Currently drinking the worst tasting thing ever ! All help appreciated

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I have a colonscopy booked for tomorrow which is grim enough but my God the drink to clear things out is awful. I am only half way through my first one and I could honestly cry.

Any advice on how to get it down ? Every drink makes me feel I am going to vomit.

Feeling sad for myself .

Chill it and use a straw

In our list of things we could drink it with it said 7up, I found that helped a little. Best of luck op, hopefully some day they find a better way to do it

If it is clean prep there is no way to make it palatable dye to the texture

The only way out is through, unfortunately ()

I knew it would be this from your title - I’m so sorry, it’s hideous! Only consolation is I genuinely found trying to get the drink down worse than the ensuing clear-out, and far worse than the procedure itself. Alternating sips with lime cordial and fizzy water helped to take the edge off the nauseating sweetness.

Aw op it is disgusting and incredibly difficult to drink. I feel for you. How in this day and age there isn't a quicker, less revolting method of clearing out the bowels is beyond me. Having it ice cold can help. As can mixing it with sprite (although I found it easier to chug when it wasn't gassy). Drinking it through a straw can also help a wee bit. Good luck tomorrow 💐

Thank you , I am using a straw which is probably better than without but still bleurgh.
I knew it would be grim but it is so salty tasting. I am worried it is taking me so long to drink it and I have another one at 7 tonight

Chill it. Take a big swig and have a lucozade chaser.

Have you added squash to mask the taste a little? Mixing it with plain water = 🤢

I feel I should have asked this yesterday.

Leaving the house to buy lucozade or sprite will be dangerous soon 😂

@Jellycats4life I didn't realise I could. I do have a glass of squash as well so I am alternating.
And chewing gum that I am taking out and in every time.

I honestly am not a wimp but it is truly vile.

Thank you for getting it and I'm sorry you have all had to do this too. It is however taking my mind off tomorrow.....

Put an adult nappy on and GO QUICK🤣

Tip I got on here. Chill, use a straw, hold your nose and pop in fresh chewing gum every time.

I also knew exactly what you were drinking by the title alone. Good luck OP, the colonoscopy is the easy bit compared to getting through all the disgusting bowel prep.

Love your user name...can you get a deliveroo? Got a feeling I sucked on a lemon like you would a tequila shot. I sympathise entirely, the fallout was something amazing though ;)) Good luck

I cam taste it in my nose , how is that even a thing ?

Sympathies, op. I had to take something called Picolax, I think. It was vile, but yours sounds worse. Don’t know if yours is different, or maybe the full horror of mine faded with time, like childbirth! Good luck

They have. Friend in the the USA is given tablets instead of the awful drink. They've had it available for years.

next time (hope there is no need for that) insist on picolax instead.
a lot less liquid and not too bad tasting. still very effective.

good luck!

There is a better way - they use tablets instead in the US. I am so annoyed we don't have that option offered.

Great to hear about Picolax which at least sounds a bit better and less volume!

Good luck for today 💐

@horizontilting I would have paid good money to have tablets instead.

I’ve had to take picolax and moviprep - if you have moviprep you have to drink MUCH more of it.

anyone who ever needs a colonoscopy you should push to be given picolax. It’s not as effective but as long as you drink it all you’ll be ok.

anyway op that doesn’t help you - the only way I could get it down was to have a straw angled to the back of my throat, chill the rank chalky stuff, and then to have a second glass of 7up sitting there with another straw to chase every gulp down with lemonade. It’ll ruin 7up for you though.

just drink as much as you possibly can

Me too. I have no idea if it's not licensed here or just not offered routinely but they've had it for a few years in the US. At least the worst part of the experience (the prep) is done for you now. Good luck today 🤞

I mix up a jug of the stuff with lime cordial and ice, then just chugged it down using a straw.