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 | slight bloating | After reading the comments I was expecting the worse. Thankfully my experience was not at all bad! I used the orange flavor packet, but thanks to the tips to suck on the lime wedges, there was very little flavor. I held my breath, drank as much as I could at a time, then sucked on the lime before taking a breath....yay no bad taste at all... The consistency was a little unpleasant, but nothing horrible...thanks to everyone and all the great tips. | F | 55 | 1 days 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy prep | nausea with bisacodyl (pills - 20 mg) before drinking; diarrhea! with NuLytely | This was nowhere near as bad as I expected. Worst part was prepping on Superbowel Sunday! :o The laxative tablets made me very nauseous - wondered if I'd be able to keep the liquid down. Took a nap, woke up, butt explosion, and felt much better. Got brave enough to attempt the magic elixir. I did not add flavor, but sucked on lime wedges in between gulps of drink (CHILL the stuff). Finally got brave and just pinched my nose and drank it down without the lime. Sort of a salty taste but not horrible by any means, I've had worse. My MD told me that with the 20-mg of bisacodyl (and internet search shows 10 mg equally effective), I only needed to drink 2L of NyLytely. After glass 3, it started working. (Have you ever seen a bovine urinate? Well, this is what it must feel like...all I could think of was a cow on a flat rock...) The entire emptying process from start of drink to last toilet sitting was about 4 hours. And...I lost 3 pounds in the process! Don't fear the prep...fear the nurse who can't get an IV established! | F | 38 | 1 days per pkg 4X H | 2/8/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy prep | Nausea from the taste, chills, bloating, delayed response. The most painful part was the havoc it wreaked on my hemorrhoids. | This was my 4th go with a "lytely" mix, and I'm getting the hang of it. Liquid diet the day before prep, and a light diet the day before that. 2 Dulcolax at 9pm the night before, three more at noon. My body was already cleaning out. 7-8:30pm I downed 2 liters of the Hell Water, and unlike previous times, it took 2 hours for any results. But, much less painful and dramatic with the extra day without solids. My advice is like many others': stay in the bathroom, blanket (hot bath helps warm up), good book or laptop, perseverance. Tomorrow is pizza! | F | 41 | 1 days | 1/7/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Slight nausea. | Awful tasting but it did the job. I used the lemon wedges as suggested and it did dull the taste a little bit. I also drank alot of Sprite. It took me a total of 5 hours to get down 3 liters. I couldn't bear to drink anymore after that. Thank God it was enough and I had the colonoscopy yesterday which went fine. | F | 43 | 1 days | 12/18/2009 | 4 | Colonoscopy tomorrow at 10:40am | I stupidly decided to read about this stuff about an hour after taking the first 1/2 liter. Wow, this shiz is nasty. And the posts scared the crap out of me. However, I am only a 1/3 of the way through and I am done - meaning my movements are already clear. No cramps and only had to sit on the toilet 4 times. Plus I ate a HUGE meal today at 3pm. It is now 11pm and I started at 6:30pm (while getting a pedicure). I am in Colombia and the stuff they sell you already comes flavored so you have no choice. Had cherry - absolutely vile. But chased it with chicken broth - great advice! | I think this is an awful way to do this and if there are pills that exist for this out there, then the makers of this stuff should be shut down. Although my experience wasn't half as bad as many people on this site, I truly empathize with each and every one of you. | F | 29 | 1 days | 9/30/2009 | 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 prep | Reading comments about cough drops made me think of peppermint oil, a small vial of which I have for a related purpose--it's a bit stronger than menthol cough drops. I put a dab of the oil on a finger tip, then applied to my tongue (middle to back) just before swilling the brew. It helped both getting it down and mitigating the after-ickyness. | M | 66 | | 9/11/2009 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Bloating from the force-feeding | This is my second go-round with the "party mix". I ate very lightly yesterday and consumed liquids today. I mixed the formula with Crystal Light instead of the TriLyte flavors - at least the Crystal Light is intended to taste good - and refrigerated. The formula's texture and saltiness sucks - but the Lemonade's not bad. I have to drink 1 glass every 15 minutes to finish 8 glasses, plus another 3 starting at 4:30 am - I suggest taking small sips of water while drinking the "mix". At 1 1/4 hour, the "main event" began. All I can think of is bacon cheeseburgers. | M | 59 | | 8/30/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy | Strong need to use bathroom | Wow. That was like nothing I've ever experienced before. It worked, but shoosh... kind of a comedy of errors. First, I forgot about the appointment until the night before prep day. So I had an enormously huge dinner. Tip: Don't eat seconds of corn the day before using Nulytely. Whoa. I had to work on the prep day, so asked my wife to mix it for me at noon with warm water and then put in the fridge. I got home after work with a "Ooh, I wonder which flavor she chose for me" since I give her some vague "Surprise me" instructions. Well, she used them all. I'm not sure why exactly, but it's probably because I didn't properly recognize her last hair cut. So not only is my beverage du jour slimey and disgusting, but it's also "fruit salad" flavor. Lemons, limes, oranges, cherries and pineapple. Tastes ridiculously sweet. I was tempted to have my 2-year old daughter help me get rid of this, but her diapers are already messy enough. So I eventually choked it all down. The last several trips to the bathroom I didn't need to turn the light on as what's coming out of me is neon yellow. I hope that's the way it's supposed to be. | M | 40 | | 8/27/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | While I'm glad that I read the postings the night before I began the prep, so that I could stock up on baby wipes, vaseline, etc.,my experience was not nearly as uncomfortable as most. Two things to keep in mind: prepare the 4 liters the day before using lukewarm water and dissolve it completely; eat lightly the day before to put less solid food in your system. It tasted like lemon-lime Alka Seltzer; not thick or oily. Drink it quickly with a straw every ten minutes. My doc told me to drink the first 2 liters beginning at 8 AM and the last 2 liters beginning at 8 PM, and to follow a liquid diet all day. | F | 58 | 1 days | 8/19/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy | No side effects. Not nearly as bad as I expected! Use baby wipes. Drink it nice and cold, and drink it fast. | F | 66 | 1 days | 8/17/2009 | 4 | Colonoscopy Prep | MAJOR gas/bloating before things started to process through. Rather painful. Took others' advice and added the 2 "tubs" of Crystal Lite lemonade flavor. Made the flavor a LOT more tolerable than the previous experience with similar (GoLytely) prep. As industrial strength radiator cleaner goes, it's as good as any. | M | 55 | 1 days | 8/10/2009 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Nausea, chills, discomfort, one pissed-off tummy | ATTENTION ALL WHO SUFFER THE DREADED NULYTELY (hats off to those who don't): I have found one of the two Holy Grails! And since so many people in this forum help with their suggestions, I'll share my path to one fantastic solution. Kill the dragon that is the horrible oily/salty/demonic taste with a $3 drug store purchase that you might already have: generic oral pain relief gel. Orajel is a brand name, but the generic version works fine, as long as the active ingredient is 20% benzocaine. Squirt about a teaspoon or so onto the back of your tongue and squish it around in your mouth. Get it all over and under your tongue, on the roof, and as far back as you can. You want your entire mouth to be NUMB... and the first glass of hell goes right on down like air. No taste at all. Amazing. The drink washes some of it away, but I was sometimes able to get two glasses down (20 minutes apart) on one numbing session. Rinse and repeat! I have to do another colonoscopy in a year, so hopefully I can find the second Holy Grail by then: a cure for the nausea that comes with dumping that much evil into the stomach in that short amount of time. Enjoy! | M | 33 | 1 days | 6/9/2009 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Some bloating, slight chills, looong time to work. | Okay, I will tell you right off that I was terrified! I have IBS, and thought I would end up with all the symptoms, and would throw the vile stuff up. It really wasn't so bad, after all. And I am a big baby. The stuff is nasty, no question. With 2 flavor packs in, cherry and lemon-lime, I tried the straw technique, and I think that gagged me the worst. Something about unnaturally hitting the back of your throat. Through trial and error, I ended up doing something not posted on this board. I had bought lemon drops, nto the lemon heads, the real, powdery lemon drops. I popped one in my mouth, stuck it in the side, grabbed a cup, and chugged several gulps, maybe 7 or 8, when I stopped, immediately moved the lemon drop into middle of mouth, and sucked on it. It totally made this bearable! I started taking it at 2pm, and was not able to drink it as fast as I was supposed to, due to being "full", but I got through it by 7pm. I was probably only doing a glass every 20-30 minutes. Fully expected to be hitting the bathroom by 3 or 4, but oh, no.... It took until 5 for the first bathroom trip, stayed pretty solid, up until about 8. Then I hit the watery stage. Kept up until about 11pm, then went to sleep. But this morning at 8:45, woke up having to go, and am still going on and off. So beware, this make not happen quickly! Advice...took a book into the bathroom, when I was "done" for a bit, just pulled my undies up, and had a seat on the rug, read my book. | F | 31 | 1 days | 6/8/2009 | 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 | chills, no bloating, cramping or vomitting. | I started @ 4pm drinking 8oz. every 15 mins. and stopped at 8:30pm. I used the pineapple flavor. The after taste was awful, so I drink water and pineapple immediately behind each glass. Helpful Info: It does not have to be clear in color like water since digestive juices will continue to tint the stool yellow and small flecks of debris are not a problem as long as the stool is not muddy or thick. It will take a few days after the procedure before you have a bowel movement. | F | 42 | 1 days | 3/26/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy | none | The comments on this forum really improved my experience, which was OK. Sucking on a lime wedge before and after each glass was a huge benefit and allowed me to drink it without any problems. I used very slight amount of Crystal Lite as flavoring but also tried the lemon-line flavor packet and it was OK also. I only weigh 125 so I drank 6 oz every 15 minutes and avoided any nausea or bloating. Things came out clear for over 2 hours and I stopped drinking after 2-1/2 liters. Much, much better experience than I feared. | F | 51 | 1 days | 3/23/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy prep | Bloating | Ugh. It does work. I used the lemon-lime flavor and it sucked so bad. It seriously tasted like bathroom cleaner smells. I chased the first 2 liters with ginger ale and felt so sick. Then I swiched to chicken broth and you are going to want to go with the broth. It was still totally gross but the chicken broth made it not suck as much. | F | 22 | 1 days | 3/15/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy/endoscopy | nausea, projectile vomiting, stomach quivers | The taste wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but the hardest part after the 4th glass was making my mouth swallow. If I didn't let saliva build up in my mouth while I had the fluid in there, I would vomit it up. I did projectile vomit once, and I was very mad at myself-- I made a mess. I think it's impossible to "drink rapidly" unless you want to vomit every time. I would finish one 8oz glass in 1-2 minutes. The whole process took me from 5:15 to ~9:00 with many trips to the bathroom after 6. Don't wipe every time, the entire time I would dip the toilet paper in a water cup and pad for cleaning-- no soreness. I mixed Nulytely solely with room temperature spring water and only would rinse my pallet out with more spring water in between glasses after the ~5th glass. I recommend keeping your mind preoccupied as much as you can in between glasses. Don't stew in how much this sucks. | M | 24 | 1 days | 3/10/2009 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Vomiting | For whatever reason, the patient information packet didn't explain the flavor packets other than to say don't mix and then chill them, so I didn't mess around with the flavor packets and drank it in the natural flavor... "mineral water" is what they call it. Anyhow, it wasn't that bad until the very last cup when I was too full to drink anymore and puked last three glasses up (I'm assuming three glasses - thats what it seemed like). Anyhow, my BMs seem to be quite clear and I called the doc on call and he said it was okay that I puked. Hopefully I'm done with this hot mess. | F | 24 | 1 times | 3/8/2009 |