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 |
| 3 | Colonoscopy | Nausea & bloating, which went away after the first expelling. Sore bottom, but prevented soreness with Balmex before starting and after each expelling. | I think that the orange flavor is the best for me Keep it very chilled & chugalug it. Follow it each time with a cup of any clear liquid. I took it every 30 minutes starting at 2PM. I had to sit on the throne after the first expelling. There is no warning after that. I just take a book in with me. It took all evening. I, too, would love to be able to take pills, followed with water. The taste is the worst vile thing with which you have to cope.There is an awful aftertaste. I have had to do this for 3 colonoscopys (ies?) in 4 years! It is not very pleasant & I consider it an ordeal. | F | 69 | 1 days | 7/28/2006 | 1 | Colonoscopy prep | Nausea, chills, general malaise. | This stuff is disgusting. It is not humanly possible to drink the whole gallon. And it hasn't worked that well either. I doubt my colon is clean enough for my procedure, but the doctor will just have to deal with it. I would NEVER use this product again or recommend it to anyone. I would rather take a pile of laxatives or have a dozen enemas than repeat this experience. It would be a pleasure to throw up. My body will not accept one more sip. | F | 51 | 1 days | 7/26/2006 | 1 | colonoscopy | My husband took this for a colonoscopy test WAS going to make me taste the stuff too ... After his first glass he decided that he would not make me taste it ..... | He said it tasted like DISH-SOAP. PUKED up the first glass ... had a terrible time choking down the rest .... drank aboug 3.5 liters then when he started crapping clear liquid he dumped the rest out ... then I had to give him Ducolax to make sure he was really clean ... I am certain he will NEVER EVER FRIGGIN drink this stuff again ... and there IS NO WAY IN HELL I will do this test unless I can take a pill ..... I was gagging just thinkint about it. He used the Cherry flavor pack and the flavor pack actually smelled really good !!! but you cant make SOAP taste good .... Every time he took a glass full I had to leave the room because of his gagging and he did puke up a couple of gulps NEVE EVER will I use this nor will He ever do it again .... He would rather DIE than drink this stuff again | M | 40 | 1 days | 7/13/2006 | 1 | prep for colonoscopy | Unable to drink it without it coming up. I gave it my best effort and every sip came back up Tried to take a drug to stop the vomitting but it just didn't work. The doctor switched me to a pill form. It and worked perfectly. I had to take 40 pills but it beat the drink. | I will never tolerate nulytley again for me. I will always ask for the pills. | F | 58 | 1 days | 7/11/2006 | 5 | Colonoscopy prep | Some bloating, mild nausea, nothing really uncomfortible. | Opted for the lemon/lime flavor and it went down fine at first, but continued to become more difficult with each glass. Too much of most things gets old quickly. I got it all down without a serious problem, and it seemed to do just what it was intended to do. This is supposed to be the worst part, so.... | M | 57 | 1 days | 7/10/2006 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | feeling very full, anal burning and discomfort but I put neosporin with pain relief on and that helped | I got the plain flavored and the went down fine. It tastes the tiniest bit salty but not bad. Nothing happened for the first 45 minutes and I was afraid it was not working. It really worked then after the 45 minute mark with explosive watery diarehea about every 15 minutes. My doctor said I must have clear or light yellow discharge for a full hour before I could stop drinking it and at about the 2 hour mark I was light yellow and no poo showing up with it. Then after about 30 minutes with only 30 to go my "discharge" went darker yellow and had bits of poo in it. GREAT! So I had to keep drinking and finally poured the last glass down the sink- I just don't want to do this anymore. I will drink myself into oblivion with apple juice and crystal light. The other truly bad thing is I am diabetic so that limits beverage choices quite a bit. | F | 40 | 1 days | 7/6/2006 | 1 | Colonoscopy | Chills, nausea, vomiting, uncontrollable bowels and bladder. | I would sooner stick needles in my eyes than EVER have to take that stuff again. I have had 3 colonoscopies because of polyps, and have had preps that were bad, but they seemed like a trip to Haagen Daz after experiencing the horrors of Nulytely. | F | 61 | 1 days | 7/3/2006 | 3 | Colonoscopy | Somewhat bloated feeling after two 8 oz glasses. | This liquid tastes like soapy sea water. The first glass or two went down "OK" but after that it was all I could do to keep from gagging. There must be some way to make it less soapy and salty. It took me 10 hours to drink all but the last few ounces. It wasn't until early the next morning that I finally experienced a somewhat yellowish evacuation. | M | 54 | 1 days | 6/28/2006 | 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 | 1 | Colonoscopy, Bowel prep | Nausea, chills | I had lemon-lime flavored, but the taste was anything but good. It was thick and just disgusting to drink. I tried numerous things to mask the taste, mixing it with sprite, crystal light, using a soda or broth chaser...bottom line it took me 4 and a half hours to finish the gallon, i burst into tears towards the end becasue i just wanted to be done. My stomach just couldnt stomach this stuff, it got progressively harder to fight my gag reflex. It did the job of preping my bowels, but was much harder to drink than i ever could have imagined. | F | 26 | 1 times | 6/11/2006 | 1 | colonoscopy | I threw most of it up. It tasted like floor cleaning solution. (lemon-lime). I am supposed to go in this am, but don't know if they can do the test, since I got rid of most of the solution by vomiting | F | 59 | | 5/25/2006 | 1 | colonoscopy | I could only get down a 1/4 of the gallon. The most horrible stuff I have ever drank. I used the lemon lime flavor - didn't make a difference. | F | 46 | 1 days | 4/14/2006 | 3 | colonoscopy | dizziness, chills, nausea, cramping | The pharmacist told me to try a flavour I wouldn't mind ruining my enjoyment of, so I used the Pineapple. Drinking the solution reminds me of chugging a glass of whole milk (which I hated drinking) as a child; repeat ad nauseum. The flavour (sort of) masked the salty aftertaste, which (along with the thick texture) is remniscent of Pedialyte. Having been on clear liquids since waking, the transition to a nearly clear movement took only half the jug and 2 hours. I had to take a break after that, though, as I became too chilled to finish a full glass. | F | 25 | 1 times | 4/10/2006 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | I used the lemon-lime flavor. It tasted better than I expected it to taste. I drank the whole jug of NuLytely, and the effects were mild. | From many comments I had read, I thought this would taste horrible, but that is not the case. | F | 63 | 1 days | 4/5/2006 | 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 | 3 | Colonoscopy prep | Other than moderate gag reflex, no side effects. | This stuff is enough to gag a maggot! The first couple of 8 oz glasses went okay. After that every single drop was a struggle to get down.My gag reflex kicked in and I came close to stopping 1/3 through. I had the cherry "flavor". Within an hour of beginning to drink Nulytely I had bowel movements, which were moderately explosive. I am a light eater and feel this did a good job of "cleaning me out" but I have not asked the doctor whether this is true. | M | 64 | 1 days | 3/29/2006 | 4 | Surgery | The side effects were not that bad. It tastes awful and is hard to swallow. It worked for me after 4 hours and successfully flushed out my system in a short time. | F | 30 | 1 days | 3/23/2006 | 1 | Don't believe the 2.8 rating - that RN that say's it not bad put her 5 star rating in twice (and I have to wonder if she REALLY drank this)... Be sure to read all of the comments before you try downing this horrible stuff. | | 3/20/2006 | 1 | colonoscopy | major chills, nausea, gagging, bloating | Unable to finish last 1/3rd of container. I will NEVER take this medicine again. My second colonoscopy - first time was Golightly - I don't remember having this much difficulty getting it down. There HAS to be a better way. Just looking at the glass makes me gag and shake with chills. Used the Cherry flavor - tried sips of 7up in between gulps. It's been 4.5 hours. It's successful - things are moving, but I can't drink another drop - I don't care if they scream at me tomorrow for my colonoscopy - Don't recommend this AT ALL. I'll try another method next time. | F | 53 | 1 days | 3/20/2006 | 1 | Colonoscopy Prep | Chills, vomitting, and cramps. | I had the orange flavor. Let me tell you, no flavor can mask the taste of this stuff! It is horrible! I enjoy life but when drinking this stuff the thought of death sounded better than life! I vomitted it up after 2 glasses and then had to try to drink it again later and got nauseous after 3 glasses and then stopped! This is the worst drink I've had ever...tastes like chalk! And the doctor says I have to have a colonoscopy in 3 years again..yikes, they better find a better prep by then! | F | 30 | 1 days | 3/19/2006 |