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

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 4  colonoscopy prep Chills after about 5 or 6 glasses because drinking so much of the chilled solution. I opted for the generic, Trilyte.Don't know if there is a difference. The tips on this site helped a great deal.I opened each of the flavor packets and chose the one that smelled the most palatable to me.I added warm water and the powder was pretty easy to dissolve after shaking.The dry powder smelled like glue. The mixed solution with the lemon/lime packet smelled just fine.Rinsing my mouth with white grape juice after each glass helped with the taste, which wasn't that bad - it was like drinking mineral water. A sip or two of ginger ale once or twice helped the gas in my stomach from drinking so much so quickly. If you are looking to make this prep easier, start eating lightly and eliminate solid food the night BEFORE the prep - mine was a morning procedure on Day 3 so on Day 1 I stopped solid food and went to clear liquids from dinnertime on.I only had to drink about 2/3 of the jug - about 2 1/2 hours - because my movements became watery more quickly than if I had been eating norm F 59 1 days
7/19/2007
 2  colonscopy None - as in it didn't produce any bowel movements I followed the directions on a Wednesday. At nook I took 4 pills , slight bowel movement - drank 1 gallon by the glassful (taste was horrible). I have bad reflux, on the last glassful I threw up some of the prep liquid. By Thursday morning I still did not have any bowel movement - so resorted to 2-fleets. I was scheduled for both an upper and lower. On the upper GI all of the nulytly was sitting in my stomach, and stuck to the walls of my stomach. The doctor put in fluid and rinsed to pull out some of the liquid, but the gel substance was still stuck to the walls of my stomach (or so the nurse explained) so they could complete the upper GI. They could not do the lower GI because the prep didn't work. Now I have to do the entire thing over again next week, which means 2 more days of clear liquid and missing 2 more days of work. The worse things is - this is Friday morning - my abdomen is bloated and now sore and painful. I still haven't had a bowel movement. F 49 1 days
7/13/2007
 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 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
 1  colonoscopy vomiting, chills This is my second experience with Nulytely. I don't know if I can ever do this again, and I'm supposed to have a colonoscopy every 5 years because my Mom had colon cancer (which she survived). I vomited up the entire 8th cup. I managed to get through about 3/4 of the jug. Hope the doc will still do the procedure. Everything seems to be running clear! M 55 1 days
7/6/2007
 1  colonoscopy bloating, nausea While this stuff did what it was suppose to, it's the awfullest way to have to clean your colon. I agree with hundreds of others that won't have the procedure done for the mere fact that drinking a gallon of this nasty stuff has to be done. I had the procedure done on 01 Jun and hardly made it through the gallon. Because of a very large polyp with no stem, I had to have another procedure done 03 Jul and thought I was going to explode by drinking that stuff. I have to have this done in 3 mo. again and my dr. won't give me the pills to take, so I'm going to take someone's suggestion and suck a lemon (I'm adding salt) before and after every glass, it can't be worse than what we have to go through. The flavors are horrid and to date, I don't want to smell or taste anything that has to do with lemon-lime or oranges. The other flavors are disgusting too. Thank you all for letting me and others know we're not alone in our disgust for this way of colonoscopy prepping. F 54 1 days
7/5/2007
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 4   NONE I went on a liquid diet for a whole day before. And for a day prior to that I ate only wild/brown rice, broccoli and broth. There wasn't a whole lot to "clean out". The last thing you want to do is eat heavy 36-48 hrs before this process. I prepared the Nulytely the morning of with hot water so it mixed good then topped it off with tap water. I drank the stuff cold and basicaaly gulped it down standing over the sink. two hours later the clean-out started. I was finished in a total of 3 1/2 hours. I drank 80% of the bottle because I knew I was cleaned out. Afterall, I hadn't eaten much for the 48 hours prior. My physician commented "your prep was excellent-we got a good look at everything" F 52
7/2/2007
 1  colonoscopy Bloating, nausea It's been 3 hours and only a little of the horrible concoction left - and NO results! Staying near the porcelain room ..... M 64 1 days
6/25/2007
 1  colonoscopy That was horrible! I will never recommend this to anyone! I now have the sorest butt I've ever had. The pain was worse than labor pains. Pharmacist never said to eat light, neither did the doctor. I had steak and a drink last night! I started out with 10 oz. of Magnesium citrate this morning. That started things flowing. Then all I drank of the jug mixture was about 3, 8-oz. glasses. I spent 5 hours on the toilet. I needed support as I have sciatica and have trouble sitting any length of time. It hurt so bad coming out that I was screaming. I've never been that uncomfortable and in that much pain at the same time! I felt better after using Prep. H Ointment. Never, ever again! EVER! I will surely scream obsenitites at my doctor while I am under tomorrow! F 52 1 days
6/19/2007
 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
 1  colonoscopy EXTREME NAUSEAU, GAGGING and eventually when just LOOking at the cup i started gagging, and then after less than half a gallon i threw it all up. RIDICULOUS! why does it have to be so damn much????? a GALLON? i threw up after less than half, and even that did the trick to empy the stomach out. spent all night reading magazines on the toilet... F 24 1 days
6/14/2007
 2  colonoscopy Chills, sore bottom, bloating, nausea This is ridiculous. This is my 2nd colonoscopy in 8 years, and I can't believe they haven't found something that works better without feeling this way! I added 1 tub Crystal Light lemonade to the jug, and have been chugging the vile concoction to get it down. Haven't had cramps this time, but my rear is so incredibly sore despite the slathering of Desitin. I haven't been able to continue drinking the way I should--the nausea is too bad. I will continue to finish the glasses as I can...there's got to be a better way! F 42 1 days
6/10/2007
 2  colonoscopy bloating and god-aweful taste This stuff is disgusting. If you are going to ask someone to drink a gallon of anything, how can you make it taste so bad? The procedure was an absolute breeze, but the cleansing part is horrible. I would rather eat spoiled curry. Same effect...less misery. M 53 1 days
6/8/2007
 4  colonoscopy None The taste was horrible to begin with. I used the orange flavor pack and drank the nulytely through a straw. I put it into a mug and would drink continuously until I finished the cup and then pour another one. This seemed to be the easiest way to drink it. I weigh about 125 lbs and only had to drink a little over half of the bottle to achieve the final results. Thankfully, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. F 23
6/1/2007
 4  Colon Surgery Prep I've been on it for over 2 hours and nothing yet. The gag reflex hits after each and every glass full now. I am freaking everytime my timer goes off. I'm afraid I'll have a pavlovian effect and gag whenever I hear a bell go off. I am not looking forward to the poopin' part, and can't wait to run clear. I'm having surgery tomorrow so I very concerned about getting completely cleaned out. My directions say it should be over by about 2 p.m. as I started at 7:30 a.m. Doc gave me a pill to take before starting so help with cramps, bloating and nausea - hah, good luck with that. Added the cherry flaor since I don't drink much of anything with that flavor to turn me off for life. F 50 1 days
5/22/2007
 4  prep for colonoscopy constant cramping, slight nausea, bloating, raw behind wow. that was pretty terrible. ok, nobody told me to eat lightly a few days prior to taking nulytely, so i looked at them as my last meals until after the procedure and ate a lot. bad idea. i assumed it would taste bad but i had no idea. people said it would taste like salt water. ...yea...salt water from hell, maybe. it's terrible. i opted not to put any flavor in it, so as to not make me hate any flavor for the rest of my natural life. starting at 4pm, i drank 4 8 oz. glasses, 20 mins apart and got my first result a little over an hour after i started taking the solution. after the 4 glasses i couldn't choke down anymore. i would honestly gag when i put the cup up to my face. using a straw and holding my nose helped but NOT enough. i stopped for about 3 hours, but still had results. after the 3 hours, i chugged 3 more glasses with sips of kool-aid and of course gagging in between. that was enough to get results the rest of the night and become clear. (clear = no more solids, cloudy/c F 22 1 days
5/6/2007
 2  Colonoscopy Gas, bloating, nausea This is the worst. I started at 2:00 p.m. It is now 7 p.m. I have about 1/4 of the jug left and I CANNOT finish it. I've had a few explosive watery bowel movements, but that's it. I added crystal light to the orange flavor and that helped, but it is still awful. Next time I'm requesting the pill, that seemed to work better for me. Don't know if my colon will be cleaned out enough, hope so. Can't they make something more pleasant than this crap! F 46 1 days
4/29/2007
 1  colonoscopy OMGosh-it took 3 hours to have my first "gush". Now it's like Old Faithful, every 5 minutes there she blows. I can't finish all 4 liters. Hope I am prepped to their satisfaction because I just can't get anymore down. what kind of a sick-o invented this poop juice? F 52
4/24/2007
 1  COLONOSCOPY I would have preferred the pills, but since I am on pain medication, I got the liquid; I would suggest the pills, not the liquid if possible. I feel like I am going to puke. Don't even mention food. I feel heavy, weighed down like my limbs are extra heavy and I was getting a fierce headache, not that is passing on to other unpleasantries. I started exactly an hour ago and had one semi soft bowel movement...I can't believe I am discussing this publicly. I sure as hell do not have any desire to eat, and I pray each time I go back to the bottle it will be lower than I thought; gelatinous salty would be a good example. Each time I rinse out my glass there are as many suds as my dish washing liquid. F 42 1 days
4/22/2007
 3  Colonoscopy Prep Bloating, chills, nausea, belching, sour stomach This is my third colonoscopy in 11 years. I don't remember the prep - drinking the solution - being so difficult. Chilling the solution and using a straw does not help me with the bad taste. I can barely tolerate drinking it. It's worse than I remember. You'd think in 11 years prep would be easier or more pleasant. I have drank three 8 oz glasses in an hour. No cleansing yet. The worst side effects: bloating and chills. I can barely force myself to drink the next 8 oz. I will not drink the entire gallon, so let's pray that I obtain clear stools quickly. F 37
4/20/2007

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