea, shakes | I took this starting at 6 pm today and was to be finished before 12 am. I drank as was told an 8oz. glass every ten minutes. I am 5"4 and weigh 126 and I had to push my time back to fifteen or 20 minutes because I kept vomiting the Nulytely up. I drank more than half of the bottle. I was pooping pure water for a long time but now it's a yellow color...hoping that's from the gatorade! I can't possibly drink any more of that nasty stuff! Tried using the flavoring packets but they seemed to make it taste worse. It tasted like molded salt water to me haha. I really hated it. | F | 19 | 1 days | 12/30/2008 | 2 | colonoscopy | vomiting, gagging, chills, gas | This stuff was pretty easy to get down at first. After the thrid trip to the bathroom i was so nauseus, but no where near half way done with the jug. So i kept drinking. About halfway through I was having clear bowel movements, but I also started throwing up. | M | 19 | 1 days | 5/22/2008 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | nausea | first off make sure you read up on tips before you take the prep. Im doing the prep right now and im wishing i had a lemon wedge and some 7 up. Just the smell of this horrid bottle and i am gagging. There is a pill though and its called osmo prep i was told it works after i bought this lovely container. my procedure is in the morning and i have half 1 liter left. I am nineteen and i am not wishing for anymore of these god awful containers ever again. Good luck to those who are about to take it... time to drink up :) | F | 19 | 1 days | 10/26/2009 | 5 | Colonoscopy Prep | None, other than the intended effect | Was slightly nervous before taking this. I bought a whole bunch of items described in other reviews, such as chicken broth, baby wipes, lemonade, etc, in preparation, but ended up only using the lemonade. It's really not that bad if you start the liquid diet a day earlier, and pass stool normally before taking nuly tely. I only needed a third of the 4L to clear me out, though I am only 120 lbs at the moment. Some of the other reviews really helped out. | M | 20 | 1 days 4L 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Just grossed out. Going to the bathroom THAT MUCH is kinda annoyong... and nasty lol | I figured out a way to make this stuff taste good!!!!!! This is my second time taking TriLyte(same as NuLytely) and after reading all these comments and tips i have to say is... why don't you guys fill the jug with gatorade, green hawaiian punch, fruit juices etc...INSTEAD of filling it with water. I've asked 4 pharmasists and my Doctor if it's ok to mix it with something else other than water and they said definitely as long as its not red or purple. The first time i took this stuff i was in the hospital and it had NO flavorings and it was mixed with water... I had all the typical side effects, grossed out/gagging/throwing up. It was disgusting. But this time its not bothering me at all, I mixed mine with the Green hawaiian punch and pinapple flavoring. lol and its actually tasty!!! | F | 20 | 1 days | 11/2/2008 | 4 | colonoscopy | Overall the medicine has been working so far. However, I think that for someone my size 4 liters is a bit extreme I am 6-8 glasses in and already have liquid stool with no particles. The hardest part is getting "used" to the taste. One thing that I've found that helps me is chewing mint gum before and after drinking it. Drinking through a straw helps. And I've learned that if you focus on your breathing it is almost impossible to gag. Best of luck to everyone going through this and remember it's only one day you have to take it. (: | F | 20 | 1 days 4 liters | 10/5/2014 | 4 | Colonoscopy prep | Shakey, cold, bloated. | This stuff is sooooooo gross, it tastes so nasty! I have been up all night because my initial procedure is at 8:30 am and I need to be there at 8:00. I have yet to finish all of my medicine and it is 5:47 am. I am tired, hungry, and very uncomfortable. I am nervous for the procedure but I am sure it is a sinch compared to drinking this stuff!!! | F | 21 | 1 days 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 3 | barium enema prep | bloating, overall fatigue | this stuff is not fun to drink, in my case i didnt have a lot in my bowels from the day before so i didnt need to drink the entire gallon before i was having the completely watery bm's. the stuff tastes really salty and i gagged a few times trying to chug it down. the flavor packets dont help much but im sure they are better than not using them at all. it definetly did what it was supposed to do though in turning your bowel movements to a pale yellow liquid. overall i would have to say that drinking this stuff for an entire day was the worst moment of my life so far. i know it says to drink 8oz every 20 minutes but honestly if you start to feel too full, just wait until you feel somewhat better to drink more because it will make you gag trying to down more of this stuff. good luck to anyone who has been prescribed this stuff, not a fun experiance. | M | 21 | 1 days 1 gallon 1X day | 8/31/2010 | 2 | colonoscopy | severe nausea, chills | Oh my goodness. What a horrible way to clean out your system. I chose the tropical berry flavor. The flavor doesn't help really. I've been gagging it the last 1.5hours and every gulp seems tedious. 1/2 gallon for tonight and 1/2 gallon in the morning... Torture! | F | 21 | 1 days | 4/8/2009 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | just an extreme urge to vomit | This is absolutely the most disgusting thing I've tried in my life. I am actually drinking it right now and I can't get myself to finish the last glass. It is not so much the taste itself but the texture is thick and does taste salty. I want to gag every time I taste it. I have to drink half the gallon today and the other half tomorrow morning and I am already extremely worried about the other half. I've been drinking it for two hours already and have only had one BM. Well it has to be done so Ugghhh...here I go again... | F | 21 | | 4/28/2009 | 1 | vomiting, chills | Horrible, absolutely horrible. I will never do this again. It took me 7 hours to get it all down, while i threw up 3 times. People at my house can sit there and tell me to hurry up and drink another glass.. I wanted to throw them through a wall. There is no way someone can drink 8oz every 10 mins until its gone; THATS IMPOSSIBLE. When i finally had a bowel movement I pooped for like 30 minutes straight. I was on a clear liquid diet so it was hardly any stools. I feel bad for my toilet. I agree with the people that said the doctors should drink this once a year. My doctor acted like it would be easy to drink.. what a lie! | M | 21 | 1 days | 5/28/2009 | 5 | Colonoscopy | NONE to really mention | This was not at all that bad The taste wasn't great, but it wasn't the worst either. After about an hour I had to unleash a major amount of dung from my anus. I parked my sweet cheeks on the toilet and read a book. Took a while to get totally "cleaned out", but it felt good. | F | 22 | | 1/14/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy/endoscopy prep | Chills, bloating, nausea, projectile vomiting. I continued to vomit the day after i completed the prep (before the procedure) and also had severe nausea.. i was almost in tears by the time i finally got an IV to get rehydrated then knocked out for the procedures. | It did the job and cleaned me out.. just very unpleasant side effects! | F | 22 | 1 days | 11/14/2008 | 4 | prep for colonoscopy | constant cramping, slight nausea, bloating, raw behind | wow. that was pretty terrible. ok, nobody told me to eat lightly a few days prior to taking nulytely, so i looked at them as my last meals until after the procedure and ate a lot. bad idea. i assumed it would taste bad but i had no idea. people said it would taste like salt water. ...yea...salt water from hell, maybe. it's terrible. i opted not to put any flavor in it, so as to not make me hate any flavor for the rest of my natural life. starting at 4pm, i drank 4 8 oz. glasses, 20 mins apart and got my first result a little over an hour after i started taking the solution. after the 4 glasses i couldn't choke down anymore. i would honestly gag when i put the cup up to my face. using a straw and holding my nose helped but NOT enough. i stopped for about 3 hours, but still had results. after the 3 hours, i chugged 3 more glasses with sips of kool-aid and of course gagging in between. that was enough to get results the rest of the night and become clear. (clear = no more solids, cloudy/c | F | 22 | 1 days | 5/6/2007 |