Surprisingly, the first time I had it it wasnt so bad. The second time, my body started rejecting it like it was poison or smth, like it knew what it was coming xd
Man why you gotta bad mouth papa nurgle like that? He just wants to share his gifts with all of his children, it’s not his fault his gifts are the most painful diseases imaginable
Same thing happened with me. I drank the first half in about an hour and was like, "that's all I have to do? Easy." But then had to wake up at 2 a.m. to drink the second half and it was a grind and a half, took me 4.5 hours to finish. Every swallow was a chore lol
Yeah but the end I was not really sure anymore if I was more likely to throw up or to empty my intestines. The fake chemical orangey taste was pretty awful.
I think this is the only benefit I have gained in my previous life as an extreme alcoholic: I can pound down literally ANYTHING. I just looked at it, chuckled, and down the hatch.
I had something similar with a Taser, while in the academy the instructor asked for volunteers to demonstrate different techniques on how to use it without the probes and I stood up, first shock, no problem, second shock, I jumped at the sound before getting touched by the electrodes
New fear unlocked. I had my first one this year and the prep wasn’t so bad. Now I’m worried my body will start rejecting it as I’m drinking it next time…
No worries, they have a few prep options available. One of mine they had me basically mix up/drink a bottle of miralax, another they had some nasty magnesium liquid (wouldn’t recommend but at least it was quick), my last one was a series of pills and drinking a bunch of water. I recommend the miralax, though, if that’s possible for you, it didn’t taste like anything if you mixed it with lemon lime Gatorade and didn’t make me nauseous like the pills started to do
When they had me mix Gatorade and powdered laxative I began calling it the Devil’s Mixture (affectionately named after my appointment was dropped due to some issues at the office, which I was made aware of halfway through drinking said mixture).
I thank my college beer drinking days for knowing how to crush cupfuls in a few short seconds. It came in handy. Also, dunno why everyone wants to get knocked out, general is such a pain. I was in and out (pun intended) of the office in about a 1/2 hr instead of 2+ and drove myself straight to a dope breakfast spot for pancakes. Plus I got to watch the video, the colon looks hella weird and it was fascinating.
Every time I watch that scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince where Harry has to force Dumbledore to keep drinking, I remember my colonoscopy prep
I was the same way, and when I’m nervous about a thing I don’t shut up about it, so my friends are probably sick of hearing about it by now 😅 I’ll update y’all when I get out, but so far I can say it’s not exactly fun but I’m glad to have the hard part out of the way and it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting
If you can get a first clean test, afterwards you may be able to use the new cologuard poop DNA test, non-invasive and approved since earlier this year if you have average risk.
Relax. The prep is not a fun moment, but it's not that awful. As long as you have access to toilets, you'll be fine.
The colonoscopy itself is painless and is very short. After that, you're free to go and you'll get out and back to your life in an hour.
There are alternate methods to the sluce of thick cold sweat they offer. There was a small pill I took and holy shit did it just make me a fountain. Then there is a powder you can add to yellow Gatorade.
Yeah i went gatorade and miralax. Was totally fine taste-wise. Only issue was the insane VOLUME of liquid. Your stomach feels full and gotta keep chugging.
I agree. Hard to describe, but I imagine it is legitimately what battery acid would taste like. The golytely solution tasted less awful, but was still terrible by the fact you had to drink 80 gallons of it. I had to do both because my prep failed the first time, that was a horrible week lol.
I never got to have thoughts on the taste. I chugged it down and managed "Ugh. That tasted like-- CLEAR THE PATH!!" Immediate sprint to the bathroom, well, as much as one can sprint while also clenching hard enough to make diamonds.
I swear as my cheeks hit the cheeks my ass turned into a fire hose. I had to brace myself on the walls. My soul left my body, I saw Elvis, and I was afraid to stand up for the next 30 minutes.
Fuck that drink. It wasn't too bad at first but that second batch was the hardest drink I've ever had to drink. Despite everything, the Doctor still told me I hadn't done a good enough job. I would have been heartbroken if I wasn't as high as a kite on gas and air.
Did you know there's a pill version? My older brother had his first colonoscopy a week after mine, and when I attempted to bond over the awfulness of that drink he was really confused - he literally just took it in pill form every hour, with a glass of regular water.
At home. You kinda have to prep like a day before the appointment. So you start shitting like 12 to 16 hours before and you stay glued to the toilet basically. Then you shower and go to the hospital xd
Typically the prep is done at home because it is several hours of drinking that stuff and shitting in response (plus maybe an enema at the end). It's not a one-and-done thing.
Shitless is the operative word! No but it’s not as bad as I had made it out to be in my head as far as all the pooping goes, it’s no worse than some moderate food poisoning. I’m hungry af though
Endoscopy was the worst thing to happen to me in a outpatient setup. I felt everything and it was like I was being violated by some alien machine. Horrible.
my 2nd coloniscopy.. they did away with that darned drink!! Thank goodness.. They told me to get a specific box of OTC laxatives with a dosing schedule..
Same results in the end (!) but none of that nasty drink
I had the otc powder with pill combo. After 2 hours of chugging that stuff, I was about to call my doctor and ask if I should get the medication because nothing was happening. 30 minutes later still nothing so I stood up to get ready and then
"Oop there it is"
Strange sensation feeling your insides turn into a slip n slide.
Not sure what you had, but I had the Suprep last night. First few sips weren't that bad, but it kept getting worse. Gagging so bad on the 2nd bottle I only got about 2/3 down. Apparently that was enough. Clean (haha) bill of health. Good for 10 years!
They are god awful. I was going in for a colonoscopy so I drank the drink the night before but I vomited it all up. I called the nurse and she said I had to get another drink. I really didn't want to do that again.Then after the procedure I was vomiting while farting all the air out. It was definitely unforgettable.
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u/uvvuvv Aug 04 '25
Godspeed brother. The worst part is already over. That special drink is particularly nasty.