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 |
| 5 | Colonoscopy | None | It was a piece of cake! No problem with taste at all (like Gatorade with no sugar). I kept it chilled. I measured out 8-10 ounces every 15 min, and drank it down I was cleaned out in less than two hours. I drank 4/5th's of the solution...I could have drank it all, but no reason too.. I read all of the horror stories from people on the site.......really people, suck it up, it wasn't that bad! This is coming from a 5 foot, 105 pound male that doesn't have a lot of space for all of the fluid. Positive attitude people. It was so much easier than most people lead you to believe. | M | 50 | 1 days 1 gallon 1X day | 1/12/2015 | 4 | Colonoscopy | None | My doctor ordered it with Lime-Lemon flavor. The key was to get the taste out of my mouth after each sip by taking a small sip of White Grape Juice. And I also held my breath and drank it, as someone suggested on this website. I started drinking this at 04:30pm and finished it by 11:55pm. Initially I drank a glass of it every 10 to 15 minutes, but I had to take longer breaks as I was feeling full. | M | 38 | 1 days 1X day | 11/24/2014 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Bloating and chills until I started eliminating. | Taste is not horrible to me - I don't have a strong gag reflex either. (actually the last three or four portions were horrible) Drinking a little warm or hot water after each glass helped me to relax and took some of the chill of me. It didn't begin working it's magic until I had drunk well over half the jug. This is my 3rd colonoscopy, the first time I waited until my bottom was sore to apply any ointment - big mistake. 2nd time I applied Desitin before starting and kept applying it until I was done. Desitin is very messy and got through my shorts onto my trousers. This time I used A&D ointment, baby wipes with aloe and put on some Depends. | M | 72 | 1 days 4L 1X day | 11/21/2014 | 4 | colonoscopy | Overall the medicine has been working so far. However, I think that for someone my size 4 liters is a bit extreme I am 6-8 glasses in and already have liquid stool with no particles. The hardest part is getting "used" to the taste. One thing that I've found that helps me is chewing mint gum before and after drinking it. Drinking through a straw helps. And I've learned that if you focus on your breathing it is almost impossible to gag. Best of luck to everyone going through this and remember it's only one day you have to take it. (: | F | 20 | 1 days 4 liters | 10/5/2014 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Stomach gurgled and I felt really full, but no bad effects from drinking a gallon+ over 3.5 hours. | After reading a bunch of the current reviews on Nulytely I came to the conclusion that we all react similarly, but each of us is different. The flavor packets add nothing from what I could tell and the liquid is more viscus than regular water, and slightly salty. This was not a pleasurable experience, but now it's over and it worked. Hallelujah, I'm clear at last! | M | 67 | 1X day | 9/8/2014 | 4 | Colonscopy | I was told to drink 8 8oz with 2 hrs Then finish the remainder 3 hrs before my appointment the next day I made sure my glass was cold and the mixture was too It did take 1 1/2 hrs to start the cleansing but then again I ate very little 2 days before | F | 57 | 1 days | 8/6/2014 | 4 | coloscopy | None | The posts complaining of all the horrors are misleading and greatly exaggerated. Taste like seawater dishwater etc.....really....alot of these posters sound go into writing fiction. The drink is nothing I would consume daily but its easy to drink and don't taste that bad Ive drank worse stuff. Damn some folks are wimpy cry babies...geez | M | 62 | 1 days 1 gal 1X day | 8/5/2014 | 4 | colonoscopy | bloating, burping, feeling cold from the cold liquid | I had trouble filling my prescription--first two pharmacies did not have it in stock, so plan ahead. I did a "split prep" meaning I drank half (about 8 8-oz cups) in the evening and then 8 hours later I drank the rest. My first cup was unflavored and awful, after that I added flavor crystals from what they gave me which helped enormously. I pretended I was on "Survivor" to help me drink each cup fairly quickly. Don't laugh, my little mind game helped :-) I liked the split prep for two reasons...I was so glad to get to stop drinking halfway...would hate to have had to keep drinking more, and two, my prep was rated "excellent"...this stuff worked. Five years ago I took laxative pills for my first scope...in comparison, taking pills was much easier than drinking all this liquid, but they made for more prolonged, unpleasant bowel movements. Nulytely got the job done more quickly. I would consider doing this again, but would also consider newer options. I have heard other preps may require less liquid. | F | 44 | 2 days 8X day | 11/5/2013 | 3 | Colonscopy/EGD | Bloating & fullness | This is my second attempt at Nylytely... the first was 4 years ago, and I simply could NOT do it. Thanks to the wisdom of my Dr, I added Crystal Lite Lemonade to each glass (I think it's safe to say I'll never drink Lemonade again!!!). I'm just over 1/2 way done and I've only had 2 small bowel movements - worried I won't be cleared by morning (It's been 2 hours since I started). I had to slow down the drinking due to the fullness and being too close to throwing up - not going to let that happen, I've come too far!!!!! Hopefully I'll be clear enough to get a diagnosis tomorrow. | F | 27 | 1 days 4000 1X day | 10/27/2013 | 3 | Colonoscopy | Bloating and severe nausea after 5th glass. | I wish they could come up with something different. I was doing fine till after the 5th glass when I became bloated, nauseaous and started throwing up in my throat with any movement. It took about 2 hours for it to finally start working its way through so I could drink more. Its sad to have to use 2 vacation days for such misery. I used the lemon lime flavor on recommendation from the pharmacist. I only got 3/4ths through the nulytely and couldnt stomach anymore but I was fully cleaned out. I do recommend, vaseline before your bum gets raw, cottonelle wipes and adult diapers for when you are so tired and need to go to bed. My prep was worse I think because I have Fibromyalgia and the pain pills were going straight through so I was hurting badly. When I got there and they started my IV they gave me some IV Benadryl that made me feel very dizzy, pressure in my chest and I couldnt talk or walk right. I dont see anyone else complaining of that experience. Once I got to the room they gave me another medicine in my IV that put me right to sleep and I didnt know a thing till they said I was done. Now that it is over I have no idea how I got dressed. lol I have a friend in another state who had to take Miralax mixed with Gatorade instead of the Nulytely and she said it wasnt bad. Despite the misery I would do it again as it could save your life. I know a very rich influential man who died because he wouldnt do a colonoscopy and he got colon cancer. | F | 51 | 1 days 1/2 gallon 2X day | 10/21/2013 | 2 | colonoscopy prep | I feel like I'm freezing! Nausea is terrible. If you ever got swamped by a wave when surfing in the ocean, then you know what this tastes like. | F | 36 | 1 days 1 gallon 1X day | 10/21/2013 | 1 | Colonoscopy Prep | Nausea, Chills, Cramping, 5 days and counting of pain, vomiting, diarrhea | This is toxic for me, may have caused ulcerative colitis | F | 60 | 1 days 8 oz 4X H | 9/16/2013 | 2 | colonoscopy | none | it did not clean me out completely would like to know why . if it is to be so good to cleanse you there has to be something else this day and age that is a lot easier to take than nulytely. | F | 59 | 1 days 4 liters 1X day | 8/15/2013 | 5 | colonoscopy prep | No side effects. | I was expecting this colon prep product to be disgusting. I wouldn't want to drink it everyday but it wasn't as vile as it had been made out to be. I opened all the flavor packets, smelled them and decided to use the orange. Not sure how much if any the flavor packet aided in my ability to drink this product. I used a cylinder measuring glass and a straw. Was able to down the required dosage in 2 1/2 hours with no problems. The next morning I had to drink a 10 oz. bottle of magnesium citrate. Now that was gross. Both had the desired effect of cleaning out my colon. Survived the colonoscopy, a polyp was found and removed. The procedure and prep aren't on my list of favorite things to do but I'm relieved that I did it and won't have to do it again for 5 years. | F | 62 | 1 days 2 litres 1X day | 7/6/2013 | 4 | Colonoscopy | I read all the comments before I started. Best ideas: use crystal light lemon aid to help the taste ( I also added some of the liquid flavor drops to give it more flavor) . Keep liquid very cold and use straw. Keep baby wipes and Vaseline by toilet. I had to do the split prep so mine lasted over 14 hours. Just when I had stopped going from the first batch, I started drinking the second batch. Worse part was waiting for the urges to stop. I was clear for hours but would still have to run when the twinge hit. Am hoping they improve this process in 10 years when I do this next. You will read all different experiences here - everyone is different . Don't assume you will have problems until they happen - most get through it OK. | F | 54 | 1 days 4 liters | 5/13/2013 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Nulytely will make you feel somewhat bloated until you begin to eliminate then no problem. It will also dehydrate you. | Number one suggestion is to mix Nulytely with either orange or lemon flavored drink mix to improve the taste. Also using a straw to get it past your taste buds helps. Finally drinking something immediately afterwards, my choice white grape juice will kill any taste left in your mouth. Overall it was not the worst thing I have had to drink. Masking the flavor is key. | M | 52 | 4000ml 1X day | 4/29/2013 | 4 | Colonoscopy Prep and Endoscopy | Nausea and "emptying out" | I found that the best approach for me to drink the whole gallon was to mix the prep without flavoring and then in the bottom of an 8 oz cup I sprinkled a little bit of Crystal Light Lemonade. I put some Vicks under my nose to prevent smelling the solution and then drank the 8 ounces and chased it with a few sips of Mt. Dew followed by sucking on a lollipop. I also gave myself 20-25 minutes between each glass to prevent vomiting. I hope this helps someone. | F | 30 | 1X day | 10/25/2012 | 5 | colonoscopy | chills, nausea | This stuff does the job, but taking it is a nightmare. They gave me a lemon flavor packet which basically did nothing. On the evening before my procedure, I had to drink eight-8 oz glasses (with 10 minutes between glasses). Then I had to repeat the same procedure at 3:00 the next morning. 16 glasses in all and felt like I was going to vomit several time. I chased each drink with Sprite and that seemed to help. I did NOT breath while drinking and that seemed to help as well. Good luck and if there is something else you could ask for, I would try. | F | 45 | 1 days 1 gallon 8X day | 8/8/2012 | 2 | Colonoscopy | Nausea and vomiting. Bloating. Hot n cold chills. | F | 28 | 1 days 8 oz/15 mi | 7/31/2012 | 4 | colonoscopy | no side effects | The whole prep for this test is like a week. Three days of no fruits or veggies - for a weight watcher this is really tough as I eat at least 7 servings a day. The day before the procedure, before the nulytely, had to drink a 10oz bottle of magnesium citrate - it tasted like drinking grape sweet tarts which is not so bad, but having nothing but fluids since start of day - I wanted to eat not drink. I started the nulytely at 5pm, I only wanted to do small doses at a time, so I drank 3oz with 1/8 teaspoon of lemon crystal lite every 7 minutes with a straw- I set the timer on the microwave. I was able to down it in 15 seconds. It didn't taste bad at all. I followed alot of the suggestion on this webside about the prep h pads and just in general about being prepared. At 9:10 I called it quits I just can't consume all this liquid that they want you to consume. I left a little less then 1/2 the jug, but on the instructions they wanted you to finish the entire container - which I did not do. I mean even something I really like and can't drink that much of, and they give the same size jug to a 6'1" man as they do a 5'3" women - How do they figure that!!?? The next day I was worried that perhaps I should have drunk more, but the fluid came out clear yellow - yellow I figured because of the crystal lite. The procedure was a piece of cake and the nurse said the colon did not have matter - so it was ok that I did not finish the container. The Dr found a polyp. | F | 55 | 1 days 5X H | 5/25/2012 |