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Best tips for moviprep please!

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vipersnest1 · 01/07/2022 16:07

I know there have been similar threads in the past, so sorry to be asking:
I've read that it's foul stuff, so I'm looking for advice on the best way to get it down and also whether folks mixed it with something or had 'chasers' of a different drink to help. On the chasers front, I haven't had my instructions yet, but are you allowed unlimited fluids?

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vipersnest1 · 01/07/2022 16:08

And sorry, I forgot to say TIA for any hints.

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Floralnomad · 01/07/2022 16:10

Unlimited clear fluids . When I had it I drank it chilled but neat but had a glass of lime cordial to wash down each glass . IME it’s best just to glug it down as if you start sipping it you’ll never drink it all .

TomatoBeans · 01/07/2022 16:11

I don’t know if you know this (because I didn’t) but clear fluids isn’t ‘see through’. It means not like soup with lumps

Gonegrey31 · 01/07/2022 16:13

I mix it with squeezed lemon or lime juice . It’s sweet so something sharp helps . It’s not so bad, honestly. Good advice from Floralnomad

TheSpottedZebra · 01/07/2022 16:14

Baby wipes for wiping. You'll be raw otherwise.
And something for if you are raw - vaseline, that kind of thing.

Best of luck

vipersnest1 · 01/07/2022 17:21

I didn't know that @TomatoBeans , so thanks for the heads-up.
I have bepanthen as it was recommended when I had tattoos.  (I might put it in the fridge so it's pre-chilled as well!)
Lime cordial sounds like an idea, @Floralnomad. I'm assuming I can have it with lemonade and I like that I'll put it on my shopping list.

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TheTurn0fTheScrew · 01/07/2022 17:26

Drinking it ice cold (make slightly ahead and chill) through a straw denuded it of a bit of the foul taste. The second time I took it I didn't go for chasers, as it's such a large volume of liquid to get through in the timescale that I didn't want even a drop of anything extra.

TheTurn0fTheScrew · 01/07/2022 17:31

Also, Google Dave Barry - A Journey into my Colon for a bit of a laugh about the whole explosive experience

driedgrassinavase · 01/07/2022 17:35

Get a straw and angle it to the back of your throat to miss as many tastebuds as possible. I normally drink down as much of that as I can then have a big glass of 7up free with another straw right next to it to have another big glug. It is foul stuff and there is so MUCH of it but it’s important to drink as much as you can. Also I didn’t think it was working at first but it definitely was. Give it time!

Blowyourowntrumpet · 01/07/2022 17:36

Drink it through a straw, right at the back of your mouth to avoid your taste buds. It's vile.

Clear fluids means just that. Black tea/coffee etc is fine. No milk etc allowed. Orange jelly is fine.

Sassparilla · 01/07/2022 17:37

I made mine up with apple juice rather than water

Orangesare · 01/07/2022 17:44

I mixed mine with less liquids than required and had one slug of that and two of squash.I followed the diet really carefully from5 days before and although I only managed to drink over a litre of the foul stuff I still had a really clear gut.

vipersnest1 · 01/07/2022 21:44

Thank you all for the suggestions.
I appreciate it. Flowers

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vipersnest1 · 01/07/2022 21:45

Oh and @Orangesare, I've got the white diet to do, plus five days of laxatives?

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HerRoyalNotness · 01/07/2022 21:48

Don’t drink it too fast, it’ll come back up again 🤮

Joyfultoes · 01/07/2022 21:56

Ice cold, straw and another drink on hand. Down it, suck a fruit sweet. It’s nice great but mind over matter and it’s fine!!

Joyfultoes · 01/07/2022 21:56

not great

newbiename · 01/07/2022 22:02

I didn't mind the taste. Stay near the toilet 😬

vipersnest1 · 01/07/2022 23:12

Oh the joys!!!

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vipersnest1 · 22/07/2022 20:56

It was ok! Manageable and, due to my sluggish bowel I suspect, I wasn't in the 'running' camp at any point, so I count myself lucky. Smile

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