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 | 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 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | little heart racing, some chills, bloating after 1st hour | I can't think of a worse thing to drink! It worked, but it tasted like oil/water. If I win the lottery, I will donate money to research for a colonoscopy prep pill that you take once and that's it! My test results were fine, and I hope I do not have to do this again anytime soon! I used lemon/lime, and my instructions said to finish the whole gallon in 3 hours...well in 3 hours I was half way through. I finished all in all, about 3/4 of the gallon. Instructions say that stool should be clear, and while a little cloudy...no solids, so I was done!!! My corona's with a lime may never taste the same.... | F | 50 | 4 days | 10/4/2006 | 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 | none | I didn't mind the taste at all. I shook a little from a flavor package into each glass so I could have all 4 flavors. I liked them all. What I didn't like was the texture of the liquid. I had to chase it with water to get that slimy feel off of my tongue. | F | 48 | 2 days | 3/31/2009 | 5 | Colonoscopy | No side effects. I only felt a little chilled but nothing I couldn't handle. | Someone on here suggested not putting the flavors in the mix. I sprinkled some of the 4 flavors in the glass and it was tolerable. I think that's where it becomes slimy is with the flavorings. The last few glasses I did without any flavorings. I thought it tasted like an Alka Selzer or even Gatorade. One of the things that helped me was to keep busy until the next glass. I set my timer and worked on the computer; I found it helped not thinking about the taste or anything else. I also sucked on a butterscotch hard candy; it helped take the taste out of my mouth. Another hint I have is to buy some of the very softest toliet paper or buy baby or adult wipes. That really helped. I had read the opinions here prior to my treatment and was crazy by the time I started my treatments. I didn't find the whole experience to be as bad as some are making it out to be. My doctor also prescribed a couple of pills for vomiting but I didn't even take them. Actually this treatment is better than what I took before. I didn't have any cramping whatsoever. This procedure and the colonoscopy itself was a piece of cake if you just follow the instructions. | F | 63 | 2 days | 6/6/2009 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Gagging after about 6 glasses; terrible gas | I was so nervous about having a colonoscopy that I didn't worry too much about drinking the drink until the time came. After starting the drink, my worry then changed to whether I would be able to finish it. I had a noon appointment the following day, which I was disappointed about having it be so late, but for me it was a blessing since I had to drink two liters the night before the procedure and two liters the morning of the procedure. I did okay with two liters until the end when I started to gag, but luckily I was done then until the morning. The same thing happened to me the following morning with the gagging, and I ended up drinking only one additional liter (three in total), and I was totally cleaned out. If I had to drink the entire four liters at once, I wouldn't have been able to do it and I would have had to cancel the appointment. I mixed the drink with the cherry flavor and it was terrible. There was not a lot of flavor and the smell was also terrible. Friends have mixed it with Crystal Light, and I think that would probably have been better. I have given the rating a 5 only because it did a good job doing what it was supposed to do, but there has to be a better way. As for taste, I would give it a rating of 1. | F | 50 | 2 days | 1/15/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy | bloating, burping, feeling cold from the cold liquid | I had trouble filling my prescription--first two pharmacies did not have it in stock, so plan ahead. I did a "split prep" meaning I drank half (about 8 8-oz cups) in the evening and then 8 hours later I drank the rest. My first cup was unflavored and awful, after that I added flavor crystals from what they gave me which helped enormously. I pretended I was on "Survivor" to help me drink each cup fairly quickly. Don't laugh, my little mind game helped :-) I liked the split prep for two reasons...I was so glad to get to stop drinking halfway...would hate to have had to keep drinking more, and two, my prep was rated "excellent"...this stuff worked. Five years ago I took laxative pills for my first scope...in comparison, taking pills was much easier than drinking all this liquid, but they made for more prolonged, unpleasant bowel movements. Nulytely got the job done more quickly. I would consider doing this again, but would also consider newer options. I have heard other preps may require less liquid. | F | 44 | 2 days 8X day | 11/5/2013 | 4 | colonoscopy | none that weren't abnormal | I just had my colonoscopy today. PIECE OF CAKE! Prep? PIECE OF CAKE! Use the lemon-lime flavor, drink each glass fast-tastes like salty gatorade but not the worst thing I've tasted. Then suck on a small lemon wedge-this gets rid of the taste in your mouth immediately. I wish I had'nt spent yrs worrying about all this. Was not nearly as bad as rumored. Don't listen to everyone else. My husband is doing the same liquids today and tomorrow is his colonoscopy-first one for both of us! I have found men downplay the side affects of the nulytely if any and women over-exagerate it! Alot of the people in this forum I feel were young adults that whined too much about nothing. Don't listen to them-take your medicine-and feel proud you screened yourself for colon cancer-theres alot worse procedures out there-trust me! | F | 53 | 2 days | 6/2/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | none | Was really a breeze. Reading this helped. Ate liquid diet only 3 days prior. Drinking the Nulytely was not bad at all. I hate artificial sugar, so added frozen organic lemonade syrup. Drank it out of a large 24 oz. cup with big straw. Drank it cold and fast followed by lime wedge. Had chicken broth too. Was nervous before...no need to be. Don't worry! | F | 50 | 2 days | 9/24/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy | bloating | I had to drink 2 liters in the pm and 2 in the am. I gagged all through the first 2 liters, even throwing up. Repeat with the 1st liter in the morning. I got wise after reading this site and sucked on ICEBREAKERS SOURS before and after chugging. I HATE this stuff. It is disgusting. I am using the generic with no flavoring. | F | 29 | 2 days | 8/7/2008 | 4 | Upper & Lower GI | Slight chills (about 30 minutes) Slight runny nose Slight headache (I think from not eating) Loose bowels, turning into 'watery' bowels (but this is what you're 'needing') | I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER!!! CHICKEN (or beef) BROTH!! THIS IS A MUST! *DO NOT MIX THE ENTIRE 'FLAVORING' IN THE MEDICINE MIXTURE - this is in the case you don't like the flavor you chose...you're not 'stuck' with it. MIX ONLY SINGLE GLASSES/MUGS OF NULYTELY/FLAVOR. I had to do this for 2 days: It wasn't until the 2nd 1/2, that I thought, "I've got to come up with something to make this bearable"! I did try the orange flavor & then the cherry -they were 'ok' - but I could still taste that REALLY 'sea salt' taste with this pretty sweet 'add-in'! I then began to alternate sips of tea....YES, YOU CAN HAVE TEA OR COFFEE (NO MILK/CREAM/COFFEE MATE) only sugar can be added to either. But even with that, I could still taste that same 'sea salt' taste....YUK! SOOOO, the next morning (& I truly believe the Lord placed this in my thoughts) - I got a can of Chicken Broth....followed directions on can.....& then lightly heated a mug of my 'sea med'....I put about 4-5 tablespoons of the heated broth in my mug....& WHAT DO YOU KNOW....IT WAS GOOD!!! I never tasted the 'sea water'....just the chicken broth.....I was able to drink my med....without ANY problem!! I really do believe THIS IS THE ANSWER to those who have to 'go through' this procedure! And I really do pray this helps you....as it truly helped me!! Thank You Jesus! | F | 46 | 2 days 4 liters 1X AN | 4/13/2010 | 4 | Colonscopy | I was dreading drinking "the sauce" ... but it was a piece of cake. I used Crystal Lite ... a half-tube for each eight-ounce glass. Tasted just fine ... NO problems. | M | 57 | 2 days 4X day | 5/21/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy prepgallon?unk | This stuff should be called "TurboPrep." I had read somewhere to use both Vaseline and baby wipes to ease the constant friction on your abused anal opening. Excellent ideas. Also, on prep day, my favorites are barely-formed Jello (gives you the impression you have substance in your hungry tummy) and LOTS of Popsicles. | I used the cherry flavor and chilled the stuff for two days. I swigged as much as I could stand at a time, and it wasn't too bad. I had to drink half of it the night before and the other half the day of the procedure. It certainly did the job. I wore a Depends to the clinic, as I was afraid of what Dave Barry called "spurtage," but didn't have any. I can't use the salty preps because I have kidney damage, so I suppose that this one was as inoffensive as any I've tried. I didn't have problems with vomiting. I had minor bloating,but let's face it - nobody feels exactly prime when they are facing this ordeal-by-scope. I don't know what the dosage was - it came in a gallon-sized bottle, give or take a little. | F | 64 | 2 days 1X day | 3/20/2012 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Aggravated hemorrhoids | While it wasn't fun spending 8-9 hours in the bathroom over two days (I drank half in the evening and the other half the next morning), the Nulytely wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. My only real discomfort was initiated by the magnesium citrate laxative used to get things moving - that stuff really stings coming out. Plain Nulytely has even less flavor than tap water, if that's possible. The clinic suggested sucking on lime wedges before and after each drink, and that really helped. I found it also helps psychologically if you break each cup down into two four-ounce servings and swig them one after the other. Also, distract yourself from thinking about the next dose. I set a kitchen timer for 10 minutes and read a good mystery novel. For sore butt, try washing off with a shower hose instead of using TP or wipes. | F | 60 | 2 days | 8/28/2007 | 2 | Colonoscopy | Horrible taste. After drinking 3 water bottles full of the the solution, I almost vomited it all up. | F | 27 | 2 days | 11/19/2018 | 2 | upper and lower GI | horrible cramps for hours before it worked.and horrible chest pain and hard time breathing until I took prescription pain meds.i take for bone pain.it scares me to death as my upper and lower GI is tomorrow | F | 67 | 2 days 2000 2 day | 6/2/2020 | 1 | colonoscopy | Chills, nausea, pounding headache, bloated feeling in abdomen. | Doing the "split" prep. half the night before and half the morning of. The night before it went down worse w/ each glass. Didn't start evacuating til 30 min. AFTER the last glass. Up most of the night. Massive headche in the temples, back of the head and neck. Chills. Started again in the morning and got 4 glasses down and just couldn't do it any more. NASTY NASTY STUFF. BTW, I used the Lemon Lime flavor pack. ugh. | M | 49 | 2 days 2 liters 1X day | 12/10/2010 | 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 | This is my second colonoscopy so I knew what to expect. Used the cherry flavor the first time and it was nasty. Refrigerated it and drank 12 oz. glasses at a time. Mixed each glass with a half scoop of Country Time Lemonade, held my breath and drank each glass in one long drink. Not pleasant, but the lemonade mix helped. Small price to pay for peace of mind vs. colon cancer. | M | 55 | 1 days 1X day | 10/28/2010 | 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 |