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/Endoscopy Prep | No other side effects other than the intended diareah. | The taste wasn't as bad as I suspected.I performed a low- fiber diet one week prior and a clear liquid diet 2 days prior to this prep. Made passing everything extremely easy. I consumed 4 liters split dose. Was able to consume the 2 liters in the 2 hours allotted relatively easy. | F | 33 | 1 days 4 Liters 1X day | 2/27/2023 | 5 | Colonoscopy | None | This is my 4th colonoscopy and first using NuLYTELY. I was nervous as the Golightly I've had in the past tasted awful and made me throw up. This time I was given, and too Zofran for the nausea an hour before I started the prep. I used orange Crystal Light and it tastes like someone made Tang and didn't put enough water with it. The flavor is fine and it's not too thick. I'm just getting tired of drinking it but I'm doing a split prep so I won't have to drink it all tonight. I am used to feeling like I'm going to faint but so far I'm ok. | F | 62 | 1 days 64 oz | 6/15/2020 | 5 | Prep for colonoscopy for gi bleed | Gas and very slight but tolerable nausea | The stuff worked like a charm literally no blood with movements and took effect within an hour and a half. The worst part is the slightly salty, unsweetened Gatorade taste. And the rawness that accompanies the hospital tp but if you can do at home that's the way to go | M | 29 | 1 days 4 l | 3/31/2017 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | Bloating, feeling full, shivering. | I mixed mine with lemonade drink mix. I Was told to drink 8oz every 10 min....I did 8oz every 15 or so to try and ward off possible nausea. Got very bloated feeling until it "kicked in" (about an hour and a half in). I opted to go on a low residue diet for 3 days before prep so I became cleared out pretty quick...only my first bathroom trip had solid matter. Worst part of it for me is still having the rest to finish and the shivering like I'm cold. To anyone who is facing this prep keep a positive attitude and don't stress too much! It's not the most fun I've ever had but it's a necessary evil. | F | 32 | 1 days gallon | 11/19/2015 | 5 | Colonoscopy | this is my 3rd colonoscopy. Before I took go lightly which seemed thicker and tasted salty. So far this solution seems lighter and easier but takes longer to work. I sip a little 7up before and after each glass, more like a mouthwash really I'm not done and I was scared too even had some "D" this morning from nerves but this seems ok. Also use A&D ointment often find in baby section, very soothing. Some day they'll have an easier way we can only hope😛 | F | 68 | 1 days 8oz every | 8/5/2015 | 5 | Colonoscopy prep | The taste is almost nothing; it was very easy to get down, even without the flavor pack. It tastes vaguely like ocean water, no aftertaste. If you've ever taken cod liver oil, this experience was far better than that. | F | 50 | 1 days | 7/23/2015 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Ok guys I'm the biggest wimp on the planet. I'm post chemo for stage 3C colon cancer, I also have Crohn's disease & a bunch of other things wrong with me & a TON of allergies. This is my first colonoscopy post chemo. Here's the secret, the CHERRY flavor packet. I hate all the other flavored (lemon-lime, orange, pineapple). I have to do it slower than norm because of my issues. Cold, cold, cold. Then put it in a measuring cup, hold your breath, drink thru a straw (I'm doing 4oz every 15 mins). I can get 4 oz down in 3 drinks, the chase with cold Mt. Dew. So far so good. I'm 1.4 liters into it but have only gone twice. I've got a headache & I'm cold but it's also cold outside. This is NO WHERE near as horrible as I thought it was going to be. Esp the taste, I've had to take worse. The after taste reminds me of a cherry zinc lozenge. Kinda gross but not unbearable. I honestly thought I'd be miserable & going nothing but water by now. So we'll see. If it gets unbearable I'll post again. But I'm used to going a lot more than this with having the whole right side of my large intestines gone & the Crohn's. | F | 44 | 1 days | 1/15/2015 | 5 | Colonoscopy | None | It was a piece of cake! No problem with taste at all (like Gatorade with no sugar). I kept it chilled. I measured out 8-10 ounces every 15 min, and drank it down I was cleaned out in less than two hours. I drank 4/5th's of the solution...I could have drank it all, but no reason too.. I read all of the horror stories from people on the site.......really people, suck it up, it wasn't that bad! This is coming from a 5 foot, 105 pound male that doesn't have a lot of space for all of the fluid. Positive attitude people. It was so much easier than most people lead you to believe. | M | 50 | 1 days 1 gallon 1X day | 1/12/2015 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | No side effects. | I was expecting this colon prep product to be disgusting. I wouldn't want to drink it everyday but it wasn't as vile as it had been made out to be. I opened all the flavor packets, smelled them and decided to use the orange. Not sure how much if any the flavor packet aided in my ability to drink this product. I used a cylinder measuring glass and a straw. Was able to down the required dosage in 2 1/2 hours with no problems. The next morning I had to drink a 10 oz. bottle of magnesium citrate. Now that was gross. Both had the desired effect of cleaning out my colon. Survived the colonoscopy, a polyp was found and removed. The procedure and prep aren't on my list of favorite things to do but I'm relieved that I did it and won't have to do it again for 5 years. | F | 62 | 1 days 2 litres 1X day | 7/6/2013 | 5 | colonoscopy | chills, nausea | This stuff does the job, but taking it is a nightmare. They gave me a lemon flavor packet which basically did nothing. On the evening before my procedure, I had to drink eight-8 oz glasses (with 10 minutes between glasses). Then I had to repeat the same procedure at 3:00 the next morning. 16 glasses in all and felt like I was going to vomit several time. I chased each drink with Sprite and that seemed to help. I did NOT breath while drinking and that seemed to help as well. Good luck and if there is something else you could ask for, I would try. | F | 45 | 1 days 1 gallon 8X day | 8/8/2012 | 5 | pre-colonoscopy | A little bit of bloating and stomach/intestinal gurgling | Taking this has been no big deal. I've had worse diarrhea with the flu. On the recommendation of others at this site, I added 2 packets of Crystal Light instead of using the flavor packet that came with it. One thing I do strongly recommend is that 2 or 3 days before you are scheduled to start the Nulytely that you cut back on your food intake and start with the clear liquids. This way you have less in your system that needs to get cleaned out and the whole process goes faster. | F | 50 | 1X day | 1/25/2012 | 5 | Colonoscopy | None | This site was very helpful in preparing me for what to expect with the prep. Was reassured to see that few people here reported bad side effects. Few days prior I ate rice, pasta, low fiber meals, no meats. Stocked up on green apple hard candies, lemon jello, and chicken broth. Oatmeal for breakfast, and began clear liquid diet at noon. Mixed/chilled prep a few hours before drinking it. Did not add any flavoring to prep. Made a "checklist" broken into 15 minute intervals and checked it off after each cup I drank.The taste of the prep is not bad. Slightly salty, but I was expecting sea water. The consistency is somewhat gelatinous, but not unpleasant. Did not have to use toilet until I was close to the end of the first 64 oz. Next morning I had to finish another 64 oz. I took the jug out of the refridgerator and kept it out as it had gotten very cold. I also poured the 8 oz drink into a cup 15 minutes before drinking so it would warm up a little bit. The trips to the bathroom were frequent but not constant or so urgent that I found myself running to the toilet. I was worried that the morning dose would make it hard to get to the doctors office without pooping my pants, but I had no problem there. Colonoscopy went well - next one in ten years. I hope your experience with this goes well. Bottoms up! :) | M | 49 | 1 days 64oz 2X day | 11/27/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy Prep | It did what is was supposed to do. I didn't have any chills like the others described. Overall, this was a very easy medicine to take. | Don't hype it too much. It has NO taste to it. Seriously though-I don't understand what all the fuss is about. I read these posts a few days prior to starting to take this medicine and I tell you what...they had me all nerved up. I was dreading it all day. I got home and started to get my glasses all measured out and lined up since I didn't know what to expect. If it was going to make me a sick as everyone was saying, I wanted to be all organized with my doses measured out. I took a sip and it had ZERO flavor. Nothing. I couldn't even taste the 'salty' flavor some talked about. I actually was able to add a bit of beef broth to it, heat it, and drink it like no big deal. Long story short-Don't over think it. Drink it and stay home and just relax. | F | 29 | 1 days 1X O | 9/8/2011 | 5 | colonoscopy | A bit of bloating for about 30 minutes after drinking Nulytely. | The taste is just like salty water. No additives needed for me. I think if the taste had bothered me I'd have added chicken or beef bullion and heated it a bit. That would have "complimented " the already salty taste. But it really wasn't bad at all! | F | 55 | 2 days 1X day | 8/31/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy Prep | Explosive bowel movements | I read through these comments the night before my own prep (today) and I want to assure everyone --- this is NOT that bad. It really, really isn't and I'm a huge baby about stuff like this. First of all - my biggest suggestion - a 16 oz plastic cup, a straw, ice and Flavor Splash Aquafina (Grape) worked just fine. The next tip: Do NOT let yourself taste the stuff. I never did. I held my nose each times and while you can tell the taste is salty and sweet at the same time, you will not gag. I mixed mine with Lemonade Crystal Lite and the lemon lime packet they give you and chilled it for a day. It really, really is not that bad. I would suck down two sips, then take a sip of the Aquafina. All I ended up tasting was grape. My first BM started approximaely 1/2 hour after I first started and after about 20 oz. Keep in mind --- these aren't continual bowel movements (which is what I thought they'd be). They're more like spurts of liquid which come out every 5-10 minutes or so, so you're not chained to the toilet like you'd believe. I used Balmex and Charmin Wet Wipes from the beginning. I got through 4/5 of the container, but stopped because since about 1:30 (I stopped at 7pm), my BM's were clear and bright neon yellow. It's now 9:19 pm and I'm pretty much finished. Just hungry. Do NOT let some of the prior posts scare you. It is just not that bad. | F | 33 | 1 days 2X day | 6/20/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Nausea, gagging, chills | Nulytely did exactly what it was supposed to. It tastes awful, much like a thicker version of Alka-Seltzer, and was really hard to get down after the third glass. The first few were fine, but then my gag reflex kicked in and my body just did not want to swallow this stuff anymore. I made it through the whole prep though but came close to vomiting many times. I used the orange flavor packet which added a lovely orange SMELL to the liquid but zero orange flavor. I will note that on the instructions it stated that the product would start to work in 30 minutes, but for me it took about 3 hours to start working and finished after about 6 hours. | F | 37 | 1 days 1 gallon 1X O | 5/9/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy Prep | None | It did the job. I held my nose. Didn't put any flavoring packets in it. Drank 7up. Didn't taste bad at all. I bought things the people on this site recommended; lemons/limes, Country Time Lemonade, etc...didn't use any of them. | F | 47 | 0 days 1X O | 4/14/2011 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | Minor feeling of fullness after 11th 8-oz glass in two hours | Not bad at all! Added crystal lite;flavor was then no problem at all. Had no problems getting down the first ten doses; then it got a little tough but fortunately by then I really didn't need any more. | M | 61 | 1 days 3 ltr 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 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 | 5 | colonoscopy | A feeling of enormous bloat so bad I could hardly bend over. | I'm one of the rare people who enjoys taking enemas. So, I was very curious about taking Nulytely. I started taking the 8 oz. glasses of it every 10 minutes as directed. After about the 3rd glass, it felt like fluid that was not being absorbed and was moving around into my abdomen. After about an hour, it started to feel like a bloating sensation. After about two hours, it was a very uncomfortable bloating sensation and my abdomen was obviously distended. At that point, I felt like it wanted to come out of me, but I held it back because I was curious about what would come next. I finally finished all 4 liters at 2-3/4 hours. It was a tremendous bloating sensation. I could feel pressure on my esophagus and my anus at the same time. It was like a giant enema that went all through me from top to bottom. With a giant effort, I held it back for 15 more minutes. Surprisingly, there was no nausea. Using the toilet was a huge, continuing explosion. Needless to say, I was totally cleaned out! I did the colonoscopy without drugs the next day. | M | 62 | 1 days 1X day | 11/13/2010 |