NULYTELY Reviews (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE)

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 4  Sigmoidoscopy prep Bloating So glad I found this page, as it has great tips. (My clinic gave very little information.) Best tip is to mix it with 2-3 packets of Crystal Light (enough to make about a gallon). The taste became a non-issue. (Was like thick, salty lemonade.) Another great tip is to go at your own pace. I started slowly, taking half a glass every 20 minutes. I experienced some bloating but this subsided once I started excreting. Thanks to this page, I also knew to go on a liquid diet yesterday, so it only took about ten bathroom trips before it was clear liquid. Had VERY MILD nausea briefly because of the bloating but I found burping helped immensely. I started to get really full near the end so I only drank 3 liters. I feel for those who had horrible experiences with this. Mine couldn't have been easier. M 31 1 days
1/19/2009
 4  COLONOSCOPY CHILLS, BLOATING, GAS I ATTEMPTED THE POWDERS (LEMON LIME AND CHERRY) BUT GAGGED ON FIRST ATTEMPTS. I USED CRYSTAL LIGHT AND IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN DRINKABILITY. I TOOK THE STOOL SOFTENERS AN HOUR BEFORE I STARTED DRINKING, AND NATURE TOOK OVER ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER FIRST DRINK. AFTER THREE HOURS OF SERIOUS DRAINAGE, I WAS CLEANED OUT AND WAS ABLE TO SLEEP FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AS SOMEONE WHO IS ACCUSTOMED TO BEING CHAINED TO THE BATHROOM FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF VIOLENT ACTIVITY, THIS WAS NO DIFFERENT...OTHER THAN HAVING SERIOUS CHILLS. TODAY'S PROCEDURE WENT FINE, AND I ONLY HAD DRANK ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE PRODUCT. IF YOU ARE A VETERAN OF IBS, THIS SHOULD BE BUSINESS AS USUAL. GOOD LUCK! M 42 1 days
4/21/2008
 4  colonoscopy Minor chills, aches, headache. These ratings were very helpful to me as I prepared emotionally. I had no problems. Fasted all day, started with the TriLyte at 5pm (lemon/lime flavor pack, gatorade chasers). Started working after an hour; I finished the stuff in 2 hours (3 liters; took the fourth the next morning); and by 3 hours I was pretty much flushed out. (Not completely, and sleeping with a diaper might have been a good idea...). The next morning, I finished the 4th liter, it passed through me within the hour. The only problems were: it doesn't taste good but I could handle it (especially with the gatorade chaser); and I had some chills and aches and headache - maybe from also being hungry? Otherwise, the stuff killed my appetite so I wasn't miserable from hunger. Overall, not as bad as I had feared. Now off to part 2 - the colonoscopy itself. M 50 1 days
11/11/2008
 4  Colonoscopy none This was truly a NON-EVENT. I certainly appreciate everyone's comments and tips on how to make this an easier exercise. The 2 biggest learnings that I applied - and I really believed they helped - was to start adjusting your diet a few days prior to the treatment and to mix the solution with a flavored drink, not the packets. I started to reduce my food intake 2 days prior to the "flushing". No meat, limited fiber, and lots of soup. I also mixed up the Nulytely solution with half water and half bottled peach/cranberry juice. The consistency of the drink was little thick, but there was absolutely no issue with the flavor. So if you are anxious - don't be M 49
11/14/2008
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 4  Colonoscopy bloating-Nausios-cramping After reeading the comments on this board, I was worried. I must say, hal-way through the process, it's really not too bad. I've had better, but it's not all that bad. I would say, everyone is different, everone will respond to this differently, just drink it and take it easy for the day. It's not that bad. I rinsed my mouth out after each glass. Not fun, but not as bad as this site is making it sound. Remember, everone is different, just see how you react and stop reading. M 42 1 days
3/20/2008
 4  colonoscopy prep (trilyte) Chills from drinking so much refrigerated fluid the dr. prescribed Trilyte and the pharmacist recommended the lemon lime flavor pak so that's what i did. My orders were to eat nothing but clear liquids after waking and begin drinking the trilyte at 12 pm 8-10 oz. every 30 minutes so (of course) i chose to cut the interval to 15 minutes and chugged 10 oz in my favorite beer glass every 15 minutes using the oven timer until the jug was half empty then went to 20 minute intervals for the last half which made the time around 4pm....took effect after the first 3 chugs and a time or 2 after the last one...could have been worse i guess but now i'm looking forward(NOT)to getting up at 5 am to give myself tap water enemas before i'm off to the scope-o-RAM-a. Hope this helps...the flavor paks seemd more of an aftertaste than actual flavor to me anyway...best wishes and again, it's really wasn't that bad M 54 1 days
3/23/2008
 4  Prep for Colonoscopy Nausea, abdominal pain, intestinal pain, severe bloating, cramping I used Trilyte. I used the orange flavor. I let it chill. After 2 liters I was afraid it wasn't going to do anything. After the 3rd liter the bloating was severe as well as the nausea. I couldn't believe how sick it made me (I felt fine before starting). Finally 5 hours after my first glass the results started. M 44
8/15/2007
 4  Colonoscopy None. Coldness. Went well. Drank almost 3 liters over 3 hours before I got any effect whatsoever, but then it started coming out and then some, over the next two hours it looks like everything cleared itself out ok. Not sure why everyone is complaining about the taste. It is unpleasant, but not the worst thing in the world, and after a few glasses I got used to it pretty quickly. Also drank water while I was drinking the Nulytely which seemed to help. No bloating, gas, or pain. I did get cold drinking all of those cold liquids, but no big deal there. All in all nowhere near as bad as I thought it was going to be, and was surprisingly simple. M 34 1 days
10/29/2008
 4  Colonoscopy Felt slightly chilly, but it was a cold day anyway. Not as bad as expected from reading the comments. Granted, it's not the best tasting stuff, but I'd have had a worse time if it tasted like, say, tonic water. At least it's not bitter! And I didn't think it was nearly as salty as ocean water. I used lemon-lime flavor and would probably pick that again. I do think the tips here helped--I ate lightly the eve of my prep and I made sure I was well cleaned out in advance (I use a magnesium drink powder called "Natural Calm" every night to keep regular, as my system tends to be sluggish otherwise. My usual dose is a tsp mixed with juice. So, the night before I started my prep, I took a double dose, and then did the same in the morning. The result was that I didn't have to wait long at all for the stuff to go through me and I was completely clear after only 1/2 jug of nulytely. It may help that I'm small (97 lbs). I did find that using a straw helped. And I started early and allowed more time in between (more like 25 to 30 min M 51 1 days
11/16/2007
 4  colonoscopy prep. none. After I read all the comments, I was prepared to expect the worst. I chose the Orange flavor, wasn't too bad. I didn't seem to experience any of the gagging issues that others reported, seemed to taste a little like Gatorade. I finished 3/4 of the jug in about 2 hours and 45 minutes - really didn't seem to need any more after about half was gone. I was advised to eat less than usual yesterday, which probably helped, and haven't eaten in almost 24 hours. M 53
12/11/2007
 4  colonoscopy None, it worked as it's supposed to. When drinking it, I gulped it a cup at a time rather than sipping it and allowing myself to taste it. Honestly, I didn't think it was all that bad. M 51 1 days
2/4/2008
 4  Colonoscopy Prep Very "full" feeling. Mild cramps. Windex blue colored liquid after about three hours. I breaks down into about 16 eight ounce glasses, the first ten were not that hard, it was a real slog to get that gallon down. I am wondering if the gallon is appropriate for everyone, we all weigh differently and the instructions from the gastro indicated a three hour difference in onset. I chose the lemon-lime flavor packet and while it changed the odor, it didn't make it taste like lemon-lime at all. Flavor was slightly salty and texture was oily. I can't help but wonder if using beef or chicken bullion wouldn't be a better flavoring, since those are salty and on the allowed list. M 38 1 days
7/9/2007
 4  colon scope Chills Got the whole bottle down in about 3 hours. No problem in cleaning out the system. Tried the pineapple flavor pack. Take my word, don't use this flavor pack if you ever want to enjoy tropical fruit again. M 59 1 days
7/10/2007
 4  Colonoscopy Ok so I started to take it at 5pm after I took my reglan tablet at 4pm. The stuff tasted gross even with the flavor packet, I chose Pineapple. I don't think I could ever drink another pineapple drink again. Ok so I drank every 10 min, then around 7:30ish I thought I had a little gas but when I tried to expel it splash I had diarea, ran to the toliet and it just shot out, like a fire hydrant. It is so nasty. It doesn't drip it shoots out of you. I still have about a 1/3 to go on the prep but ew I dunno. M 29 1 times
8/14/2007
 4  colonoscopy Barfed it up once about a third of the way through. The taste is not bad -- like drinking cold, thick coffee with a medicinal aftertaste -- but the smell gets to you. After a couple of hours, I was spacing them out, taking a deep breath before each one, and drinking less and less per sip. That smell is the problem - the taste isn't fun, but its bearable. M 58 1 days
10/1/2007
 4  Pre-colonoscopy None of significance Six years ago I had a terrible experience with Nulytely -- vomited half way through (and I don't "do" vomiting!) This time I used (generic) Trilyte & it actually went OK. Moderated my diet for 2 days beforehand - clear liquids the day of prep. Used Trilyte without any flavoring -- it wasn't that bad -- much better than the cherry flavored Nulytely. Took it somewhat slower than prescribed - 15 to 20 min. much of the time. Sucked a lemon after some of the doses. 5 hrs start to finish. You can do it! M 54 1 days
9/3/2007
 4  colonoscopy prep chills it tastes terrible and is pretty tough getting the last 1/4 gallon down but works fantastic (though my anus is pissed at me). It does exactly what it is supposed to. Quit whining, drink it and move on. Some of these posts make it sound a lot worse than it is. Suck it up......there are harder things in life than drinking this stuff. M 37 0.25 days
6/18/2007
 4  colonoscopy Prep Mild bloating until all of the solution was passed, mild nausea at the 2 hr milemark(see comments for explanation). 09/29/06 - First, I want to thank all those who came before me and endured this process. It gave me a lot of ideas on how to avoid the worst of the prep. I hava a highly analytical mind so did a lot of thinking about what causes the worst problems with the test and how to avoid them. I got suckered into taking a colonoscopy screen when I went in for a general physical. The gastro office sent me a day-by-day diet and prep sheet, starting 4 days out. I immediately did a web search and found this site to see what I was getting into. The sheet said that on Test day -3 to and -2 to be on low fiber diet, on T -1 to be only liquid. T -2 and T -1, it said to drink the equivalent of a 2-liter of water. My test was scheduled for 3:30pm on a Friday. The whole point of the Nulytely solution is to clean you out. The less time you have the drink the stuff, the better. What goes in normally takes 24-36 hrs to come out the other end. The Nulytely solution causes things to go about 25-30 ti M 56 1 days
9/30/2006
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 4  colon probe a weird feeling of not being myself/anxious i USED LEMOn lime< went down ok< remember to shake it good let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours, use a measuring cup, down it fast, 10 oz at a time every 10 mins and don't forget to shake the jug before every 10 oz glass refill then u won't have as many side effects. M 30 1 days
9/28/2006
 4  colonoscopy gagging, vomiting, nausea Tried to finish the lemon-lime solution. I vomited after consuming 90% of the 4 liters. I gagged on the solution at the tail end. Doctor prescribed "2 Ducolax tabs" for all patients. Probably done for those that could not finish the NuLytely. First watery stool in just 10 minutes! Stool reached a clear yellow color. I will insist on pills the next time. M 52 1 days
10/3/2006

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