Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I was given Miralax mixed with Gatorade, which I know is illegal but I drank it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thank you. I'll see if my doc will give me an RX for Miralax. Andy > > Hi Andy, > > > > I had a colonoscopy done just last August and used only Miralax. It has > no taste and you can mix it with any liquid. It is gentle and works > really well. It takes the water from your body and brings it to your > intestines. You have to drink a lot of water during this time or it > won't work. I only used half of what the instructions recommended and > it was enough for me. > > > > Good luck, > > > > SCD 20 mths > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 It's been a couple of years so I am not certain what i had but it was the one with NutriSweet in it. Since they only gave me a choice between that and about four sets of pills (with four sets of who knows what all in them) I thought surely the NutriSweet just once wouldn't be that bad. It was. I had heart attack symptoms for four days and probably should have gone to ER to make sure it was just the stupid NS, but I didn't because I felt so awful. It took me a month to get over that prep. Just for a procedure! So I suggest, stay away from Nutri Sweet! It really is nasty stuff. (My sister had seizures from it until I sent her enough articles on the connection that she finally paid attention.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 It's OTC now. It's been a couple of years so I am not certain what i had but it was the one with NutriSweet in it. Since they only gave me a choice between that and about four sets of pills (with four sets of who knows what all in them) I thought surely the NutriSweet just once wouldn't be that bad. It was. I had heart attack symptoms for four days and probably should have gone to ER to make sure it was just the stupid NS, but I didn't because I felt so awful. It took me a month to get over that prep. Just for a procedure!So I suggest, stay away from Nutri Sweet! It really is nasty stuff. (My sister had seizures from it until I sent her enough articles on the connection that she finally paid attention.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I did the fleet enema prep for a colonoscopy in 2007 and ended up hospitalized with severe potassium and magnesium deficiencies. (My gastro's take? " Wow, that's a really unusual reaction, " and he never otherwise addressed it.) There are preps that aren't supposed to deplete the body of electrolytes, although I've no idea if they're legal. I looked into alternatives to the traditional prep, and someone told me (and I have not verified) that minimal diet modification combined with a colonic would work. Might be worth looking into, as a colonic is so much more pleasant (to put it mildly) than the traditional preps. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Good to know! I'm doing that prep in January! Stacey > > The Osmoprep is great. Easiest colonoscopies evah*****. Seriously. > > In my case, obviously none of that other damage occurred. And the > first time I had one was before that research came out. > > > Mara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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