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Has anyone used the new SUPREP kit before a colonoscopy?

Would like any comments about taste, ease or side effects.

Thanks!

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if you drink this with a straw, taking about 5 decent slurps and then a sip or 2 of coffee, it will go down easily. I was very scared of this prep, especially following it with 32 more Oz. of water, but really wasn't bad. I did use blue Gatorade for the second 16oz. went to the John a total of 20 times during the two sets. just follow the clear liquid diet and prep times and all will go well.

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This is my third time cleansing for a colonoscopy, but the first time using Suprep...NEVER again will I use it! The taste is so bad, I'd rather drink more product with less of a horrible taste. I'm pretty tough, but I could hardly get it down...

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This was my 3rd colonoscopy but my 1st time using suprep. At first I didn't think it was too bad. I used a straw and had a lemon slice to suck on after each slurp. But by the end of the container my stomach was starting to feel pretty bad. It didn't take long before I felt horrible. I felt like I could throw up at any time. I started taking it at 6PM and at 9Pm I couldn't take it any long and I vomited. I thought to myself that no way I was going to do the second prep in the morning. I called the Doc and told them the second prep was out so they either had to take me as I was or cancel. The Doc told me to go to a drug store and get a 10 oz. bottom of magnesium citrate and take it with a couple glasses of water and that should be good enough. This I did, it was like a mildly salty lemon drink, no where near as bad as suprep but it still wasn't great, but it only cost 2 dollars and I could keep it down. The colonoscopy went fine and no problems, but never again with suprep.

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Bottomblaster, I feel better (not well, though) now that I know that others have experienced the same problems as I did. Think of this, too....they give the same prep to a 120lb small woman like myself as they do to a 300 pound man. It's bound to have a worse effect on someone smaller and with less body mass, and also , since it contains sucralose and also is so sickeningly sweet, it's also harder to stomach (no pun intended :). Not the doctor's fault at all, since they never know how a person will react to it. Wish I'd only taken one bottle and not even attempted to ingest the other one, since I was really feeling ill after the first one. I was first appointment in the am, very early, so that's probably why I was instructed to take both bottles so close together. Never again.
At least I will know now that I can never safely take this prep again.

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I used Suprep yesterday, in preparation for a colonoscopy. This was my first, and I was very nervous.

The drink didn't taste as bad to me as many reviewers below suggested. Sort of like a mediocre sports drink. 16 oz is a lot to chug down, but I got through it with no problems.

I had no nausea, but felt a bit bloated from having drunk more than usual liquid.

Spent the next 2 hours in the bathroom.

I took the drink at 5:30PM, and was done running to the toilet by around 8:30. I managed to sleep well, woke up at 5:30AM, and repeated the process. Went for my procedure at 9:30. After, they told me that my prep was fine.

So, I would say that it works, that it is difficult to drink that much liquid, but that it wasn't terrible.

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I might add that as I was awaiting to go in for the procedure I related my bad experience with suprep to one of the Nurses and he told me that around 50% of the people that take suprep end up vomiting.

Also interesting was the high cost of it, when the Doctor told me to go to the nearest drug store and buy an over the counter medication (magnesium citrate) for 2 dollars to take instead of the second dosage of suprep.

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Gargling with undiluted, original listerine helps numb your tongue and tolerate the awful taste of these preps. Also, taking an anti-nausea pill or suppository an hour before taking the prep solution will help prevent the associated nausea

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Finished the second bottle about 20 minutes ago. I haven't found the Suprep all that bad. Been on a liquid diet all day,and took the first bottle at 2:30 p with requisite 32 oz of water afterwards. Thongs literally started to work within 20 minutes. It's not fun, but it did the job. Very little discomfort.

The second bottle at 7:30 was much harder to deal with. The 32 oz of water was a relief!

I used a straw for both bottles, and avoided breathing through my nose completely.

I'm hoping to be done with the voiding by 10 pm, get a decent sleep and by ready for the 8:00 am scope.

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Just an observation, but the men seem to be having an easier time with this..it might be related to body mass/weight, in regards to the amount of liquid ingested. Just a thought.

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I drank the first cocktail last night at 5pm. It didn't taste great, but I got it down without much problem. I followed that with two welcome glasses of water. I didn't have the urge to go until over 3 hours later. Once it started, I thought it would never stop. I would leave the bathroom, only to have to go back in 1 minute later. About two hours later, I was able to call it a night and thankfully was able to sleep well during the night. By "well" I mean that I didn't wake because of the urge, which I was worried about. I awoke at 3am and decided to shower before I drank my next cocktail. By 4am, I finished my second cocktail, but I could not drink all of the water following the suprep/water combo. I felt really nauseous and even sips of water made me feel ill. Eventually, I couldn't resist any longer and I took a zofran and that helped calm my stomach. I never did finish the water. Since my first cocktail took about 3 hours to work, I was expecting something similar for this one. To my surprise, I was running to the bathroom within a half hour. Here it is 2 1/2 hours after my second cocktail and I'm feeling like I'm almost totally empty. I'm glad I still have another hour before I need to leave for my procedure because it's about a 45 minute drive and I don't want to have any emergencies on the way to the hospital.

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Update: I did have to stop once on the way, but the test was a breeze. The prep was fine, even though I didn't drink all of the water and the zofran was not a problem either.

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I was dizzy, had a headache, and my rectum is on fire. Any ideas on how to relieve that?

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Why the hell are they putting SUCRALOSE into this thing? Why is there no option for getting this prep without it? I could do the same thing by just drinking unflavored powdered magnesium sulfate in water.

I eat a natural foods vegetarian diet, and cannot begin to tolerate an artificial sweetener. I would rather have this prep without the totally sickening artificially taste. I have had my first dose and keep burping up this taste. My body doesn't want to tolerate it. I am trying not to throw it up. I am sipping some vegetable broth in hot water now.

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Sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar! We don't need it. It never breaks down, not even with wastewater treatment. It is used in lots of so-called food, e.g. in stuff from McDonald's, according to the link.

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I'd be interested to know....are you male or female? I only ask that as it's the women who seem to be giving anectodal records of having worse side effect from the Suprep. I concur about the sucralose. It is poison, and some people just can not tolerate it, I , for one.
Hope you feel better fast and that your procedure is easy and uncomplicated. My procedures were a breeze, but the Suprep was a nightmare.

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I used Suprep for a colonoscopy I had five days ago. I am stll having frequent diarrhea and cramping. This was my fourth colonscopy and first time to use Suprep. I have never had these problems in the past. I will request a different prescription with my next colonoscopy. I refuse to use this again.

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I am female. I've had my first purge, and that was not a problem at all. I am still, however, burping up the sucralose. I noticed someone has responded after you -- a man. He says he has problems with the sucralose too - still sick from it 5 days later. Yes, it is a poison. And it shocks me to see that it is in a lot of foods - or at least so-called foods in the fast food industry. Who knows what they put in that stuff. I never had gone to one - and I was talked into stopping at a Taco Bell by my mother after we had been out shopping and had not eaten until 3 p.m. Reluctantly, I agreed, and I ordered what looked innocuous enough - a shell of some sort with supposedly avocado and beans. I could not recognize that thin slime as avocado and beans and even went up and told the cashier she had made a mistake, but not so. Long story short, I got a real workout from it equivalent to the Suprep. My brother in law told me it contained "gut bomb." Anyway, the fast food industry is getting by with putting sucralose in the food, as well as other unsavory and unsettling ingredients.

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I used Suprep tonight for the first time. I'd had a colonoscopy several years ago and took pills for the prep, but those pills now come with warnings about kidney damage, so I didn't want to take that risk.
I was very nervous about using Suprep because of my gag reflex. The doctor wasn't any help at all when I expressed my concerns, saying only "I didn't think it was that bad." I was extremely worried about my ability to get this drink down my throat.
Anyway, I read all the posts here and followed a lot of the advice. (Thanks to all who took the time to post their suggestions and experiences.) I refrigerated the bottle and water ahead of time. I used a straw and had a cup of root beer Italian water ice nearby to sip in between. It took me 30 minutes to get it all down and I walked around the entire time, as some people said it helped to reduce the gas buildup.
The drink was clear and the consistency of water, so it was easy to swallow. It tasted weirdly sweet and salty with a bit of a fruit flavor. Not good but not horrible.
When I finished, I drank the first 16 oz. of water right away, since the saltiness of the prep made me thirsty, and I drank the second 16 oz. of water about a half hour later.
I think it helped that I took my time with both the Suprep and the waters. I didn't feel uncomfortably full.
It starting working after 25 minutes. Be aware that the urge to go comes on suddenly and (in my case) often, about every 5 minutes for an hour and a half. Don't be far from the bathroom.
I know everybody has a different experience, but I was pleasantly surprised that the prep didn't taste too bad. It has a weird aftertaste, but if you have something nearby to sip after each swallow, you'll do okay.

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Wanted to let everyone know of my experience with Suprep. Couple of days ago I had my prep and endoscopy/colonoscopy. I am female and 50.
After reading all the posts, I was a little scared but did learn some useful information.
After 24 hrs of a liquid diet, it was time to drink my first bottle of Suprep. On my way home from work I stopped and bought an orange flavored snow cone. I used a straw to drink the Suprep. I would take 10 big gulps of suprep and a couple spoonfuls of snow cone. Got the whole prep down in 15 min. It then took me 45 min. to drink the 32. oz of water. Prep worked within 2 hrs. I did walk around the house alot. I ate chicken broth, jello and popsicles and my beloved diet coke.
I was up at 4:30 am for my second dose. Had chilled that bottle in the frig, which does make a difference. This time I had an orange flavored pellegrino water as the chaser. Was only able to get through half the prep and dumped the rest out. Then chewed a piece of gum and drank the water. Prep started working within 30 min.
All in all, it was a piece of cake. Never got sick, had a headache, chills etc. When you read the posts, remember that everyone is different. My experience was sooo easy. And I don't have to repeat the tests for 10 years!!! Good Luck to you all!!!

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Your beloved Diet Coke is sweetened either with aspartame (NutraSweet), which is a neurotoxin, or sucralose (Splenda), which is a bonded chlorine, having more in common chemically with pesticides than with sugar. Both are addictive. Since Suprep contains sucralose, it will not be seen as problematic by those who already consume sucralose regularly. But for those of us who, like me, are chemically sensitive (particularly reactive to chlorine), it is hard to assimilate. I have also learned that, despite the manufacturer's claims, sucralose does not pass completely through the body's system without breaking down. A certain percentage of it - between 11% and 50% -- is absorbed by the body. And the healthier the intestinal system, the greater the absorption. My colon, it turned out, is in the high end of excellent, probably because I am a long term vegan and eat only natural foods. And, as I mentioned earlier, I am also highly allergic to chorine, and have been all my life. I can't swim in a chlorinated pool, for example. So I think I absorbed a lot of it. And it was really difficult when I took my second dose of Suprep at 4:00 a.m. I had to keep alternating it with plain water. I could hardly not throw it up, and I burped and burped for hours both times, always with that sickening feeling. After the colonoscopy I was left with a slight numbness in the right two fingers of my right hand and the right side of my palm. Same with my right foot. It didn't go away after 24 hours. It wasn't the anesthesia, because it didn't contain anything that acted on the central nervous system. It wasn't a subluxation, because I've now seen my chiropractor twice. 48 hours later it is still numb. I have seen such effects mentioned online from researching sucralose, and I think it is implicated. The symptom isn't extreme, but it is persistent. I assume it will go away in a few days, but I certainly hope my body can break up the sucralose and pass the rest of it through, because I highly suspect this.

Bottom line: The manufacturer ought to offer a CHOICE: sweetened powder that one can mix in to the Suprep mixture if one wants to. I would have gladly drunk the whole bitter concoction and not mixed in the sucralose crap, which my body really can't handle.

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