To ask if anyone couldn’t finish colonoscopy prep?

I got DH to buy 6 bags of jelly babies and I had the yellow ones! In 6 bags there probably ten or so anyway I had one after every mouthful so it didn't taste so utterly rancid

Drank with straw holding my nose, then chewed mint gum before letting go of nose. Also drank icy cold from fridge. Only managed 3/4 Of it but it worked fine

Drink with a straw and add some lime cordial it helps.

Also I can’t remember if it’s the one that slowly turns to mush??! If it is really try to get as much down while it’s still liquid because it only gets worse. I can’t look at a pot of custard now after doing the low residue thing before hand. I ate dozens of the buggers

@BottomStress

I had this and got called back as the prep didn't give clear enough images! Try pouring a clear squash like apple and elderflower or lemon into the mix but it is vile I agree

I poured mine into those disposable Party cups - one down every few minutes

They need to invent something not so awful

I really hope it goes well for you tomorrow

How big are you? I only managed 7 out of 8 glasses and when I told them this at the hospital the next morning they laughed and said I’d done really well. But I’m 55kg so it just have easily been enough for me. Good luck! It’s such vile stuff.

Didn’t manage to complete it but what little I did take all of a sudden really worked when I arrived for the procedure, and was all clear internally

I couldn’t finish it, but the procedure went fine. Good luck.

An enema only clears so far up and it makes no difference how many exact mls you drink! The main thing is that what you are passing rectally is absolutely clear! If there is poo blocking the view and preventing biopsies or the camera, they will re-book you, and you will have to do it all again!!! Keep your fluids up, try sips and you will most likely end up sitting on the loo all night! best of luck, but its very important to clear it all out, otherwise, there is no point.

It is utterly horrific! I couldn’t finish it.

I have just had to have a CT with contrast as it’s less invasive than the colonoscopy and you have to drink the contrast which is 100 times bloody worse. I vomited 3 times with the first litre.

It would probably help if the hospital didn’t dilute the it with warm flipping water!

Good luck op. I drank 75% and all went fine.

I just can't keep it down, it makes me violently sick. I have to take picolax instead. Best of luck

I couldn’t finish the first batch , ended up vomiting most of it . With the second batch in the morning I mixed it in the least amount of water that it said and literally downed it in as few mouthfuls as possible without thinking about how vile it was .The actual procedure was a breeze in comparison to the prep and I had that without sedation .

I've had 7, and an enema every time! I've never heard of this but it sounds horrific!

I've done this prep at least 4 times. The first time I threw up and was worried and called the hospital and that said to try and have more. I definitely didn't finish the whole thing but had as much as I could handle before realising I'd get sick again. I was clear enough for the procedure.

I now never finish the prep, I stop taking it once I'm running 'clear' and eat lightly/ low residue the 24 hrs before starting the prep.

I think I mixed mine with 7up - and it was less bad! It is very hard to drink it all within the times they say

I just down it, paced of course, with permitted squash in it to try to take away some of the taste. But I’ve been having it since I was wee so I don’t know if I’ve built up tolerance. It is disgusting though. It’s always the worse bit. The enema will be fine too though. far better than when you think it’s worked and they get the vacuum out and you see it on the screen.

Ist time doing I found it very hard and most certainly didn't drink it all. I was having a barium enema but same prep. I sucked a pear drop between drinking it. Was old to mix some cordial by a nurse so when having a colonoscopy tried elderflower cordial and a straw which was much easier but still not pleasant. I think now that it has been making you sick that there is no way past that now. My Df years ago had to do the same prep and my DM caught him up at night taking imodium!!!! They eventually did a CT scan on his bowel.

Sympathy - it's the worst but the prep - I nearly hit my DH (he's normally amazingly kind etc) but kept telling me to drink it all down !

I tried t hot and cold - mixed with orange squash , mixed with black currant juice and also drank alongside bov ril

Good luck for tomorrow

I was in the same position as you just over a year ago. It really is vile stuff and I laughed as mine was apparently vanilla flavour. I remember really having to force myself to finish each one. Had to hold my nose in the end. Then the bowels of hell opened up. The colonoscopy was a breeze though.

The prep is really the worst of it. Second worst thing being the modesty shorts. I did the first litre and felt so, so nauseous. It took nearly two hours to drink, had a break and then started drinking the next lot. I found sipping it through a straw helped to minimise the taste.
Then I sat on the loo for 6 hours with a rather good book.
Good luck tomorrow - hope it goes well.

@BottomStress I had a colonoscopy last year and I only managed to drink the first packet.
Sorry for tmi but it was running clear after the first one and the Drs were able to complete the colonoscopy.

Hooe it all goes well for you! Honestly the prep is the worst bit and it will all be over soon.

Also I drank mine mixed with sprite if that might help?