Bowel prep

[Glitterbells9]

ugh, dreading the prep more than the colonoscopy.

Ive had it before and couldnt even finish the first let alone start the 2nd. I tried it cold, with a straw, with juice.

My gag reflex is pretty strong, I cant do a shot of tequila/any spirit without being sick (for reference of how bad it is 🤣) ok maybe a baby Guinness is my limit.

I cant drink alcohol that tastes like alcohol without gagging.

I cant swallow gaviscon liquid 🤢

Ive ordered some clear capsules but read it might be hard to fill them with the prep.

Ive read people eat light coloured jelly between sips, which made me wonder about making a jelly with the prep and water it needs to eat swallow small bits at once.

Arh help, what really creative ways have you managed to get the prep down?

Ive read about making a thick liquid to shot then drink the fluid, but my history with shots isnt great 😫🤣

Which one have you got. I really struggled with one i had a few years ago.

I got one last year and it was plenvu or something and it didn't taste nearly as bad and it wasn't the massive amount of litres either. It was a breeze by comparison

All sympathy. I reckon I can stand anything but I barely got through it. They say to sip it but I had to drink it faster than that - small glass of prep, followed immediately by a LOT of water.

Why is it so gross? Does anyone know?

Yes it is the plenvu one, one flavour is marzipan style 🤢🤢🤢

I am glad the volume is less thats always a bonus. Hopefully it wont be as bad.

I just dont know why they dont give us tablets 🤣 with drink 200ml with these 5, and 200ml with the next 5 and so on 🤪

Its a sickly sweet extremely salty liquid, the salt and thickness of it (whilst not thick its not water/juice like either it is thicker consistency) makes it almost feel warm and there is the volume you have to drink doesnt help.

Then 12 hours later you have to do it all again. 🤢💩

Well done for getting through it 🥳 I just couldnt. X

I feel for you ! My first dose was fine,but my 2nd seemed saltier and so hard to stomach . I tried to put some juice in it, still tasted vile I'm afraid !

Good luck

I was warned about it and didn’t believe anything could be so bad

Hands down the worst thing I’ve had to ingest

No real tips - except small (or phased) sips if that helps, a ton of willpower and knowledge that you are having it for good reason

I’ve found getting it really cool in the fridge, then sipping seriously hard through 2 straws at the back of my tongue for a giant swig, followed by a big slug of appletizer or lemon flavoured carbonated drink works best. As in, drag a big lot down, then wash it away with something less vile. Gets me through, as best as it can.

I have had to do this 3 times I. 6months , what I ended up doing was drinking amouthful of plenvue then sucked on a lemon sherbet, sounds disgusting, then had another mouthful done the same, I did not crunch or actually eat it , just the flavour over one the horrible plenvue, after I drank it all , I had a clear soup .

I had a glass with the grot in & a glass with something nice in & a straw in each - drink at the same time. Both have to be cold af.

In a way I didn't find the drink too bad but my throat & body & eventually brain really disagreed. In the end I didn't finish it all BUT I learned, truly, what eye of a needle meant within the first hour, it worked really quickly...and didn't still working for hours 😭. I just sat on the loo in the end with my phone lol

Colon was squeaky clean!