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Has anyone used the new SUPREP kit before a colonoscopy?

Would like any comments about taste, ease or side effects.

Thanks!

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Sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar! We don't need it. It never breaks down, not even with wastewater treatment. It is used in lots of so-called food, e.g. in stuff from McDonald's, according to the link.

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Why the hell are they putting SUCRALOSE into this thing? Why is there no option for getting this prep without it? I could do the same thing by just drinking unflavored powdered magnesium sulfate in water.

I eat a natural foods vegetarian diet, and cannot begin to tolerate an artificial sweetener. I would rather have this prep without the totally sickening artificially taste. I have had my first dose and keep burping up this taste. My body doesn't want to tolerate it. I am trying not to throw it up. I am sipping some vegetable broth in hot water now.

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I was dizzy, had a headache, and my rectum is on fire. Any ideas on how to relieve that?

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Update: I did have to stop once on the way, but the test was a breeze. The prep was fine, even though I didn't drink all of the water and the zofran was not a problem either.

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I drank the first cocktail last night at 5pm. It didn't taste great, but I got it down without much problem. I followed that with two welcome glasses of water. I didn't have the urge to go until over 3 hours later. Once it started, I thought it would never stop. I would leave the bathroom, only to have to go back in 1 minute later. About two hours later, I was able to call it a night and thankfully was able to sleep well during the night. By "well" I mean that I didn't wake because of the urge, which I was worried about. I awoke at 3am and decided to shower before I drank my next cocktail. By 4am, I finished my second cocktail, but I could not drink all of the water following the suprep/water combo. I felt really nauseous and even sips of water made me feel ill. Eventually, I couldn't resist any longer and I took a zofran and that helped calm my stomach. I never did finish the water. Since my first cocktail took about 3 hours to work, I was expecting something similar for this one. To my surprise, I was running to the bathroom within a half hour. Here it is 2 1/2 hours after my second cocktail and I'm feeling like I'm almost totally empty. I'm glad I still have another hour before I need to leave for my procedure because it's about a 45 minute drive and I don't want to have any emergencies on the way to the hospital.

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Just an observation, but the men seem to be having an easier time with this..it might be related to body mass/weight, in regards to the amount of liquid ingested. Just a thought.

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Finished the second bottle about 20 minutes ago. I haven't found the Suprep all that bad. Been on a liquid diet all day,and took the first bottle at 2:30 p with requisite 32 oz of water afterwards. Thongs literally started to work within 20 minutes. It's not fun, but it did the job. Very little discomfort.

The second bottle at 7:30 was much harder to deal with. The 32 oz of water was a relief!

I used a straw for both bottles, and avoided breathing through my nose completely.

I'm hoping to be done with the voiding by 10 pm, get a decent sleep and by ready for the 8:00 am scope.

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Gargling with undiluted, original listerine helps numb your tongue and tolerate the awful taste of these preps. Also, taking an anti-nausea pill or suppository an hour before taking the prep solution will help prevent the associated nausea

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I might add that as I was awaiting to go in for the procedure I related my bad experience with suprep to one of the Nurses and he told me that around 50% of the people that take suprep end up vomiting.

Also interesting was the high cost of it, when the Doctor told me to go to the nearest drug store and buy an over the counter medication (magnesium citrate) for 2 dollars to take instead of the second dosage of suprep.

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I used Suprep yesterday, in preparation for a colonoscopy. This was my first, and I was very nervous.

The drink didn't taste as bad to me as many reviewers below suggested. Sort of like a mediocre sports drink. 16 oz is a lot to chug down, but I got through it with no problems.

I had no nausea, but felt a bit bloated from having drunk more than usual liquid.

Spent the next 2 hours in the bathroom.

I took the drink at 5:30PM, and was done running to the toilet by around 8:30. I managed to sleep well, woke up at 5:30AM, and repeated the process. Went for my procedure at 9:30. After, they told me that my prep was fine.

So, I would say that it works, that it is difficult to drink that much liquid, but that it wasn't terrible.

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Bottomblaster, I feel better (not well, though) now that I know that others have experienced the same problems as I did. Think of this, too....they give the same prep to a 120lb small woman like myself as they do to a 300 pound man. It's bound to have a worse effect on someone smaller and with less body mass, and also , since it contains sucralose and also is so sickeningly sweet, it's also harder to stomach (no pun intended :). Not the doctor's fault at all, since they never know how a person will react to it. Wish I'd only taken one bottle and not even attempted to ingest the other one, since I was really feeling ill after the first one. I was first appointment in the am, very early, so that's probably why I was instructed to take both bottles so close together. Never again.
At least I will know now that I can never safely take this prep again.

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This was my 3rd colonoscopy but my 1st time using suprep. At first I didn't think it was too bad. I used a straw and had a lemon slice to suck on after each slurp. But by the end of the container my stomach was starting to feel pretty bad. It didn't take long before I felt horrible. I felt like I could throw up at any time. I started taking it at 6PM and at 9Pm I couldn't take it any long and I vomited. I thought to myself that no way I was going to do the second prep in the morning. I called the Doc and told them the second prep was out so they either had to take me as I was or cancel. The Doc told me to go to a drug store and get a 10 oz. bottom of magnesium citrate and take it with a couple glasses of water and that should be good enough. This I did, it was like a mildly salty lemon drink, no where near as bad as suprep but it still wasn't great, but it only cost 2 dollars and I could keep it down. The colonoscopy went fine and no problems, but never again with suprep.

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This is my third time cleansing for a colonoscopy, but the first time using Suprep...NEVER again will I use it! The taste is so bad, I'd rather drink more product with less of a horrible taste. I'm pretty tough, but I could hardly get it down...

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if you drink this with a straw, taking about 5 decent slurps and then a sip or 2 of coffee, it will go down easily. I was very scared of this prep, especially following it with 32 more Oz. of water, but really wasn't bad. I did use blue Gatorade for the second 16oz. went to the John a total of 20 times during the two sets. just follow the clear liquid diet and prep times and all will go well.

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I am now on Day 2 of the prep. It's 7am, and I was instructed to drink the 2nd bottle (w/water) + 32 oz of water over next hour. Today I decided to drink the prep thru a straw and drink more gradually, vs what I did yesterday when I just 'chucked' it. I also sipped a little water in between the solution and walked around the house the entire time. It was a MUCH better experience!! I did not have the need to BURP like yesterday, and the bloating high up in the stomach did NOT occur. Mind you, I am convinced that when you are drinking this stuff, you should walk to keep bloating down. I could not sit down as it was too uncomfortable. Yesterday I drank both glasses of water immediately after the Suprep, as fast as I could (not over the hour) just to get it over with. However, today, I am drinking the water gradually too. It took me 20 min to get the prep down, 30 min to sip the 1st glass of water, and I am now sipping the 2nd glass. I have already gone 3X and have to go again so it's working and I fill sooo much better than yesterday, although my symptoms were not as bad as those listed by others, just the need to burp and bloating high up in stomach, but today, NONE of that at all. So I believe that GRADUAL intake of the solution and water is less of a shock on the body and helps to alleviate some of the nausea (a little mild today, meant to mention that) that many people experience, as well as the bloating. Plus walk if you can or at the very minimum, stay verticle and do something to keep your mind off this process. It helped me.

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I am now on Day 2 of the prep. It's 7am, and I was instructed to drink the 2nd bottle (w/water) + 32 oz of water over next hour. Today I decided to drink the prep thru a straw and drink more gradually, vs what I did yesterday when I just 'chucked' it. I also continued to walk around the house the entire time. It was a MUCH better experience. I did not have the need to BURP like yesterday, and the bloating high up in the stomach did NOT occur. Mind you, I am convinced that when you are drinking this stuff, you should walk to keep bloating down. I could not sit down as it was too uncomfortable. Yesterday I drank both glasses of water immediately after, as fast as I could (not over the hour). However, today, I am drinking the water gradually too. It took me 20 min to get the prep down, 30 min to sip the 1st glass of water, and I am now sipping the 2nd glass. I have already gone 3X and have to go again so it's working and I fill sooo much better than yesterday, although my symptoms were not as bad as those listed by others, just the need to burp and bloating high up in stomach, but today, NONE of that at all.

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I am taking Suprep now. Took it at 7pm. Yes, the taste is not the best, but no where near as bad as people say. It's sweet, and tart and a clear liquid. I 'chukked it'. I then drank the first 16 oz water, and felt like I really needed to burp but couldn't. I think I drank it all too fast. I took my time on the 2nd cup and took @ 15 min to finish. I felt REALLY bloated high up in my stomach, like others have said. This was relieved by WALKING. I walked and walked around the house for @ 15 min and the more I walked the better I felt. Helped the liquid to go down and get into my bowels faster so that I could go. Took about 30 min but worked and went. Have gone @ 6 times and it's almost 11:30pm. I feel fine. I take the 2nd dose at 6am and my procedure is 10:30am. I have had NO nausea or vomiting. Had water, gatorade, lemon jello, and diluted white grape juice since taking the first dosage. I'm really fine. Just keep hydrating because you lose alot of liquids when you go. I would definitely do this again for my next colonoscopy.

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The hardest part for me in round one was having to drink 48 oz in just an hour. It just makes you feel full and uncomfortable. I plugged my nose and drank the whole 16 oz of the prep down in a minute or less. I took a sip of flavored water after and it took the taste away immediately. It's been a little more than an hour now and the stomach rumbling has begun but nothing as of yet. Taking the first dose has not scared me one bit when round 2 comes at 2 am. No worries with me. I guess everyone tolerates it differently but for me, it wasn't that bad with the first dose. Hope this helps to ease someone's concerns a bit.

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If you mix it with very cold bottled water and drink it through a straw it is sooooo much easier to drink and you hardly taste or smell the bitter taste. I kept it down that way.

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Just purchased from Walmart and the price was $78.84 of which health care insurance did not cover.

Extremely overpriced for some cheap chemicals! Only in America can Pharmaceutical Companies charge such outlandish prices.

Health Care Reform and breaking the cost curve cannot come soon enough

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