Re: Osmoprep

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Some of your symptoms sound like typical osmoprep side effects (from http://www.tabletprep.com/osmoprep-colon-prep/patient-information.aspx)

What are the possible side effects of OsmoPrep?

The most common side effects with OsmoPrep are abdominal bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Other less common side effects include dizziness and headache. These are not all of the possible side effects associated with OsmoPrep. For more information, ask a healthcare professional.

They say they are gf:

What are the ingredients in OsmoPrep?

Active ingredient: sodium phosphate

Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol 8000, magnesium stearate

OsmoPrep is gluten-free.

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From: Bronwyn Syiek <bronwyn@...>

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Sent: Thu, Oct 8, 2009 11:06 am

Subject: [ ] Osmoprep

Has anyone had gluten issues with Osmoprep? I’ve

just spoken with Salix Pharmaceuticals (I spoke with a very helpful

person). They said that they communicate it to be gluten free – by that

they mean that there is no added gluten. However, he said he’d

never been asked whether the plant also processed gluten. (Please, don’t

flame me on this subject, I realize that contaminated plants don’t affect

everyone – however, they make some of us incredibly sick). I had a

colonoscopy on Monday and I’m getting all the gluten signs – shakey

hands, numb lips, light headed, waves of burning pain just below my rib cage,

loose stools. (I’m on touch with my gastro, in case this is a perforation

but it doesn’t appear to be in the correct place).

0A

Would love to hear if anyone else has had problems with this

prep. (I’ve read all the kidney issues associated with phosphates

but I have tolerated Fleet’s phosphate product very well, so I don’t

think that’s it).

Happy to summarize if folk are interested.

Bron

Ps anyone had any gluten issues with the sedatives or stuff

they put on you in a colonoscopy – I have a big red ring from some

monitor they stuck on me. I’ve had three before and usually I feel

better after them. This time I felt fab before it – it was routing –

and I’m in trouble now.