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 |
| 1 | Cleansing prep for colonoscopy | Gagging from the horrible taste, extreme nausea with second small glass, vomiting less than 1/2 way thru. The cherry flavor made things worse, there is nothing much worse than vomiting sweet!!!! The sheer volume of liquid you have to take in such a short period of time adds to the cause of nausea and vomiting. There is NO WAY I could be induced to take this stuff or related GoLytely product again. It took awhile to get THAT thru my gastro's head so I found information on other preps online and gave my gastro the choice, no scope or we try another product for the prep! I eventually won and have used lemon-ginger flavored or unflavored PhosphoSoda or lemon flavored Magnesium Citrate for every scope since that first. | Every gastro who scripts this prep should have to drink the entire solution once a year as a reminder and an incentive to find other alternatives. There's no pleasant way to cleanse the bowel for a scope but there are better ways than these PEG solutions. | F | 61 | 1 times | 11/30/2003 | 1 | pre-colonoscopy | Extreme nausea, vomitting halfway through, cramping, exhausting diarrhea | I will NEVER use this product again and agree with the other rating here: each Gastro who prescribes this should take it once a year or recommend another drug | F | 49 | 1 days | 1/23/2004 | 4 | COLONOSCOPY | Tonight is the night that I taken nulytely. I agree that it is horrible tasting.Also though I do feel like it did clean my colon out good enought o where the doctor will see what is causing my problems.So far I am ok with this medicine.Lets hope it helps see the problem. | F | 42 | 1 days | 4/6/2004 | 1 | cleansing-pre colonscopy | I have spontaneous bleeding of bladder as a reseult of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. This condition is worsened by such things as aspirin (which I no Longer Take). Twelve hours after completing cleansing procedure I had a great deal of spontanous bleedilng of bladder. More than ever experienced before. this continued to a lesser degree off and on for a week. I believe, without a doubt, that one or more of the ingredientsaffected my bladder condition. | I will take another colonscopy only if the doctor agrees to use another cleansing agent. I know some doctors use other products such as Fleet. | M | 78 | 1 days | 6/21/2004 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | nausea, abdominal cramping, chills | this stuff is absolutely vile. i couldn't even finish the prep, it was so disgusting. yes, it's effective. but it's not worth it. if i ever have to have another colonoscopy i will insist upon a different prep. the cherry flavor didn't do anything to mask how nasty this is. by the time i was 3/4 finished with the gallon of this horrible stuff, i was in tears and shaking. bad bad bad. | F | 46 | 3 times | 9/12/2004 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | My pharmacist suggested that the lemon/lime flavor was the most tolerable of the choices. It did not taste good, but it also did not taste that bad. I did not have any problems with nausea or vomiting, or cramping. I followed the instructions, stayed in the bathroom a little over three hours, and was done. It was less of a nightmare than some of the postings here were leading me to believe. | F | 50 | 1 days | 10/4/2004 | 4 | Colonoscopy Prep | Minor chills. Feeling full/bloated. | My pharmacist also recommended lemon/lime flavor. Refrigerated for eight hours. I drank each 8oz glass as quickly as possible. Tasted like watered down lemon/lime Gatorade with a licorice aftertaste. Not nearly as bad as I expected. | M | 50 | 1 times | 1/7/2005 | 5 | Colonoscopy Prep | Mild chilling, mild stomach pain | Worked fast, first glass was easy to swallow, became difficult after that. Lemon Lime flavor. It tasted a bit like........sweat, or spit or something. Very nasty. | F | 31 | 1 days | 2/3/2005 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | This has to be the most disgusting, vile tasting liquid I have ever tried to drink. The pharmacy gave me the lemon lime flavor and it was only palatable when I chased it with some gatoraide. If I tried to swallow it without something to mask the flavor I vomited. | Avoid at all costs! | F | 42 | 1 days | 2/28/2005 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | The nulyttely always has the same effect on me, although this time it was markedly worse. I get chills, severe chills, and the effects don't wear off. I end up wrapped in a blanket in the bathroom till morning. There has to be a better way. | M | 51 | | 3/6/2005 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | At the time I used this medicine I had a bleeding hemmorhoid (which my internist actually examined). In addition my situation was complicated by a peri-anal rash (which he completely ignored) that was eventually diagnosed as a fungus or parasitic infection and successfully treated by a dermatologist. The | M | 65 | 1 days | 4/2/2005 | 1 | colonoscopy prep | this is my second time trying to take nulytely. The first time, I started taking it, I vomited tremendously, I had severe stomach pains, I was shaking, had real bad cramps and chills. I also started diarreha and voiding all at the same time. I also experienced muscle weakness that entire day, I could not make it down stairs until my children call the doctor and notified them of my symptoms and they told me to stop the nulytely. From all the vomiting that I did, my whole body became very very very sore. I felt like someone had physically abused my body. My chest cavity was so sore that I could not even laugh or cough. This second time around with nulytely; well I did the same thing today, I still could not consume the whole entire laxative solution, again the vomiting started and the same things started to happen all over again, until I recommended another laxative (magnesium citrate). So I will not know my results until I go in for the colonoscopy procedure tommorow which happens to be 4/6/05. But I will never recommend the nulytely to anyone. That stuff is discusting. I have never never in my life tasted such bad vile liquid as the nulytely. I hope in the near future that they can provide a better laxative solution for anyone that has to take the colnoscopy prep. | I hate it, I hate it with a PASSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nulytely is a nightmare for anyone who has to take it. I never disagreed with a medicine before, but this is such a nasty,dissatisfing solution, I hope everyone can avoid. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 4/5/2005 | 5 | colonoscopy | Mild chills | Not nearly as bad as others describe it. Strange texture, so just chug it down. Works quickly - no cramps, unlike that citrus laxative soda | M | 55 | | 4/15/2005 | 5 | Colonoscopy prep | None | This was not anywhere near as bad as I expected. Got the lemon-lime flavor, and it tasted like...well, lemon-lime flavored water, with a salty aftertaste. I was thirsty when I started (6:30 PM), so I easily put down a glass every 10 min for the first 1 1/2 hours. Then I started to feel bloated and bored with the taste, so I slowed down. I felt less bloated after I finally defecated about 2 1/2 hours later (9:00PM). My stool was completely liquid diarrhea, without any solid feces or any gas. No nausea, no vomiting, no cramps, no discomfort. It took about 6 hours to finish drinking the 4 liters. It caused me to have about 6 quick bowel movements (about 45 min. apart) that evening. Although the instructions say to drink until the color of your diarrhea becomes yellowish-cloudy, I had to drink the entire 4 liters before my stool went from dark brown to just cloudy. I expelled clear liquid stool twice the next morning (6AM and 9AM), and had my procedure at 11AM. It, too, was a breeze. | M | 50 | 1 days | 5/2/2005 | 5 | Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy | Mild chills; mild bloating; minor anal irritation | I'm an RN who has actually administered Nulytely to patients (and cleaned up after them) many times, so I didn't think I would be at all uncomfortable with this process. But after reading some of the posts on this site, I was extremely anxious about using this product on myself. I don't doubt what anyone has written here (people have different responses to meds), but I have to agree with those who wrote that | F | 28 | 1 times | 5/6/2005 | 5 | Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy | Mild chills; mild bloating; minor anal irritation | I'm an RN who has actually administered Nulytely to patients (and cleaned up after them) many times, so I didn't think I would be at all uncomfortable with this process. But after reading some of the posts on this site, I was extremely anxious about using this product on myself. I don't doubt what anyone has written here (people have different responses to meds), but I have to agree with those who wrote that | F | 28 | 1 times | 5/6/2005 | 1 | Colonscopy | Chills, vomiting and liquid diarreaha with absolutedly no control. My friend had a colonscopy done and just had to take magesuim caltraide. I had to do both. Their has to be something better. My husband is refusing to have this test using what I am using. I agree with the post all doctors need to take this one once a year! It is too much too drink. I just feel sick and I have cramps. | Awful! | F | 56 | 1 days | 6/12/2005 | 4 | colonoscopy | bloating, thorough blast cleanse...lol | started to evacuate after 90 min or so. This is like Liquid Plumber for the guts...Palatable taste w lemon-lime? Maybe the first 3 glasses...after that it becomes kinda salty and yucchy. Challenging to down the whole deal even w/in 4 hrs. | M | 39 | 1 days | 7/20/2005 | 4 | Clonoscopy | Mild bloating, slight nausea, no cramps, some chilling at first until liquid warmed up. | Not as bad as expected after reading other comments. Boated for the first few glasses but OK after the first bowel movement. After some experimentation, found the best method was chugalugging. More palatable if taken on the side with Crystal Light lemonade. Finished the 4 liters in about 3 hours. Started defacating after the 8th glass. Turned cloudy yellow after the 12th glass. Took about 25 to 30 bowel movements to completely evaculate the intestines. Next time I hope they either develope a tasteless version or in pill form taken with 4 liters of plain water. | M | 69 | 1 days | 7/25/2005 | 3 | colonoscopy prep | chills, nausea, cramps | It was worse than the actual colonoscopy. Hard to get the vile stuff down. | F | 49 | 1 days | 8/17/2005 |