Question:
Has anyone used the bowel prep Go-Lytley?
I'm 5 months post-op RNY and I'm having a colonoscopy tomorrow. I'm unable to use the Fleets bowel preparation because I will vomit, so the doctor has given me Go-Lytley instead. Has anyone used this before? How was the taste and were you able to drink the entire gallon? Or did you even need to drink the whole thing before your bowel movements were at the consistency? Sorry, don't mean to groww anyone out. — Christine L. (posted on September 11, 2002)
September 11, 2002
I had to take Go Lytely the night before my RNY, it tastes like salt water
to me, and it is hard to choke down, but I used a lot of ice and put a
lemon in it and it seemed to help, I only had to drink half a gallon, I
wouldn't want to do it again but it is managable, I also used a straw so I
could put it at the back of my mouth and didn't have to taste it so much.
Also, the flavor packets did not work at all for me, I couldn't tell I had
ever used them. Good Luck! You will be fine!
— Cassy H.
September 11, 2002
WOW, you have to drink a gallon! I had to drink it the night before my
surgery, but only about 16 ozs. if I remember right. It had a lemony/lime
flavor. Nothing you ever have to drink to clean you out is going to taste
good. I would strongly suggest you refrigerate it as it tastes *better*
cold. I held my nose and just drank it as quick as I could. You, having a
gallon of it to drink, would probably do better using a straw. Good luck!!
— Kim B.
September 11, 2002
I had to drink a gallon the night before my WLS. I am still trying to
block the memory of it all. I am sorry to be so honest but it truly was a
ghastly ordeal for me.
— Karen R.
September 11, 2002
I'm a year out and recently had a colonoscopy. The bowel prep was by far
the worst part of this. My doctor suggested that because of the RNY I
should drink it slower than it says on the jug. After about 6 glasses of
the stuff, my stomach was distended and I was in pain from being so full
(and still hadn't gone to the bathroom). I called my doctor and he said to
stop drinking it and do 2 double shots of exlax milk of magnesia an hour
apart. Let me tell you...this got me going. I drank some more of the
go-lytely (almost a 1/2 gallon total) just to make sure that I was
completely cleaned out. This whole process took about 11 hours. The next
morning I was weak from being dehydrated and so empty. The test itself was
a breeze and I slept through the whole thing. Best of luck with the bowel
prep. I suggest that you start earlier than you were told and take it slow
- our little stomach really don't like this process. Let me also add that
I had diarrhea for several days afterward - everything I ate went right
through me. Hope everything comes out clean! :)
— Stephanie S.
September 11, 2002
Having done Fleets and go-litely (you don't!) I would never recommend
go-litely. The fleets is a much smaller quantity. I would try this: smell a
chocolate shake, then have a spoonful, then close your eyes and plug your
nose and have someone hand you the Fleets & gulp it down! I had major
rectal surgery and was in great pain but it will always be overshadowed by
the Sunday I spent in the bathroom with my Gallon jug of go-litely!
— Michelle F.
September 11, 2002
Wow you guys...this is crazy...a gallon?!?! I took 10 ounces of Magnesium
Citrate in "pleasing lemon flavor". It wasn't so pleasing, but I
did not make me puke and I have a sensative stomach. It tastes like really
sour Sprite. Took me 15 minutes to drink it and then I spent the next
several hours in the bathroom. Cleans ya out, that's for sure. Try that
instead...10 oz or 1 gallon...hmm. :) Ps- The cherry flavor is worse, go
with lemon, and make it really cold before drinking, goes down easier....oh
and it's like 1.50.
— Paula Prichard
September 12, 2002
Christine, I had to do the whole gallon before my colonoscopy and it was
NOT pleasant. I did find a way to get most of it down though. Have a small
bowl of jello ready and as soon as you swallow 8 onces, take a spoon full
of jello, it helps get the god awful taste out of your mouth. (I used Peach
jello, it was yummy). Remember, stay away from anything red (cherry,
stawberry, etc). Good luck and remember that this is the hard part, the
test will be a piece of cake after the prep.
— Jeanne G.
September 13, 2002
Go-Lytley not what I would've named the stuff... I had a tumor when I was
younger and had to take it, tastes like what cat-pee smells like... You
will eventually pass the Go-Lytley, so cleans you out like a whistle... BUT
for the GOOD news...it goes in on top (as apposed to a fleet)...ALWAYS A
BONUS!!!!!! Good luck and block out some time with the Tidy Bowl Man...=)
— Leah S.
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