Suprep Reviews (Page 34)

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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Took 30 minutes to drink second mixture. Gagged a couple times. On to the water

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After the second dose it started working within 15 minutes. Went for two hours and the done. Drove 1.5 hours to the test. In at 1:30pm out at 2:15. 30 minutes in recovery and on my way home. They found three small polyps. Have to go back in 4 years. Glad it is over. The prep was not pleasant but worth it. Drank Coke as soon as I woke up, that was great.

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I just had a colonoscopy today. I took the Suprep split dose. The flavor was acceptable, though not particularly pleasant. It gave me notable cold shivers and mild nausea both times. But that did go away after about an hour. It took an hour from beginning of the dose to the first high-volume movement and about another hour until it was basically done. No major discomfort from the diarrhea.
The second dose took effect a little quicker for me, but I also took less time to drink all the water.

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Tried it for the first time. Took my first dosage at 6:00 PM as instructed. It's now 3:00 AM and it's finally working. Taking 2nd dosage now instead of at 4:00 AM.
Needless to say - I'm thinking not everybody's reaction time is the same.

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OK. Im writing this because I was freaking out about taking this because of everything I have read. Im now convinced only negative people post on these forums so I decided to post my experience in the event your stressing and have anxiety about your colonoscopy and the bowel cleanse (suprep). 1st, im a 49 yr. old M and am going for GI issues as opposed to just a scan for polyps . Would have had to go anyways at 50 so my GI said to go now to see what's going on with my colon. I followed a LOW FIBER diet 2 days before procedure and of course the liquid diet the day before. I placed both btls of suprep in fridge along with a 33.8 oz. SMART WATER ( electrolytes) . At 6:00 PM the night before procedure ( set for 9:00am) I mixed the 6 oz. bottle with 10 more oz. of the cold ( smart ) water to the line on the cup that comes in the kit. I used a big ( thicker) straw to mix it and drink. I did the whole 16 oz. in 3 parts. Didn't taste anywhere near as horrible as i heard even though i bit on lemon slices in between. I swear to you, it wasn't that bad for me. Then I drank a room temperature 16 oz. water within next 15-20 minutes. I was told to drink 2 16oz btls within an hour. I started my 2nd 16oz water around 30 minutes after finishing suprep mix, and felt my first urge. all I can say is it liquefies everything so just be prepared that you feel like your peeing out your butt.. just being honest ...that's it. No pain, No bloating , and No nausea ( other than drinking a total of 48 oz. of liquid in an hour) . my first bout lasted around 2 hours total and must have went 12x to 15x so just stay close to toilet. Again it was just pure liquid coming out and it was 100% OK .. I now believe some people experience chills or teeth chattering from what I read because they drank all 48 oz. of "chilled" liquid on an empty stomach , so I drank room temp water ( again, I used SMART WATER) after the 1st dose which was chilled. slept from like 11:00 to 4:00 am ( set clock to take 2nd dose). this time no lemons needed and i drank the 16 oz. mixture in 4 parts through the straw this time. started 2nd bout literally within 15-20 minutes and was clear to slightly yellow. drank two more room temp btls over next hour and left for procedure around 8:00 am. I was in FULL PANIC and ANXIETY mode. just my makeup I guess. They took me back to nurses area ( prep area) to sign some more forms, go over my med history and meds, got undressed, put on gown, and laid on the bed. Nurse put in the IV ( fluids) , set up the BP , o2, and heart monitor stuff and then anesthesiologist came to talk to me and lay out how it all works. he saw my stress and anxiety level and gave me a mild sedative in the IV to calm me down. it worked right away and took that edge off. here is the best part for me, they wheeled me to the procedure area , told me to lay on my left side, and my DR says, Ill see you in recovery room .. that's it.. I went out, came to in around 90 minutes and it was over.. Nothing.. I promise you.. don't do to yourself what i did and research and read and make yourself sick.. that's why I took the time now to share my experience.. and by the way, one medium size polyp was removed and 2 biopsies taken. have follow up in two weeks with GI to go over.

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I'm on my 3rd colonoscopy. The procedure is much easier than the prep. Suprep is awful. Made me want to heave. Couldn't get to the stool a few times. But while at the hospital and seen other peoples problems; how can I complain?

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I followed a low fiber diet for almost a week before the prep. I had trouble before. My Doctor did not suggest any other diet but the internet had suggested it. I also drank a lot of water every day. It helped start my process a little faster. We'll have to see if I have good results.

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This is my 4 or 5th colonoscopy. I find the trick to not tasting the liquid is using a straw placed as far back as u can and u won't taste the liquid. It really works. I wish the tablets were still in use. No prob swalling 34 tablets than this liquid stuff. But tabs won't cleanse as well Dr. says.

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I have also had horrible upper gastric pain and cramping, also still with diahreah after colonoscopy. Hopeful tomorrow will feel better.

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That is how mine was! Nauseous and chilled and slow working.

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This stuff is absolutely the worst! I've thrown up, broke out in a sweat that drenched me in a matter of minutes, now I'm freezing and haven't started the second bottle. All I want to do is throw up and the idea of having to drink more is overwhelming. There has to be something better!!

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First I called and asked my Mom. She had used it. She told me that she threw up 30 minutes after the first dose. So did I. The first dose didn't work right away. I saw a lot of people on here that said it did and I thought I did it wrong or something.. But it started working right before the 2nd dose. The 2nd dose IS harder to drink.

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Mine would've been $80, I refused and called office and got a free sample and my sisters insurance covered hers completely.

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This is a great thread, and was very helpful. I am just back from my first colonoscopy experience, and first Suprep experience. These posts helped me feel at ease and I want to pay that feeling forward! Mine was $60 with insurance, I was surprised, but what can you do these days?

I didn't find the first dose to be terrible, I had more of a hard time with the liquid diet before that, which made me feel nauseous. My doctor's office recommended a liquid protein drink that tasted so bad that it gave me a headache for which I successfully took two tylenol. Another good tip I read was to buy regular chicken soup and strain out the broth rather than buying that awful tasteless cooking broth - it was SO SAVORY. I did the same with wonton soup, but that actually upset my stomach. I tried the straw for the Suprep, but not enough got through at a time. Gulping was better, and the lemon licking in between helped a lot, too. It's tough to gulp down the 32 additional ounces of water.

My first dose took at least an hour and a half to work (from 5pm), but I had gone right before it (who does that??!) due to the wonton soup, I guess. Once it worked, I was in and out of the bathroom for a couple of hours - what came out looked like the strained soups all night! I slept from about 8-9, bathroom break, and then 10-3:30 when I had to get up for the second dose.

Second dose was not as easy, as it tastes horrendous at 3:45am but I got down about 4/5 of it and then turned to the water. I only had an hour till I was cut off from fluids. Within an hour, what came out was clear yellow and I could see the bottom of the bowl. I felt better by this time, just hungry.

After that, the rest was not bad at all. The feeling I got when the anesthesia went in made my face feel like the way Snapchat maps out faces for the filters but that lasted two seconds and then I was waking up drunk in recovery. I am clear for ten years! Nothing to worry about but the hemorrhoids that I already knew I had, and now I have a picture of them :-)

I'd do the Suprep again, gross as it was. I also did a low fiber diet for the couple of days before the liquid diet. Did it help? Who knows. All I know is that it's true it was way worse in my imagination than it was in reality, and I am high anxiety. Good luck to everyone reading this because it's time for your first one :-)

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I used the Suprep Bowel Kit for the first time two days ago. For my past colonoscopies I have used both GoLytely and Nulytely, both of which are polypropylene glycol (PEG) based. IMO the Suprep is superior to the other two prep kits. I can only describe the PEG kits as “violent” expulsion. As per doctor’s instruction, I took my first dose at 6 p.m. and my second dose at 11 p.m. My procedure was scheduled for 8 a.m. the following day, with a 7 a.m. arrival. I had an hour’s drive to the where the procedure was held. I was cleaned out by the time I left home, but kept a moisture barrier underpad on the seat of the car, used a sanitary pad in my panties and brought some extra panties and sanitary pads along. My husband drove me there and home.

I found the taste of Suprep resembled cherry cough syrup with a lot of salt. I suppose the salts are added to balance electrolytes. I chilled the Suprep bottles as well as the water I used to bring the amount to the Fill Line on the cup provided in the kit. I drank all of the mixture in several swallows and in between each swallow I sucked on a lemon wedge to mask the saltiness, as I found this drink too salty for my taste. (Note: you need to drink this mixture immediately, not over an hour as some people seem to think). I then drank the instructed 32 ounces of water within an hour. I used one of these tall plastic cups that come with a lid and straw that you can purchase anywhere these days. I just walked around my home doing little chores while sipping my water. Moving around is the best way to get your bowels moving, prep or no prep. Results occurred within two hours and were easier to pass than when I used the PEG kits.

On the web I found several helpful hints to colonoscopy prep. Using the lemon is one of these hints, as well as using the softest toilet tissue you can find. Applying Vaseline near the rectum area helps elevate irritation and using hemorrhoid treatments of your choice. Keep some things of your choosing within arm’s reach of the toilet to help pass the time while in there. Keep an extra supply of TP nearby and plenty of water to drink as this will make elimination easier and help clean you out sooner. I had read that some people felt very chilled as the evening went on and since I feel the cold easily I wore several top layers under my dress. Wearing a dress eliminated need to take time to pull down shorts/jeans. I used an old bath towel to cover my legs and feet. My suggestion is, whatever you wear, it be old or something you don’t mind getting poo on in case that happens.

I spent most of my time on the toilet after the 11 p.m. dose. From midnight to 3 a.m., I couldn’t leave the toilet. This is where my tablet came in handy as I listened to an audio book.

One of the best tips I found on the web was the suggestion of eating a very low fiber diet and drinking a lot of water (flavored and sparkling water came in handy here) starting two days prior to the prep. I ate a low fiber fasting type diet two days before my prep. I didn’t do this prior to my colonoscopy three years ago and the prep didn’t clean me out well enough, hence the repeat colonoscopy three years later. The doctor couldn’t get a good enough look at my colon last time. Colon cancer is in my family so I had to insure I had a thorough clean out this time around.

My results showed no polyps and pictures doctor took of my colon looked so clean, I was amazed. This was the first time my colon ever looked that clean. Bottom Line - I don’t know if the Suprep is just better at cleaning out the colon than the PEG preps, and/or a combination of the low fiber fasting diet plus the Suprep, but the results speak for themselves.

I hope this helps you!

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I had the same exact thing happen to me

I was so scared

Tips of my fingers were numb, I had goosebumps and couldn't stop shaking!

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I have to take my first depose of superpower at 5pm. When do I take the second dose??

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I drank my first dose of Sureprep today at noon. And I will drink the next dose at 10 tonight. It began working within two hours and it is now 6:15pm and I'm still rushing to the bathroom some. This is the worst tasting prep for a colonoscopy. I also had a slight headache after drinking this and felt like throwing up for at least an hour. Every time I think about having to drink this again at 10 tonight, I get nauseated.

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Fortunately for me, the pharmacy was out of Suprep. I'll have to drink 4 L of a generic NULYTELY but it only cost $10.00. When I asked about the cost of Suprep, they said $170.00. I might have also gotten a $34.00 discount. Looking online for the retail cost of the medical grade components of Suprep I found the following:

[Wt (Oz) / Wt (g) / Price / Dose (g) for Price]
Sodium Sulfate 4 oz 113.5 g $7.99 35.00 $2.46
Potassium Sulfate 24 oz 681 g $40.99 6.26 $0.38
Magnesium Sulfate 16 oz 454 g $20.00 3.2 $0.14
Cost to purchase components at retail (Total) $2.98 per dose

Add the cost of packaging etc and this is still an incredible profit margin. Nevertheless, my guess is that the cost of defending even one legal case could gobble a lot of profits, let alone if damages were awarded.

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I drank my first dose at 7, nasty tasting, had a heck of a time getting it all down! Kept taking a sip of lemon juice to get the taste out of my mouth. Have to go threw it again at 4 am and wondering if I can get it down a second time! I don't know what the others had that didn't taste bad, mine sure was nasty! Then 32 oz. of water, I felt like I was going to pop by the time I got the last glass full down! It started working with in 20 min. of the first glass with it in it and it is after 9 now and still running to the bathroom about every 15 min. The worst part of the whole thing is drinking this Suprep! I heard they had made it so it tasted good now, well mine sure didn't!! It was ok just in my mouth but as soon as it hit my throat the taste was terrible and I had to keep telling my self swallow, don't throw it up! Dreadinf 4 am!!!
This is my second time the last time I was throwing it up as fast as it was going down! Then when I got to the hospital they gave me an enema!! That was fun too. So hoping I can get the last dose down and be done with it and get this over so I can eat real food again.

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