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 | Some bloating and a lot of nausea | The laxative effect was no problem. It started to take effect 2 hours after my first drink. I was a bit bloaty and crampy up till that point but nothing major. No pain or discomfort with bowel movements. The very rough part of this was the actual solution itself. I had to take the rest of the gallon starting at 11pm, and it was all I could do to not throw up. The stuff is vile tasting and the only thing that kept me from vomiting was taking sips of gingerale in between. It took me until 3am to finish the last dose. I actually left some solution in the gallon. One more drop of it would have been too much. It really upset my stomach on top of it. Keep it refrigerated! Towards the end I left it out and lukewarm intesifies its grossness. Other than that, no problems. | F | 28 | 1 days 1X day | 12/10/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy | None other than what was expected. Slight bloating about halfway through. Stopped drinking for an hour and started again. | I added 8 of the Crystal Light lemonade water bottle packets and refrigerated it. Poured it over a couple of ice cubes and drank it with a straw. It really wasn't that bad to me. If I had added some tequila it would have tasted like a margarita. I'm a salt-a-holic anyway. I had to stop half way through because I felt like I was going to vomit. My reflux started acting up. I stopped for about an hour and started it back up again. I was able to get it all down except about a 1/4 inch left in the bottom of the jug. Colonoscopy came out fine today. A bit of diverticulosis but nothing else. Oh, and use baby wipes with aloe instead of toilet paper and grease your hiney with vaseline after each time you go. | F | 53 | 1 days 4 Liters 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 4 | COLONOSCPY | DIAHRREA | First 4 glasses were hard to drink, tried it with the flavor packets,ice cold. Almost gagged it back up. Drank it really quickly and got it all down. Then I read to heat it up and add beef/chicken broth to it and it went down SOOOO easy and tasted good. Started "dumping" after 1st drink, but that is why I am getting the colonoscopy done to start with. Not bad at all, I have 3 more glasses to drink tonight and then 8 in the morning. not sure I will need to finish it, as water is coming out already. | F | 39 | 1X day | 12/5/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Sore Bum | My first colonoscopy. I mixed Nulytely with water as directed in the morning. That afternoon I divided it into water bottles and added Crystal Light. It didn't taste too bad, slightly salty. I loved throwing away each bottle. It didn't take affect for 2 hours. I had a sore bum even though I followed the suggestions posted here; but not too bad. The doctor said I had a good prep and found one precancerous polyp. So glad I had this done. The prep was not that bad, would do it again. | F | 52 | 1 days 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy | None | I highly recommend sucking on a lime every time you take a drink of this awful tasting liquid. Also keep it at room temp. | F | 55 | 1 litre 1X day | 10/19/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy | No side effects, except what was expected. I had five flavors to chose from, but didn't know which one would be best. I chose the lemon lime. It tasted like non fizzy alka seltzer. | This was my second colonoscopy, and the first time using NULYTELY. My first colonoscopy prep was a breeze compared to this one. There just has to be a better way! But it is worth the trouble if it can save a life | F | 65 | 1 days 4X H | 10/14/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy | No side effects other than the "desired" results. | You can have clear sodas, so I personally like the flavor of the low carb Monster drink. Now if you are sensitive to caffiene, I would not recommend this. I would pour about 1/3 of the glass full of monster and then add the solution. Whatever you do, you have to find something with a strong flavor (monster, gatorade, crystal lite, hell pickle juice would probably make it better) to cover the salt taste, as the flavor packs seem to only add a scent without any flavor at all but salt. Purchase some Tucks pads or Prep. H wipes, as you start to get quite raw after awhile. You might even consider getting some diaper rash ointment to use between movements - just grab some gloves at the pharmacy while you are there. I had to do this a few years ago and would have liked to know about the wipes and ointment before all the crying and pain I went through! | F | 37 | 1 days 1 gallon 2X H | 10/11/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy prep | Shakey, cold, bloated. | This stuff is sooooooo gross, it tastes so nasty! I have been up all night because my initial procedure is at 8:30 am and I need to be there at 8:00. I have yet to finish all of my medicine and it is 5:47 am. I am tired, hungry, and very uncomfortable. I am nervous for the procedure but I am sure it is a sinch compared to drinking this stuff!!! | F | 21 | 1 days 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 4 | pre surgery clean out | A little mild cramping, became a bit weak but as soon as I drank water and gingerale I was better | I previously used Movi-Prep which is only 2 liters total and it tasted like flat alka seltzer, nothing adverse at all. Trying to glug down a gallon of your favorite drink at 1 cup every 10 minutes is hard, let alone some non absorbable liquid chemical crap. I mixed lemon lime Crystal Light Pure Fitness powder in each cup, held my nose and drank it down. No where near as bad as I thought it would be, its just the volume of liquid that's brutal. I had to space it out much longer after about 7 cups. There is no way in hell I am going to be able to finish this gallon. I'm a little over half way and when I walk to the kitchen to think about another cup the gags come on just thinking about it. If they reduced the volume it would be so much better. | F | 43 | 1 days 8oz 10X O | 9/23/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | none that I know of | Ah, ya bunch of babies! I'm halfway through the prep, and it's really not that bad as y'all say it is. Used both the orange and pineapple flavor packets that came with it. It tastes okay. Going like a storm now. Gotta finish the second half tomorrow morning. | F | 51 | 1 days 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 4 | to prepare for a colonoscopy | none | I am so glad I read this; my experience was not bad at all thanks to all the help. It didn't taste bad at all because I followed this advice: refrigerate the mixture at least 5 hours before you begin taking it, put wet glasses in the freezer to use when serving yourself this med, cut up lime wedges and bite it before and after each dose, hold your nose when drinking the solution. I did use the orange flavor pack that came with it, but honestly, it didn't taste like anything when I used this approach. Thanks for the advice. Oh! get the vaseline and soft wet cottonelle wipes for comfort. And, when you are on a clear liquid diet, i recommend drinking kellogg's pink lemonade protein water. it gives you 5 grams of protein with each drink which i think helped me feel better during the fast. good luck! | F | 31 | 1 days 8 oz 8X day | 8/11/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | very rapid onset of diarrhea, bloating | OMG, given the choice between this stuff & torture, it's kind of a toss-up. That being said, this is my 3rd prep, but I wish I had found this website earlier. The tip about adding Crystal Light lemonade packets has been a MAJOR help in getting the Nulytely down without gagging. I'm drinking it over ice, with a straw, every 20 minutes...it's rough, but the lemonade flavoring is SO much better than the disgusting flavor packets that come with the prescription. Somehow, it's`helping to mask the awful oily texture too. I will give a warning that everyone already knows, but bears repeating...stay CLOSE to the potty (or you may not make it). Just trust me on this. Another trick that's helped me get the Nulytely down the hatch a little more easily is doing a little project as I drink it. I've been folding laundry (one piece, one chug) and other silly stuff to make me focus less on the unpleasantness at hand. Thanks to everyone for the good tips in this thread and I hope mine will help, too. | F | 52 | 1 days 4 liters 3X H | 8/1/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy | None | I am so glad I came to this site before my colonoscopy (July 7). My previous one was seven years ago and it was so difficult to swallow the Nulytely. So my tricks were to suck on a lime wedge before each glass. I drank the stuff standing up, through a straw in a cup with a lid. I put a clothespin on my nose to avoid the smell completely. After I downed each glass I ate a peppermint lifesaver. Within two hours the trips to the bathroom started and I was clear about 90 minutes after that. I was supposed to take the split dose method but didn't need to drink the other half. I did drink one half of the Nulyltely and by the last glass I was beginning to gag a little, but that was the only problem I had. No cramps at all. Just parked on the throne with a good book and crossword puzzles. The worst thing that happened was the lights went off around 10:30 for a couple of hours. I will never dread doing this again. One small polyp was found and removed. Limes are the way to go and thanks again for those who suggested using them. One thing that may have helped: two days before I went on bland diet and the day before liquids only. So there wasn't much in my colon to begin with. I think that made a difference. | F | 60 | 4 liters 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy Prep | Diarrhea | I had totally built this up in my head. When I was 15 I took Golytely, and holy cow is this stuff WAY better. With Golytely I threw up no less than 20 times, and with Nulytely I can easily stomach it. I made my solution with light orange Gatorade G2. I used that in place of the water in the gallon jug. I then measure out 8 oz in a measuring cup, and pour it into a smaller glass. Once I drink it (quickly, not slowly) I bite a lemon wedge. It immediately gets rid of any saltiness. Yes, it is salty, but it is not bad. Golytely is thick AND salty -- this is just salty. I'm on my second quart and I've already had some "results" =) Hopefully I'll be done in the next two hours or so!! | F | 25 | 1 days 8 oz. 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 4 | colonoscopy prep (3rd time) | Only finished about 10-11 cups of this. Still having small "liquid squirt movements" now at 8 pm ;-) Started at about 1:30 pm, but all is clear. But I am a relatively small person and ate a really low residue diet the entire day before the liquid diet. I'd say small stature females don't need the entire 4 liters. This is definitely NOT "one size fits all" as regards dosage. Also, I have the "burning butt" syndrome despite wet wipes and liberal applications of Vaseline to the softest TP I could find. However, that is the case w/ all preps - I've had 2 prev colonoscopies using Fleet Phospho Soda and the same thing happens. | I got good and turned off of the Crystal Light option after 5 glasses due to the sweet orange taste no longer masking the mild brine taste of the medicine. The rest was chicken bouillon all the way. Never got nauseous, thank the gods. Overall, not really that horrible. Probably better than Fleet Phospo Soda used 2x previously - that stuff tasted nasty although total volume was less. | F | 50 | 1 days 4 liters 1X day | 6/10/2010 Patient History | 4 | first-time colonoscopy prep | Anticipatory anxiety that either 1) medicine would not work in the allotted time, effectively turning me into an unexploded bomb or 2) medicine would work by inducing unrelievable gut-wringing urgency that would persist through my ride to the appointment - neither occurred. === Mild chills, headache - alleviated with small cup hot coffee during first round. Brief annoyance at the frequency and persistence of evacuations after first round - eventually drank pint of ice water on theory it would clear PEG and give a couple hours respite between rounds | What worked for me: Take plain psyllium powder in pints of tap water twice daily for many years. NuLytely will be less intimidating. Eat a very big meal the evening before fasting - distend your stomach. Skip the flavor packets. NuLytely tastes mildly like sandwich bags dissolved in water. Use lime wedges. Drink it cool, not cold. | M | 52 | 2 times 64 oz 1X O | 6/3/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy | So far no side effects. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Started at 4pm. It is 6:30pm so far so good. | Not bad tasting with the help of Crystal light Packets to go. Can't taste anything other than the Ice Tea flavor. | F | 47 | 1 days 8 ounces 3X H | 5/26/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 |