Seems worth it's own thread:
Yes I was able to clear my bowels starting within an hour of starting the solution but struggling to drink down 3 liters is absolute torture. Fighting back the urge to vomit while also defacating made it intolerable. I couldn't hold back my vomit several times. The taste is like licking metal--it is absolutely disgusting. Drinking it with a full cup of ice was the only way I could get it down but even that failed after 2 liters. I was shaking and freezing cold fromthe nausea and couldn't leave the bathroom for fear of having accidents from diarreah and vomiting at the same time. Yes it was certainly effective but a truly horrible experience.
This is awful. It is almost inhuman to ask someone to drink all this. The taste is awful.
First of all, whoever put on the label that GaviLyte-N has "a pleasant mineral water taste" is severely misinformed about the meaning of the word pleasant and ought to face cosequences for serious false advertising. The taste alone induced vomiting in the beginning. The lemon flavoring packet added absolutely no taste at all. I know the directions say not to add flavoring, but adding a Crystal Light flavoring packet to every 32 Oz was the only way I could choke this garbage down. One would think with all the medical advancements made recently producers of this drug would find a way to make it stomachable. Aside from the awful taste, GaviLyte-N produced the worst abdominal cramps I have ever experienced. I can compare it to how I imagine being disemboweled by Freddy Krueger would feel, which only served to induce more vomiting. The label says it can be administered orally or via nasogastric tube and right now the latter sounds vastly more appealing. I will NEVER take this medication orally again even if my life depends on it. Overall an absolutely horrible experience.
I was directed to drink one 8 oz. glass every 15 minutes until 3 liters had been consumed the evening prior to the colonoscopy which was scheduled for a Friday morning and the final liter the morning of the procedure. After the first liter, I started to feel bloated and switched to 20 minute intervals for the second liter. When I had finished that liter, I had more bloating, a tender abdomen and nausea. I could not resume drinking the prep for 2 hours and then only could stand about 2 1/2 cups. The prep took a very long time to work but by 11 pm I was finally having watery bowel movements. The next morning, it took about 2 hours for me to be able to drink the final liter. While still sedated, I had a bout of nausea which required more medication but I was reassured by the MD that I was okay. It took about 3 days for me to start to feel normal again but my appetite is still not back completely and I finally had a fairly normal BM this Monday afternoon but with fairly severe cramping. I have contacted my provider's office and informed him that I would never take this product again. This was my fourth colonoscopy and this prep was the worst ever. The product should be removed from the market.
I have done this several times but with this product was the first time, it was horrible! I almost go to the ER. I started at 6:00pm & continue every 10-15 minutes (horrible metal taste)...by 7:00pm I was in the bathroom by by 8:30 (half way thrugh the gallon) I was sobbing with horrible stomach pains, I got chills & I was shaking, end up throwing up for a about half an hour. I stop drinking it but the stomach pains continue for hours...I do no recommend this to anyone!!!
The first few glasses went down okay, but it kept getting progressively more difficult. When I was about halfway through, I began to get very cold, then my fingers started tingling. Soon after, my finger went numb and I became uncoordinated and began shaking uncontrollably. Then my skin became sort of purplish and blotchy looking. Then, I developed severe nausea. I finally managed to get it all down, although it was very difficult. Then, my doctor told me that my prep was poor, after all that! I did the clear liquid diet the day before and followed all instructions, and my prep was poor? You've got to be kidding me! I will ask for something else next time--anything else!
The first liter I vomited just after getting it down. I was only able to get down 20 oz of the second liter. After continually trying to drink the rest, I have vomited again. This stuff is horrible. Once I am finished with the test, I will never use this stuff again.
The prep was effective but I found it to have a horrible chemical taste. It made it hard to stomach! I work at a GI clinic and have had a colonoscopy before. My last prep was much better!
Yes I was able to clear my bowels starting within an hour of starting the solution but struggling to drink down 3 liters is absolute torture. Fighting back the urge to vomit while also defacating made it intolerable. I couldn't hold back my vomit several times. The taste is like licking metal--it is absolutely disgusting. Drinking it with a full cup of ice was the only way I could get it down but even that failed after 2 liters. I was shaking and freezing cold fromthe nausea and couldn't leave the bathroom for fear of having accidents from diarreah and vomiting at the same time. Yes it was certainly effective but a truly horrible experience.
This is awful. It is almost inhuman to ask someone to drink all this. The taste is awful.
First of all, whoever put on the label that GaviLyte-N has "a pleasant mineral water taste" is severely misinformed about the meaning of the word pleasant and ought to face cosequences for serious false advertising. The taste alone induced vomiting in the beginning. The lemon flavoring packet added absolutely no taste at all. I know the directions say not to add flavoring, but adding a Crystal Light flavoring packet to every 32 Oz was the only way I could choke this garbage down. One would think with all the medical advancements made recently producers of this drug would find a way to make it stomachable. Aside from the awful taste, GaviLyte-N produced the worst abdominal cramps I have ever experienced. I can compare it to how I imagine being disemboweled by Freddy Krueger would feel, which only served to induce more vomiting. The label says it can be administered orally or via nasogastric tube and right now the latter sounds vastly more appealing. I will NEVER take this medication orally again even if my life depends on it. Overall an absolutely horrible experience.
I was directed to drink one 8 oz. glass every 15 minutes until 3 liters had been consumed the evening prior to the colonoscopy which was scheduled for a Friday morning and the final liter the morning of the procedure. After the first liter, I started to feel bloated and switched to 20 minute intervals for the second liter. When I had finished that liter, I had more bloating, a tender abdomen and nausea. I could not resume drinking the prep for 2 hours and then only could stand about 2 1/2 cups. The prep took a very long time to work but by 11 pm I was finally having watery bowel movements. The next morning, it took about 2 hours for me to be able to drink the final liter. While still sedated, I had a bout of nausea which required more medication but I was reassured by the MD that I was okay. It took about 3 days for me to start to feel normal again but my appetite is still not back completely and I finally had a fairly normal BM this Monday afternoon but with fairly severe cramping. I have contacted my provider's office and informed him that I would never take this product again. This was my fourth colonoscopy and this prep was the worst ever. The product should be removed from the market.
I have done this several times but with this product was the first time, it was horrible! I almost go to the ER. I started at 6:00pm & continue every 10-15 minutes (horrible metal taste)...by 7:00pm I was in the bathroom by by 8:30 (half way thrugh the gallon) I was sobbing with horrible stomach pains, I got chills & I was shaking, end up throwing up for a about half an hour. I stop drinking it but the stomach pains continue for hours...I do no recommend this to anyone!!!
The first few glasses went down okay, but it kept getting progressively more difficult. When I was about halfway through, I began to get very cold, then my fingers started tingling. Soon after, my finger went numb and I became uncoordinated and began shaking uncontrollably. Then my skin became sort of purplish and blotchy looking. Then, I developed severe nausea. I finally managed to get it all down, although it was very difficult. Then, my doctor told me that my prep was poor, after all that! I did the clear liquid diet the day before and followed all instructions, and my prep was poor? You've got to be kidding me! I will ask for something else next time--anything else!
The first liter I vomited just after getting it down. I was only able to get down 20 oz of the second liter. After continually trying to drink the rest, I have vomited again. This stuff is horrible. Once I am finished with the test, I will never use this stuff again.
The prep was effective but I found it to have a horrible chemical taste. It made it hard to stomach! I work at a GI clinic and have had a colonoscopy before. My last prep was much better!
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