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 |
| 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 | 4 | Colonoscophy Prep | Minor chills | I opted for the TriLyte with the flavor packets.Instead of using a flavor packet in the whole 4 liter bottle, I opted for just sprinkling a little bit in each glass. The whole packet in the jug would have been not wise, if indeed it tasted terrible. Then I would be stuck drinking it with the flavor packet that was not the right choice. The Trilyte was not bad at all. It was a clear flavorless liquid. Took about an hour to work. My test is at 1:00 pm, and I started drinking my prep at 6:00 AM. One more glass to go now, and it really wasn't all that bad. For variety I sprinkled in some Chrystal lite, and the last glass I probably won't use any flavoring at all. Not bad...good luck | M | 55 | 1 days | 4/19/2007 | 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 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | mild cramping, anal soreness | It works but I don't want to do it again anytime soon. I used the cherry flavor. Took about 3 to 4 hours to achieve the end result. The taste, which is not great to begin with gets worse the longer you take it. I had to stop after doing about 3 liters of the stuff. Keep some flavored something handy to chase the stuff with(Jack Daniels would be nice). Hopefully I'm cleaned out good enough. Stay close to the john as you won't get much warning. This stuff is OK but there HAS to be a better way. | M | 55 | 1 days | 11/15/2006 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | Nothing unexpected | Of course I would have preferred a Bombay Saphire martini, straight up, shaken, but Nulytely wasn't the worst thing I've ever had to drink. My trick was to drink it while staring at the food in the pantry and concentrating on the memories of tastes of all the goodies stored there. | M | 53 | 1 days | 6/27/2006 | 4 | colonoscopy | slight gagging, slight bloating | metal taste. I chased it with Gatorade. It worked, but it took me a while to get it all down. At the end, I started chugging less than 8 oz. It took 5 1/2 hrs. I would do it again, if I had to. I don't think the rating is whether you liked this procedure, but rather whether the product worked. In my case, it did work. Not that big of a deal. | M | 51 | | 8/7/2006 | 4 | Colonoscopy preparation | none | This is the 2nd time I have had to have a colonoscopy, The first time I used Golytely and it was terrible. I gagged and couldn't finish it. This time I tried Nulytely because I understood it had less sodium content and used flavoring. It tastes bad too but not nearly as bad as Golytely. I got the 8oz glasses down without much effort and felt the effects in about 40 minutes. The lemon-lime flavor was ok. | M | 53 | 1 days | 12/30/2005 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Nulytely will make you feel somewhat bloated until you begin to eliminate then no problem. It will also dehydrate you. | Number one suggestion is to mix Nulytely with either orange or lemon flavored drink mix to improve the taste. Also using a straw to get it past your taste buds helps. Finally drinking something immediately afterwards, my choice white grape juice will kill any taste left in your mouth. Overall it was not the worst thing I have had to drink. Masking the flavor is key. | M | 52 | 4000ml 1X day | 4/29/2013 | 4 | Colon Prep | None | Great Stuff, drink it all the time... | M | 23 | | 10/24/2005 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Nothing out of the ordinary that can be described as out of the ordinary by taking the product..Nothing unexpected..Having one's colon cleasned by any method is never the most pleasant experience...This was not that bad. | I have a very sensitive GI system...This product was easier to deal with and consume than GOLYTELY..For those who have rated the product as a 1, I am not on the "take" from the company that produces the product,getting a "kickback" from the pharmacy industry for giving it a 4, or receving a special treatment from my gastroenterologist! | M | 60 | 1 days | 9/25/2006 | 4 | Colonoscopy Prep | There were no side effects, but the bowel contractions continued to produce gas and liquid, for six hours after finishing the 3 Liters I used to clean out my bowel. | I started the prep at 3 PM. The taste is gross, even cold! I used it without flavoring, because all of the flavors contain Maltodextrin, which gives me gas. I drank an 8 ounce glass every 10 minutes until 12 glasses were swallowed. Since I fasted for the entire day, it only took 4 or 5 glasses to clean me out. | M | 63 | 1 days | 4/2/2006 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | Runny nose, bloating, otherwise just the desired, anticipated results. | Took 3 hours of drinking every 15 minutes before first bowel movement - another 3 before completion. No where near the big deal I was expecting. Orange flavor, kind of bland and salty - not enjoyable, but not unbearable. | M | 52 | 1 days 30 MG 3X H | 4/30/2012 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Chills , body aches , back pains, joint pain in upper body. My elbows shoulders arms were hurtin bad. Taste is horrible like being thrown in the ocean and you have to drink so you cant drown. That flavor pack is BS does nothing for flavor... Hope this works... Make sure you drink it chug it every ten -15 min. You will notice the more you drink and faster you finish te faster you will flush out everything . | M | 27 | 1 days Gallon | 5/10/2012 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | bloating, stomach gurgling, gas | Specifically, I was given the generic version, Trilytley, I'm sure it all tastes the same though, so don't worry about it. I didn't mix with the provided flavor packs and just refrigerated it the night before; also tried to slightly freeze two doses. Freezing is a bad idea, way too much stuff to drink cold. At first it's fine, barely tastes like anything. Around the 4th dose I started to have difficulty, it just tastes like thick salt water and the mental aversion starts kicking in. I started to suck on limes before and after chugs, which was ok. It took me about 4 hours until it started working, and up until then I was feeling really bloated and gassy and upset it hadn't worked yet. Once it did though, phew... what a relief, I was so happy. Also at that point I started mixing with lemonade Crystal Lite... holy god, I was upset that I didn't do this early. SERIOUSLY, IT MAKES IT TASTE LIKE NORMAL LEMONADE. At that point I was chugging the hell out of 16 oz portions with no problem, and my stool has already been mostly liquid at that point. The remaining toilet trips resulted in yellow discharge (which I partly attribute to the Crystal Lite coloring) with tiny flecks of waste. It's the morning now, only had two more small movements, and everything seems to have worked. I'm just dehydrated with a headache and cotton-mouth; so make sure you drink as much other liquid as you can stomach before midnight. Here's to hoping they don't find cancer or something in there this afternoon! | M | 28 | 1 days 3500? 1X day | 4/4/2011 | 4 | Colonoscopy Prep | 8 oz every 10 minutes. Slight chills from so much cold fluid. A little bloating. | Really could use some taste improvement but as long as it was around 38 degrees it wasn't too bad. Took almost 2-1/2 hours to start taking effect, causing a little bloating, but once it was working there were only 3 hours of occasional urgency feelings. Was clear at this point so went to bed and only got up twice during the night. Seems to have done what it was designed to do with only minor and acceptable side effects. Don't sweat it! You will probably have more stomach issues and side effects from the worry and anticipation than from the product itself. | M | 51 | 1 times 4 Liters 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 4 | prep for colonscopy | Side effects were minimal for myself. Just drinking the total amount is a bit overwhelming, can illicit a gag reflex by the third liter. | Best advice I received on this blog was to use fresh lime wedges to suck on before and after drinking the solution. Also if you eat light the day before your fasting day it makes it easier on you intestinal tract. During my fasting day I found chicken broth, tea with lemon and nonalcoholic beer to really help. Especially the beer since it was a clear liquid and got rid of the feelings of hunger. By midday I had a headache due to lack of caffeine, a cup of tea got rid of it in 5 minutes. Drank the Nulytely over a 3 hour period and finished almost all in the am, my exam wasn't scheduled until noon. BM ran clear by 9am. So best advice is buy no alcohol beer for the day before and use fresh limes to down the Nulytely with a water chaser. I was told I cleaned out perfectly and my test was completely positive, not even a single polyp. Was much easier than the last time with the small bottles and an enema that gave me intense cramps. | M | 50 | 1 days 4 liters 1X day | 12/18/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy | Not any unexpected | This stuff really isn't all that bad. The taste isn't pleasant but niether is my ulcerative colitis. I would gladly drink this regularly than have UC. Its kind of humorous peeing from your anus for a couple hours. I've had severe pain and black diarhea for 5 months from UC this stuff is easy. chugged it room temp every 15 or so. No prob. Man up you cronic complainers. | M | 27 | 1 days 4 liters 1X day | 12/20/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy | After the second liter was consumed I become very bloated and started experiencing nausea. | I want to thank everyone who has submitted tips on how best to consume this vile liquid. The first liter wasn't too bad, I used Crystal Light sprinkled into each glass. After awhile the citrus taste was getting a little intense for me. I tried sucking on limes before and after and that helped a little. But going on the 3rd hour I was running out of steam. Nulytely was beginning to taste a little fishy and making me gag. I started taking 4 ounces every 15 minutes and at the 5 hour mark called it a night. I managed to consume just 3 liters. I worried the next morning that all of this might have to be repeated. But the doctor said no problem, the colonoscopy was performed and everything was fine. I have 5 years to find a better way to prep, never again nuytely!! | M | 65 | 1 days 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 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 |