How to drink the Golytely Prep., for the Colonoscopy test?

3 Comments

1. Pog Ma Thoin says:

   November 22, 2009 at 11:39 am

   My solution was to tell my doctor I wasn’t going to drink it and that she needed to find me an alternative. She laughed and said yeah a lot of people refuse it. She provided me with several other less repulsive alternatives.
2. sls says:

   November 22, 2009 at 11:39 am

   I’ve never had to actually do it myself, but as a nurse in a hospital, I’ve had to give it to my patients. I’ve heard if it’s cold it helps a little. You can also mix it with a little apple juice or grape juice, anything that is a clear liquid. I’ve been told it just tastes like salt water; the bad part isn’t how it tastes; it is what results from drinking it.

   Good luck!
3. OtherGuy says:

   November 22, 2009 at 11:39 am

   I have had the procedure twice.
   The first time, yeah, the stuff was gross.
   Before the second time, I heard that there was an alternative.
   Ask your doctor to give you directions for the over-the-counter tasteless powder you can mix with gatorade.
   The taste issue just plain goes away!!!!!
   If there is any question, email me and I will try to recover the name of the stuff.

   You still have to drink so much fluid that it gets tough to keep it down, but it is so very much better!

   The rest of the procedure is easy.
   Nothing at all to worry about, as they dope you up to make sure.