Suprep Reviews (Page 35)

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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Worked myself up last night after reading these posts. Usually if there is a chance of nausea, I will have it. So far it was way worse in my mind than in reality.

I stayed on a low fiber diet for most of the week and with the exception of a small sandwich had banana and peanut butter protein shakes yesterday. Made it through the prep by chilling it, drinking through a large straw and holding my nose. Took me about 4 gulp sessions in 2 minutes. Followed each gulp session with a swig of white grape juice before letting go of my nose. Immediately brushed my teeth and started with my water chaser. I drink a lot of water normally so I just sipped on 40 ounces of room temp water over the hour. Didn't have any nausea from prep or chills. Was extremely bloated. Was a bit nauseous from all the sweet sugar drinks I was drinking before. First bm hit about an hour after finishing prep but really didn't get down to business until about a half hour later.

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Tastes awful. Hard to get down with all the fluids. Fought really hard not to vomit. Prep was successful for exam. It's been a week and I still have cramps, diarrhea, bloating and gas. Belly is still noisy. Wish they would have told me about the prolonged after effects.

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All went well, but from Monday around 2:30 , the same day I had it done. I had terrible stomach cramps. I felt like I was in labor for 48 hours. I was in pain till late Sat. afternoon then all was normal again. I never hurt the first time but sure did this time. The paper said call the doctor if your in severe pain so I did and was told if it goes worse to go to the ER. All my results where fine. I don't know if I will ever get another one, between the nasty stuff I had to drink then pain for 6 days!! Sure ruined my whole week for me!

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Tastes pretty good to me. I mixed it with cold water and used a straw and did not sip it I swallow it quick! It tasted like thick sweet berry cough medicine. I then cleansed my pallet with a lemon wedge and rinsed my mouth out. Then I had two more cups of cold water as directed! Drank them both within 15 minutes and within 38 minutes the cleansing began!

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I had my very first colonoscopy on Sept. 1, 2016. i used the Suprep Bowel Prep and i was very pleased. It tasted like Grape drink to me. Mixes very well with water, goes down easy and started working within an hour after the first dose, i had to drink( 2) 16 ounce bottles of water within an hour then did the second dose on the day of my procedure. Had some nausea and very very little vomiting and it did the job. i slept through the entire procedure, I highly recommend Suprep, it was so much better than drinking that 4 liters of Golytely...bleh!! I could only get one glass of that crap down and threw the rest away. Suprep is lower volume.

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It taste horrible it does work good no cramping drink alot of orange slashes and drink alot of fluids took the first bottle horrible second was worse but did it hope ut goes good tomorrow

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I used it and it tasted like grape kool- aid, i kid you not, it went down very easy, the only side effect i got was a little nausea and some bloating that was about it, i would use it again. :)

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My experience was unpleasant. I was on liquid diet for the day I took the first dose. Took dose at 5:00pm. As an FYI, I had a gastric sleeve procedure a year and a half ago so my stomach is tiny. I could barely choke down the drink. Because of my restriction, I had to take smaller drinks. It tasted like salty rotten fruit water- even with crystal lite added. I was able to keep from vomiting and followed with the 32 oz water-altho it took a while due to my restriction. I got terrible cramps and gas but that was it. Basically nothing happened. I had one small movement but did get a splitting headache. At 1:00am tried dose 2.. About half of it got thrown back up. Followed with the 32 oz water. Again almost nothing happened. I finally had 3 bm's but did not get cleaned out at all. My head felt like someone had hit me with a brick. Ended up having to cancel the procedure. We are going to try a 2 day prep next time. I am now wondering when the medicine is going to start cleaning me out--I figure it went in yesterday and at some point it should hit me like a mack truck- just wondering when.

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I'm 26. My sister is 31 and was diagnosed with Crohn's this past year. I've been having the same symptoms she had right before she was diagnosed. So I saw a GI doctor last month and he ordered an endoscopy and colonoscopy. It's this Thursday and I'm scared s***less. (No pun intended, seriously.) I have severe emetophobia, so I'm terrified this suprep is going to make me throw up. I have phenergan and will definitely be taking it before my prep. How long before I start should I take the phenergan in order for it to be effective? I've birthed two children naturally, have dealt with kidney stones, and have chronic migraines so I'd like to think I'm pretty tough, but I'm really freaking out about this. :(

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Took Supra prep at 6:15pm... took 39 minutes to drink. It tastes awful but worked in 30 minutes. Did not experience any tummy cramps. Struggled to drink the second dose.... the smell and taste just got to me and made me wanna gag

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This is my 5th or 6th colonscopy, have Crohn's disease which has thankfully been in remission for years. I think this is my second time doing Suprep, get them done every 3-4 years. I took my first dose today at 4pm and it's nearly 7pm, still hasn't worked yet, grrr. Just feel very bloated and slightly crampy. I am one of those late starters too I guess.

I remember this happened last time and I was up most of the night in the bathroom. It works, just takes longer on me for some reason. I much prefer this to the earlier prep kits I've tried because you don't have to drink as much. Moviprep, Golightly, etc.

The flavor isn't great but I don't find it to be that bad. I add ice to the cup and drink it as fast as I can with a straw, really helps. Drinking the 32oz afterwards is the worst part imo.

I am not looking forward to the second dose though, especially at 4am. Really hope its starts working before then.

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I did use surprep. It didn't taste good but was better than the gallon stuff and it works fast no cramping or sick feeling I drink it with a orange slushes and it worked good luck it's worth it

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First dose at 5pm, all went well, not tasty at all. Made several trips to the bathroom, no nausea, chills, or anything else that was not expected. The worst part was knowing had to take the second dose at 9pm, terrible anxiety as the time approached, but I did it as scheduled, expecting more quick trips to the bathroom and then some rest. Procedure in morning. I really think it is a head game you play yourself, just follow directions and all will go well.

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Started supra at 545 and followed instructions.
Had movement within 10 minutes. Not too bad . Good idea to stay close to bathroom and to walk around a bit . Been eating jello too and drinking apple juice. Thus far, 3 hours later seems to be subsiding . Taking second dose at 10. Procedure at 9 am . Make sure to use cold water with prep and definitely use straw. Also recommend lots of water consumption during day /stay hydrated/before you start prep .

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Ali: You're singin' my song! I had the suprep & liquids, and from the bloating, figured I'd be in for a night. Other than some ominous rumblings and entertaining noises from my abdomen, I DID NOT have the urge to go! Not until TWELVE HOURS LATER! By then, I should've known things were not going to happen. I took Part Two and was in the bathroom a few times, but come time for the procedure, I was NOT CLEAN. $60 literally down the toilet! :( So they rescheduled me for the next day, and I'm on Day Two now, enjoying my mega-drink of Miralax/Gatorade, and hoping I can get a good result. Feh!

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My husband drank the first bottle of Suprep in preparation for a colonoscopy the next morning and threw up so violently that he tore a 3 cm hole in his esophagus and nearly died. Do NOT drink this prep!!! Instead of a 1 day colonoscopy, he ended up being hospitalized for 9 days with an open chest surgery to repair the tear.

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So I wanted to write this all out in hopes that it might help someone who was in the same boat as me facing the colonoscopy prep: filled with pure anxiety and fear! In the past, I tried only the GoLYTELY, enemas or dulcolax— all of which made me extremely sick. Based on my previous colonoscopy experiences I was so incredibly frightened that I would be in pain, writhing on the ground, nauseous and weak, feeling like I was going to throw up for hours on end. All those fun things. I think I most definitely had PTSD from my past. I scoured the internet recently looking for any tips from people and I gathered all of them into notes for me to follow the day of prep. I AM SO GLAD I DID. I can now say that I am no longer fearful of the prep and believe me that’s very hard to believe I’m saying that. Here’s my experience, I have no idea if it will work with every single person reading this, but I hope that it will provide some comfort. My doctor decided to give me SUPREP this time because there is less quantity that needs to be consumed. The few days leading up to the prep I ate a somewhat low fiber diet. On the day of the prep, I had a light breakfast-eggs and white toast and tea. Then throughout the day, I had chicken broth and Jello—just to keep my food intake up so I wouldn’t feel like I had such an empty stomach. Then an hour and a half before the first dose of the SUprep, I took prescribed medications Zofran to prevent nausea and Ativan to help with anxiety. Then at the scheduled time, I drank the first dose of the SUPREP. I made sure it was chilled in the fridge (which it has to be cold) and I had a straw to sip it, which helps. Now here’s where the important part came in. This stuff does not TASTE GOOD. I am not going to sugar coat the way it tastes. However, I equipped myself with lemon slices and gatorade and every time I took 3 sips of the prep, I quickly put a lemon slice in my mouth or took a sip of gatorade and swished it around my mouth. This helped with getting the taste out of the mouth. I have no idea what I would have done without those lemon slices. This actually was the most important tip of all. Then I drank my water and applied Desitin on my bum. This was the second important tip. This prevents the pain and soreness from all the wiping and BM’s. In the past using enemas or dulcolax, the BM’s hurt so bad and were so explosive, but these were not—they were warm and fairly gentle coming out most of the time. I had good BM’s for quite a few hours and then was even able to watch a few movies on my computer! Then I slept for a few hours and did the exact same routine again with the second dose, not forgetting to take the nausea and anxiety medication before drinking. This was a completely different experience than last time and I am so thankful I found these tips. I hope this helps someone out.

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I had my first colonoscopy today and the worst part of the experience was drinking the Suprep solution. The taste was indescribably awful! I wish I had read this site before I started the Suprep and tried its suggestions. The actual colonoscopy was a breeze.

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What was the prep called that tasted like grape kool aid? I was in the middle of the suprep and started projectile vomiting about 10 times. I've had several colonoscopys and this has never happened before. I called the doctor and he suggested I cancel my appt and re-schedule. Plus he said they could order medicine for nausea and I use that the next time.

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This suprep is horrible. It's like drinking cough syrup. I got the worse headache and it took all that I had in me not to vomit. Im dreading the second part. It has made me so sick!!

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