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 | 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 | 3 | Colonoscopy | Still taking it. Half way through. I am hungry more than anything. | I used the orange flavor and it helps a lot and of course keeping it in the refrigerator over night. The taste isn't to bad. I am just tired of drinking the stuff. Drinking 8 oz. every 15 minutes. I will be so glad when I am through. I am drinking cranberry juice in between and it helps. Will be glad when things turn clear. I feel like the muddy mississippi river is coming out of my body. Hang in there everyone, you can do it. Someone should make up T shirts stating I survived this stuff. I thought about adding a little bit of Bourbon in each glass. That would make it taste better and after awhile you wouldn't care how long it took Good luck everyone. | M | 67 | | 4/18/2007 | 3 | Colonoscopy Prep | Nausea while drinking...just started Horrible flavor-causing gagging stomach upset-gurgling, icky feeling | Called pharmacist to see if they had the flavor packets..nope. She said try adding one packet of koolaid. I haven't tried that yet. I have gotten through 2 glasses so far, with my 4 year old sitting making faces at me trying to make it go by easier, and a life-saver sitting waiting for me to finish the glass. So far I haven't gotten close to finishing, but figured I would write my experience so far. LMAO at some of the comments! That helps! | F | 25 | | 4/18/2007 | 1 | Colonoscopy | Nausea, vomiting | This was almost like torture-- I know it's a necessary evil to get the procedure done, but PLEASE, in this modern day & age there has to be a better way. It was bad enough that I had to STARVE myself all day (and no more lemon Jello for me, EVER) but then to have to deal with this stuff was just too much. I should have guessed what I was in for when I handed the pharmacist my RX and she says "Oh, no, you poor thing." great intro. It did start to work within an hour, but I am barely a third of the way through that horrrendously large bottle, and there is NO WAY I can finish it. If that means I can't get my colonoscopy done then so be it, I just simply cannot "buck up" and drink it, it's physically impossible. I threw up several times and every time I go back to try again, I fail. | F | 36 | 1 days | 4/17/2007 | 3 | Colonoscopy Prep | Chills, extreme envy of those who were eating dinner tonite | I have experienced none of the cramping that some have reported suffering through, and only mild bloating. Although I just completed the entire gallon minutes ago - 3 hours elapsed time since the first drink - I've only had one bowel movement (although I think more are immediately forthcoming ...). Nasty tasting stuff - gelatinous saltwater comes to mind. The chills are rather pronounced (typing is an adventure), and hope that the medicine winds up doing what it's supposed to do. | M | 51 | | 4/16/2007 | 3 | colonoscopy | Bloated, nausea feeling after taking the medication as prescribed. The stuff was very difficult to continue drinking after the first hour or so and didn't produce any results for almost 2 hours of intake. The only way to finish the entire amount was to suck on some mints between drinks so the chalk like taste would disappear. Did complete the entire gallon and it apparently did it's job but there has to be a better way to clean a colon! | Taste like cherry flavored chalk. Bad after taste. | M | 50 | 1 days | 4/13/2007 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Slight chills. | I was dreading the prep for my colonoscopy. After having done it, I have some really useful tips. The day of the prep, I drank a glass of water every 20 minutes about 4 hours before I started the Nulytely. This helped TREMENDOUSLY in not feeling bloated or nauseous during prep. What also helped is drinking a sip or two of ginger ale after drinking each glass. It takes away the taste and makes burping easier which greatly reduces bloating. Also, I walked around outside in the sun after each glass in the first hour or so, before it kicked in, and that helped with chills and eased any tummy discomfort. Honestly, it is not that bad and it was worth it to be healthy. Just make sure you drink a lot of water before you start - that will help so much. Good luck and just do it! | F | 42 | 1 days | 4/12/2007 | 4 | Colonoscopy | No side effects. No nausea, no vomiting, no cramps, no chills, Kinda sore bottom (used Vaseline prior to and during prep along with baby wipes), no dizziness. I was expecting the worst, but was very pleasantly surprised. Stomach growls and don't take chances...it's NOT going to be gas - go to the bathroom and sit down to be safe! | I opted for the Orange flavor. The pharmacist gave me all 4 flavor packs so I opened them all up, smelled them,had a "yes/ no/maybe" pile and tasted them (pinapple and orange were the runners) Orange won. My Dr. recommended that I take Magnesium Citrate (the night before the day I started the NuLytely) around 5pm (green bottle). And that I start drinking the NuLytley at 1pm every 30 min. the day before the procedure. Different from what the package suggests but it works and you're not always dreading the time. A GOOD SUGGESTION: it was recommended that I put it in the freezer until it gets slushy. I barely tasted anything. AND, I drank it with a straw - it goes down faster and then I ate the icey part that was left. I poured each serving in a measuring cup and drank right out of that. Hope this helps. | F | 34 | 1 days | 4/2/2007 | 2 | Colonoscopy | mild chills, bloating | I'll agree with mostly everyone- this stuff sucks. But you just have to buck up and be a soldier. I'm right in the middle of my jug, and now wish I hadn't found this site to do any reading. Definitely give yourself more time than 3/4 hours- you are going to want to go at your own pace if you have bad gag reflexes. I am just waiting for everything to be clear- then NuLetely, you are down the drain! | F | 23 | 1 days | 3/30/2007 | 5 | Colonoscopy | No side effects. No nausea, no vomiting, no cramps, no chills, no sore bottom (used Vaseline prior to and during prep), no dizziness, NOTHING. I was expecting the worst, but was very pleasantly surprised. | Since my mucosal lining is "highly sensitive" to the ingredients other preps, I spoke with my Dr. and we agreed that the Nulytely was the way to go for me. I used the Nulytely WITHOUT adding any flavoring that came with it. It tasted like mineral water without the carbonation or like alka seltzer that had gone flat. For me, it was a breeze to drink, but I would recommend drinking each glass down fast rather than sipping. Slow up if you start to feel bloated, you have plenty of time (hours) to do this. Remember your goal it to take sufficient quantity for a successful cleansing, NOT how fast you can drink this stuff. Better to drink slower and take longer than to do it fast and risk bloating or cramps or vomiting and not get enough to do the job. I started with 15 mins between each 8 oz. glass for the first 4 glasses. Then went to 10 mins between each 8 oz. glass till I finished. I will be the first to admit that everyone is different, but this worked well for me. If | M | 57 | | 3/25/2007 | 5 | unexpected diarrhea w/blood | Some chills half way through cleansing, put a jacket on for comfort. No nausea, bloating or pain. Hind end will become sore, use a cream on anal area often. Remember the less stool you have to pass the easier the cleanout will be. Listen to your doctor. | Not nearly as terrible as this site suggested. Tastes like flavored mineral water.I used Lemon/Lime flavor. Took me 16 swallaws to make 8 oz. Had two bags filled with ice to keep mixture cold, followed by sip of 7-up, took 5 hrs to complete the whole bottle. Pacing helps move things along... | F | 67 | 1 days | 3/20/2007 | 5 | Routine Screening | A dull trob sensation the next day; During the procedure I remember moaning out loudly as if I had been punched where the trob was; because of my size, the doctor told me I was more susceptible to feel the scope....it's really big and I'm tiny; Size 4. | Tri Lyte was not nearly as bad as I heard/read; charted my 15 minute intervals; used vasline prior to use; started solution 2 hrs early to ensure a peaceful nights rest; fist few cups I rinsed mouth with water; after the 3rd it wasn't necessary at all; tastes like a shake with a flavor pack (I chose pinneaple); It was fine; comit to it; Women; wear a large pad to prevent small mishaps before/after procedure;I had it done at Northwestern Hospital; If you have a question just ask me to respond by saying (Fab50 please reply) | F | 50 | 1 days | 3/17/2007 | 1 | pre colonoscopy | vomitting, nausea, chills | Horrible experience. no way in hell could I finish this. I hope I had enough to be able to take the test tomorrow, after all this torture. I was able to get in 3/4 of this stuff, that tasted like lemon lime mucousy ocean water. I vomitted twice. I thought I was pretty hard core but this made me feel wimpy. | M | 50 | 1 days | 3/7/2007 | 3 | colonoscopy | chilled, anal irritation | Cherry flavor helped. Chilling was expected - how else can you get this stuff down. Towards the end my anal area burned with each sitting and I noticed some small external spotting of blood on the TP. It seemed as if the Nulytely was burning my anal area? | M | 57 | 1 days | 2/16/2007 | 5 | colonoscopy | chills, bloating, cramping, mild nausea | Not as bad as I expected. The morning of the prep, I prepared the Nulytely with HOT tap water and instead of the flavor packets, used lemon Crystal Light. Starting drinking around 4pm; it did not taste bad at all but I still chugged it. Drank a glass every 10 minutes until I started to feel uncomfortable then slowed to every 15. When I started to feel very bloated and nauseous, I took a one hour break from drinking (as per the directions from the pharmacy). After that, the side effects subsided and I was able to drink about 3.5 of the 4 liters in 4 and a half hours. Was done about 9pm and still had watery BMs until about midnight and woke up twice in the middle of the night to go. Also, still had to go a few times in the morning before the colonoscopy but it wasn't a big deal. As others suggested, I ate a low residue diet the day before the prep, and the day of the prep, I drank a lot of water. I had a glass of flat gingerale to help with the bloating. The chills went away af | F | 50 | | 2/9/2007 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | Nausea, gagging, vomiting, chills | Impossible for me to use this product for colonoscopy prep. After reading reviews, I figured i'd give it a shot since I wasn't too worried about the taste. I was gagging from the first sip, not from the taste but the texture. Someone I managed half the bottle in two hours, and then vomited up what must have been a liter and a half of liquid.. so obviously this wasn't going to work for me. Probably not going to end up having the colonoscopy tomorrow. I'll have to find a new prep and reschedule. I do not recommend this product. | F | 24 | 1 days | 2/5/2007 | 5 | Colonoscopy prep | Mild bloating; chills | ...(continued from below)... medicine they don't like? You tell them they have to take it because it will make them better right? Well, that's the same thing with Nulytely. If you have to have a colonoscopy for the sake of your health, then you need to take a colon cleanser to ensure the safety of your test. To people coming here for advice about Nulytely here are my recommendations: 1)follow a low-residue diet for several days before the prep and drink lots of water (this will help things start faster which will minimize the bloating which I found to be the worst part; 2)use a soda you like as a chaser (this will help mask the taste and also help you burp which will relieve some of the pressure); 3) don't listen to the 1-ratings on here. There is no question that this is not a pleasant prep, but it is nowhere near as horrible as some of these people make it out to be. I can't believe the people saying they will not get a colonoscopy WHICH COULD SAVE THEIR LIFE just because they don't | | 2/3/2007 | 1 | colonoscopy | My whole body shook with chills. After 3/4 of the jug, I felt like I was applying for the part in the movie "The Exorcist". I would have won, too. Both ends going at the same time and all I wanted to do was die. I must say, it did clean the colon along with the stomach and then I cleaned the bathroom. I will never take it again. | F | 52 | 1 days | 2/1/2007 | 5 | none | much easier to take if you heat it and add bullion | F | 47 | 1 days | 12/25/2006 | 3 | colonoscopy | Nausea | I used the lemon-lime flavoring in the Nulytely because I thought it would be the most "neutral" flavor...WRONG! I managed to drink up about 6 - 8 cups without any problem, but then the gag reflex kicked in and it was all I could do to choke the rest down. I had to quit with about an inch or so remaining in the jug because I thought I was gonna lose it! The stuff has an obnoxious salty thickness that makes it hard to swallow. Tip: Make sure to keep it chilled (overnite) very cold - it tasted much worse when I left the jug out of the fridge for awhile. Also, start early because it takes more than 4 - 5 hours to complete if you become ill from the taste! FYI - I also used 10 oz. of Magnesium Citrate the day before and 4 tabs of Ducolax one hour before the Nulytely. The Doc said I had excellent results...duh! | M | 45 | 1 days | 12/14/2006 |