I presume you had a colonoscopy? I've had to do the prep four times in the last three years - barium enemas and colon repairs (mine ruptured - now THAT's unpleasant!) require the same prep. If you want tips to make it tolerable for the next time, I'm a pro. Plenty of ice, drinking the prep with a straw, and a better-flavored clear drink (like white grape juice) to chase it help a lot. And really soft TP. The important thing is, you survived it for another ten years.
I was able to flavor my solution (inappropriately called "Go Lytely") with sugar-free lemonade mix - the nurse recommended Crystal Light brand. Of course, I won't drink THAT anymore, but it wasn't terrible, just increasingly metallic. And a swallow of the grape juice covered it, but I really froze my tastebuds, too.
I presume you had a colonoscopy? I've had to do the prep four times in the last three years - barium enemas and colon repairs (mine ruptured - now THAT's unpleasant!) require the same prep. If you want tips to make it tolerable for the next time, I'm a pro. Plenty of ice, drinking the prep with a straw, and a better-flavored clear drink (like white grape juice) to chase it help a lot. And really soft TP. The important thing is, you survived it for another ten years.
ReplyDeleteI chased it with ginger ale, but after the 3rd glass it started tasting bad too, and I went to water.
ReplyDeleteI was able to flavor my solution (inappropriately called "Go Lytely") with sugar-free lemonade mix - the nurse recommended Crystal Light brand. Of course, I won't drink THAT anymore, but it wasn't terrible, just increasingly metallic. And a swallow of the grape juice covered it, but I really froze my tastebuds, too.
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