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I have an UPDATE OF THIS ARTICLE with an slightly improved procedure.
[Update May 22, 2012 on "Colyte-free Colonoscopy"]
Tomorrow morning is the day of the dreaded colonoscopy and so today is the day of the even more dreaded flushing out procedure based on drinking foul tasting purgative. Once before, some ten years ago this happened, without pain or other particularly unpleasant incident, but all the same this is now and now is always different and now it might hurt.
I am writing this blog as it happens, so to speak, partly because all of the other posts I’ve seen seem to be after the fact and they all admit that they don’t remember the event very well. I don’t remember much about my last procedure except for the nasty drinks the day before to flush out of the guts from one end to the other. Everyone seems to remember that as being the worst part of the colonoscopy procedure. Right at the moment I have drunk about half of the gallon of Colyte in one cup increments. It’s not really awful but it is coupled with the experience of not eating any solid food. The only thing I have had today has been green Lime Jello (not too bad) and apple cider (quite tasty) and Colyte (rather salty and slightly unpleasant).
The first cup of Colyte wasn’t too bad but looking at the size of the bottle and thinking that all of that had to be drunk was intimidating. So, being an inveterate dabbler and experimenter and toyer with my food, I have been trying various ways of making the drinking of Colyte into a pleasant experience. So far, here is the routine of my ongoing experimental experience midway through.
1. Have a cup of some acceptable beverage poured and at the ready.
2. Pour out in a second cup the appropriate quantity of Colyte.
3. Take a couple deep breaths and drink all of the Colyte straight down without breathing and without breathing drink more of the spicy beverage. Take a quick breath and drink a little more.
When I do this just right I can’t taste or even smell the Colyte at all and it isn’t even slightly unpleasant. As I write this is seems that to take a few sips of beverage right before the Colyte might work even better. I will try that right now. …
I brewed up 12 ounces of Trader Joe’s – orange spice Rooibos herbal tea. While that was cooling down I poured seven ounces of Colyte into a separate cup. Then I took a couple of sips of tea and quickly took two deep breaths, exhaled and drank all of the Colyte straight down and without breathing drank a couple more of sips of tea and inhaled a couple of sniffs while my nose was still in the tea cup. This whole thing took sixteen seconds and if I had been in a pleasant conversation at my local coffee shop it would have been a totally unmemorable experience. The spicy tea was good on both ends and the Colyte in the middle was simply neutral.
The after effects of drinking Colyte should be mentioned because they are explosive and quite entertaining. Before drinking this stuff you should make sure you have an immediate access to a toilet. The onset can be sudden and very demanding of immediate attention. Don’t even consider going out into a public place for a couple of hours or you may be providing disgusting entertainment to some folks you don’t even know.
Based on those former experiences, here is a slightly improved procedure.
1. Have a cup of some medically acceptable colorless beverage poured and at the ready. Chose something that you already like and which has a strong favor and nose (a strong smell) like a cinnamon spiced tea. But, not too hot.
2. Pour out, in a second cup, the appropriate quantity of your medicine, mine was Colyte. Generally they suggest cooling it to 43 degrees to kill the taste but that was too cold for me maybe more like 60 degrees would be better – to avoid the milkshake drunk too fast cold-headache.
3. Take a couple of deep breaths, exhale. Drink a swallow of your spiced beverage and sniff it. Take a couple quick breaths and then drink all of the Colyte straight down without breathing and still without breathing drink a little more of your chosen beverage. Take another quick sniff and drink a yet little more. And still, before breathing daub off any of the foul smelling liquid that might still be clinging to your lips with a napkin. If well coordinated this all takes about sixteen seconds. …
Tomorrow, I get up early and go in for my colonoscopy.
Thanks for the tips. I am having my very first colonoscopy on 2/6. I had a business meeting planned for the evening of 2/5, but after reading this and talking to other people, I think I will have to cancel that!
Hope all went well.
Thank you for posting this. I typed ‘experience with colyte’ into Google and your blog was the first choice. This was an educational as well as entertaining read, and I will set myself up the way you described by having a pleasant beverage at the ready as well. I am having a colonoscopy and an endoscopy tomorrow afternoon! So I am looking at about 30 hrs without food! The only other question I have is how long the medicine works. When I wake up Tuesday morning, will it still be “in effect” so to speak? I was planning to go to work tomorrow, so I hope all the flushing out is completed this evening.
Thanks again.
Thanks for the reply and praise. I don’t really remember how it went the next morning but neither do I remember having any problem driving to the appointment. Nor do I remember any problem sleeping.
This is the advantage of writing it down an hourly basis, as you go, an ongoing hands on experience so to speak. Let me know what your experience is and I will back post the clarification for others potential enlightenment. With or without you tag name, as you choose.
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Thank you for your candid comments and suggestions for getting through what I know is going to be pretty awful. Your sense of humor helped a lot too. I will be off to Trader Joe’s tomorrow! Question — did you drink the entire gallon? Seems like overkill — 16 80z. glasses
Thank you for your insightful information, I am having colonoscopy tomorrow and right now I’m drinking the special juice. It has been really difficult to drink but I had some apple juice on the side to wash down the bad taste.
Tip:Drink amount you need to for each hour as fast as possible, don’t drink it too slowly, this will make it harder for you to drink and you will have more toilet trips.
Wow. Thanks for being so detailed. My procedure is scheduled this afternoon and I too was intimidated by the size of the flush. I have to finish the rest this morning. (uugghh) I will try your method. Thanks again!
I’ve tried everything to include swallowing (glupping), and sipping, and I still want to throw up. I’ve taken sips follow with sucking on a lemon, that did not work, after my 3rd sip, I want to throw up, I gag. I’ve taken sips and gups followed with soda, it’s the same gag and want to throw up. I even tried it with apple juice.
I sure wish someone would invent a better way of doing this procedure.
I have to drink 1/2 jug the day before my procedure, and 1/2 jug prior to my colonoscopy.
I feel the same way! and i totally feel bad cause everyone is telling me “just drink it!” did you get through it???
I am in the midst of Colyte as we speak. Its quite a horrible thing. The consistency is what gets me. IT has this oily texture that just coats my throat going down. Beyond that the effects of it are quite astounding. It literally feels like someone is hosing out my intestines. Hopefully, this is the worst of the whole colonoscopy experience.
Hi There Matthew Lee
By now you must have survived your colonoscopy procedure. If it was like mine the Colyte was the worst of it and I found the actual medical experience rather like going on a roller coaster ride. It was physically rather unpleasant but thrilling all the same.
How did your drinking some tasty beverage and holding your breath while drinking the Colyte and then drinking some more beverage before taking another breath work out? For me that procedure eliminated the taste and washed away the gunk stuck to my throat and so totally eliminated that part of the unpleasantness.
As you know the other part was rather entertaining but not annoying.
Please post your experience in the comments section – good/bad/or otherwise so those people who read it can benefit. Most of what they recommended on my bottle and what my doctor recommended didn’t work at all.
Your Pal – Probaway
I have mine on Monday. Every 5 years I dread the drink. And I mean dread. I have been doing this since my early 20′s and have never gotten used to to the drink at all.. But I know the end result is so important. So Sunday I will start my cleanse. UGH.. I wish everyone well.. :)
I am also in the midst of preparing for this event which is happening tomorrow at 4 pm. I was to drink 2 litres of the Colyte within 2 hrs starting at 7pm tonight. I drank about 1.5 litre within the 1st hour and it began to work almost immediately….then I threw up some of it. I drank another 250 ml and was barely able to keep that down – I still have 500 ml left but can’t do it. It seems to be cleaning out my system regardless, but I’m dreading 7am tomorrow when I’m supposed to start on the next 2 litres. I have a number to call, but of course the screening centre isn’t opened until 8 am….There has GOT to be a better way to do this. I’ve been drinking the clear fluids, but hate, hate, hate the gatorade and naturally the fruit juices give me heartburn. Coffee/tea is not allowed tomorrow so I’m beside myself trying to figure out what to drink that won’t cause more aggravation/nausea. It’s gonna be a long night…..
My hubby having so much trouble drinking the Colyte. After searching various ways, I finally found this excellent suggestion. It helped so much, really reduces the taste. His “at the ready” pleasant beverage wasn’t quite strong tasting & smelling enough (flavored sparkling water) but will get him some apple juice for when he has to finish this up in the morning.
Probaway, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the tip!!!
Thank you for the thank you
I discovered this trick and think the Colyte manufacture should print it on their bottles, don’t you. What they did print makes using their product a horrible experience.
Probaway
Have now gulped down the first half gallon ( two litre) application of Colyte and awaiting with bated breath the avalanche as it were. Not as bad as I expected frankly. I refrigerated the mixed product last night and it slides down quite easily.
I am having my colonosopy at 9 AM tomorrow and have only gotten half way through the dreaded drink. I tried taking a couple of gulps of the Colyte and then taking a spoonful of lemon italian ice and this seems to help but I am going to try probaway’s suggestions. OOOHH gotta go…the porcelain thrown is calling!
Well I’m having my first colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy done tomorrow. They told me to do the phosphate saline laxative. I had to do it at 6pm tonight and again at 5am tomorrow. I got the first dose down, but as I was trying to drink the 3 glasses of fluid afterward I threw it all up. I’ve been having constant diarrhea for the last few weeks so getting cleaned out doesn’t seem to be a problem. We will see how the second dose goes in the morning. I’m going to try to spread it out a little more. I think I drank too much too fast and that caused it to come all back up. If anyone else has any suggestions, please let me know.
OK……………….This was not all that bad. I was horrified of this day ….the day of the prep. I am the kind of person that stands in front of the counter and has a hard time taking down a teaspoon of cough syrup. So………this is what I found out works. Hold your nose………….drink the entire 8 ounces in one big gulp……as soon as you down it…….put a hard candy ( the ones that are allowed) in your mouth………..and that’s it. I got 2 more 8oz and I am done for the night…………..but PLEASE….make sure you stay closed to the bathroom. :-)
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I am having my colonoscopy tomorrow at 7 oclock.The colyte is terrible .I am using chicken noodle soup juice to get it down.I will take great big swallows then take a spoon of juice from the soup.The salty juice takes away the taste of the colyte.
Ann – The trick is to swallow the chicken soup immediately BEFORE and AFTER the Colyte without breathing in between gulps.
These were fantastic tips! Thank you all! I just downed glass #3, and so far so good. I pitched those nasty flavor packets that came with the Colyte. I have put some lemon juice (fresh, strained) & Stevia in all three glasses so far, with a drop of lemon extract in the last – I may try a bit more of that. The breathing is good. I also made some fresh chai base — all the spices with the black tea, but no milk added. I used fresh ginger, put through a garlic press to squeeze out a lot of juice, cardamom seeds, a little pepper, cinnamon stick (and some powder) and honey. I inhale the aroma just before and after the lemon juice Colyte now. Then sip on the chai as much as you want – mostly after to get the taste & memory disspipated quickly!! And yes, the humor helps!! xoxoxoxo
Hi There Shannon333 – I am glad to read that your Colyte experience is going well after three hits. Please let me know how the last one goes. It’s that last ones that get tiring and difficult, and that’s why I recommended doing several different drinks over the whole course. Your Pal in suffering – Probaway
Dear Probaway et al,
Thank you for your reply. This is a piece of cake. With all of the shared tips here, my 61 years of life experience, near-completed master’s in counseling psychology, 5 1/2 years of being a serious meditator, 2 years of study & practice of Abraham-Hicks Law of Attraction, and, last but not least, the 10 day initiatory Vipassana meditation course this past spring, I have made it through the 3/4 container this evening with an amazingly positive experience. I was determined to make a game of this. In addition to what I wrote earlier, I added quickly putting a fresh simmering autumn potpourri to boil on the stove while I made that spicy Indian chai. The potpourri is homemade – dried orange peels, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice. Keep the Colyte and the glass in the fridge in between doses.
Pour cold glass of non-flavored Colyte. At same time pour cup of the hot spicey chai. Do two slow, deep inhalations and exhalations. Then inhale slowly the strong potpourri boiling . . . exhale and take a swig of the spicy tea and swirl it around your mouth and swallow . . . another quick inhale and exhale and while focusing on the smells and tastes of the potpourri and tea, take deep draws of Coyte so you are minimizing the swallowing (I did it in 5 gulps). Before inhaling, take another swig of the tea in your mouth and then inhale the potpourri.
Keep your thoughts on the sights and smells of the potpourri and tea. Keep yourself distracted – focus on the sensations which are pleasant. You might notice that the only sensation was liquid in the mouth for a brief moment.
We really do have more control over our experiences than we think.
For toilet, apply Vaseline from the get-go, and re-apply after each toileting. Don’t look in the toilet :-) . . just keep your thoughts on anything which is pleasant in your surroundings.
I was doing other things and not allowing myself to think about the process except only “in the moment” to do what had to be done. I was doing dishes, laundry, and arranging flowers in vases.
Good luck!!
Thank you Shannon333 for your wonderful reply. You got the concept I was writing about down perfectly and you made the whole procedure seem to be such a gourmet delight that your comments should be published in a Foodie Magazine. It seems strange to me that the Colyte manufacturers don’t put this method on their bottle. What they do put there doesn’t work and makes their product name world famous for awful. Thanks again. Probaway – Charles Scamahorn ps I received this via email and would like to post it in the comments section. Or you could just cut and paste it there. Potentially billions of future Colyte patients would be made much happier.
P.S. When toileting, blot rather than wipe. The first time is the most dramatic, so they may call for a wipe or two when done. Sit for a couple of minutes and you might save yourself another trip. Once past the first “rush” the subsequent “cleansing” is actually a pleasant sensation – just relax.
One correction is to use cinnamon sticks instead of the powder, since the liquids must be clear.
Early Tues a.m. – Just finished the last glass, and it was just as easy as when I began yesterday afternoon. This morning simplified things a bit. Made the chai with sliced ginger, more cloves, cinnamon sticks, pinch of freshly ground black pepper, one English Breakfast tea bag after the spices boiled for 15 minutes prior to Colyte. Had also gotten the Autumn potpourri boiling about a half hour earlier – dried orange peels, more cloves this time, and cinnamon sticks (ground works, too). When ready to start, get your chilled glass & Colyte out of the fridge. Pour 8 oz into the glass. Pour 1/2 cup of the tea into a cup and add honey if you like. (This was especially nice this cold morning.) inhale the potpourri in a long slow way, focusing on the wonderful aroma; drink the Colyte without taking any breaths; exhale and then inhale the potpourri again, attention on the lovely aroma, and sip the tea, swishing it around your mouth and focusing then on the pleasant flavors there.
I then took my tea and sat in my rocker next to the computer and listened to Ask And It Is Given on Hay House Radio (the Law of Attraction) which is inspiring, in front of my windows which have a beautiful view. I had a kitty in my lap too. I just distracted myself from every bit of the process, in favor of thoughts and feelings which would feel good. That’s the whole Law of Attraction idea, anyway. Entertaining negative thoughts generate more negative thoughts. Changing the channel to any thought which feels a little better will take you in that direction. Let go of any resistance to doing this. Find something good about the moment – such as, “I’m getting the day off from work today – WOO HOO!” etc.
I also have studied Tantra for many years – getting out of the head and “coming to your senses”. Staying in the present moment and finding something to enjoy there.
Shannon333 you make this whole Colyte experience seem so inviting and so much fun I’m feeling left out. I’m not scheduled for an exam for several years and I want to play the game too. Ohoo. I can hardly wait.
I hope the people who might be having a bad experience right now read your comments and start having a good one.
A short plug. This was an important discovery of mine, but a much more important one I published in 1994, was how to beat heart attacks and other embolisms. It is becoming common knowledge now – 22 years later.
You are so kind! Thank you! You are evidently one of those who is ahead of his times. I am, too, with some subjects, though never intended to be. Do you have a cite to where your heart info is located? I’m reading “The Heart’s Code” right now.
Here is a short list of my publications on avoiding heart attacks. http://probaway.wordpress.com//?s=aspirin&search=Go
http://probaway.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/keep-your-heart-attack-aspirin-at-your-bedside/
My current personal experimentation is with High Intensity Training (HIT) and
every two months flushing my arteries with 2 oz of vodka taken with a body temperature of 102 degrees F created with a hot bath at 106 degrees F. for half an hour. I have no proof that this works except that my blood pressure is now 115/69 – 55bpm at age 76.
P.S. Took a printout of your blog to the exam today (which as you said was also enjoyable) and my doctor said he’d put it out for other patients to see. I hope he and the other medical people read it, too.
37 year woman have my test wednesday morning,drinking the nasty stuff,my stomach feels sick,I wanted to know how long it would take to run to the restroom,I guess soon i will find out
Phillipians 4:16, I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. Good advice and having a drink and toilet handy is the ticket! Going to brew in my Keurig now!
One more thing! I poured a bunch of countrytime lemonade in my bottle, and a few ice cubes, shook it up and it was more tolerable.
I am about to take my first dose of the Colyte and I am scared to death. I have my colonoscopy in the morning at 8:00 am. I have to drive 1 1/2 to get to the doctor’s office. Will I make it in time or will I have to pull over to go to the bathroom. Oh, I will be sooooo glad when this whole ordeal is over.
If you take your Colyte, for the numerous times recommended the night before you depart, you will discover that it is very fast acting. Don’t take any for the hour before you leave and you will probably be alright for your long drive. However, you might carry along a towel or two just in case of disaster. Most people find the biggest problem is just drinking the stuff, but if you follow the directions in the post that isn’t too bad. Because of your time delay you are going to get hungry, but don’t eat anything solid or it will ruin the tests, and you will have to start all over.
Thank you for the helpful tips! I just had my colonoscopy yesterday and had good results taking the colyte with chicken broth the night before and apple cider the morning of.
Thanks for this! It really, really helps! I did the first 12 glasses of glop yesterday afternoon, am doing the remaining 4 glasses now. I temper the taste with a sip of clear apple juice before and after. That also provides a little sugar for energy. (Hope it doesn’t ruin the procedure!)
The ‘scope’ work is this afternoon. I’ve never had any hospital procedure before so it’s scary. I’ll let you know more.
Thanks again!
The worst part is over. The actual procedure is fun if you enjoy having nurses fuss over you.
How true! I do enjoy nurses fussing over me, and the procedure went swimmingly! In fact I didn’t know it happened until a nurse woke me up!
Thank you very, very much, for your advice in getting through the tough part which was guzzling that gallon of glop! Having sipped something before and after drinking that stuff made it possible. In my case it was clear apple juice, which also provided a little sugar for much needed energy.
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Dear Barbara Fuller
I have absolutely no control over those ads! I find them very annoying too, especially since I have put up 1,616 mostly helpful posts about personal discoveries and have over 600,000 page views but not one penny of monetary recompense. Occasionally I do get a thank you.
Charles Scamahorn – Probaway
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My husband is having a colonoscopy and an endoscopy tomorrow morning. The advice here was SO VERY helpul with regard to the Colyte, as well as the information about the actual procedures. The sip of tea before and after the Colyte chugs made all the difference for him. I agree with all the other comments regarding this blog being required reading for colonoscopy patients, as I always hear that the prep the night before is horrible, and I think this keeps people from a lifesaving diagnostic procedure. I have never had this done- though I should- (my mom- a nurse- died of colon cancer, helloooo…) and now, having observed my husband’s process, and reading this helpful information, I feel much less scared. Thanks so much!
I am preparing for my fifth colonoscopy tomorrow morning. This will also be the fifth doctor to perform it – therefore my fifth set of instructions. This was the first doctor who said I could have as much of the clear liquids as I wanted throughout the prep. So this is the first time I have finished every drop. I had a sip before and after each glass, but I didn’t know about the aroma – I will try that on the next one.
I was told about that I could use the lemonade mix for flavoring with my first colonoscopy – it was a huge mistake for me. I felt raw inside and out. I could not sit comfortably for several days.
Preparation H or KY Jelly are good tips too.
I was also told to lay on my left side if I felt nauseous during the process.
Try to remember that there are worse things in life!
ok, this stuff tastes HORRIBLE!!! Very salty, I gag when I try to drink…. I typically don’t even use salt on food, so the strong salty taste of the colyte is really bad for me. I just (tried) started to drink it…. Not sure I can do this
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I am in the process of drinking the colyte in preparation for my first procedure tomorrow. Thanks for all of the tips on how to get this drink down. Using lemonade to help the process. Thanks again.
Past colonoscopies had to drink the whole gallon of colyte the night before. Now they want half the night before and half in the morning. Look up “morning only prep for colonoscopy” and it says that depending on what time your appointment is (noon or later) you can drink the whole gallon in the morning and even have light breakfast and lunch the day before!
Just finished glass # 5. I cannot seem to hide the taste of the colyte 😝while gulping it down but the sip of another beverage immediately after certainly replaces the unpleasant taste quickly. Your description was indeed entertaining. Still wondering when the, as Teddy stated, “avalanche” will begin.🚽
Ok, for those wanting to know how quick things start to happen, here is my experience. I was instructed to drink the first 2 litres of Colyte, one 8 oz. glass every 10 minutes, then the last two litres 8 hours after starting the first 2 litres. On the first 2 litre session here is what happened. The first BM happened between glass 6 & 7. My next was right after the last glass of Colyte of the first two liters, glass # 9 ( a 1/2 glass). Then for the next 1/3 hour it occurred about every 5 minutes spreading out to 10 minutes apart then 15 minutes. I followed the preparation diet as directed. After the 4th BM, it was the color of cloudy pee. Hope this is not too gross sounding.
I start mine tonight @ 6PM. My doctor told me to add Crystal Light Lemonade or Iced Tea to each glass to help kill the taste. Has anyone tried anything like that? I will let you know how that worked out for me. If it doesn’t do anything for me, I will try the the OP’s method. I read the instructions and it says not to mix anything with the solution but the doctor is the one who told me it’s ok so…Ok. I’ll try it. Thanks for all the enlightenment on things to come.
I decided to go the way described above and used ginger tea, which has a strong flavor, so not once did I ever taste the Colyte. I had no problem drinking it the first round but when it came time for the second round ( 5 hours before my colonoscopy) I made it through 3 glasses and then my body decided it had had enough and I threw it all up. I was still cleaned out by the time I went and wasn’t nervous at all. When it comes time again, I know this is the method I will use. Sip the strong flavored tea hold breathe drink Colyte, sip tea, breathe. Thanks for all the helpful tips.
Thank you for your wise and very helpful tips. I sincerely appreciate them. I drank white grape juice before and after my Colyte in the manner you suggested and it went well. It was a little harder getting the second 1/2 gallon down because the Colyte wasn’t as cold. I leave for my procedure in about an hour. Hallelujah! I believe the worst part is over. I will have been without food for approximately 41 hours. Feeling weak but excited to be done with my 50 year old rite of passage. :)
I have had 2 colonoscopys, both with Colyte prep, but my husband had one recently and he was given pills to take the night before with several glasses of water in between. I don’t know how he got so lucky, but the pills had the desired effect and he didn’t have to deal with the Coyte. I’m asking for the pills next time!
I get to do mine on Friday. YAY!
As a Crohn’s patient, I have had my fair share of colonoscopies using various prep medications and methods. I hate Colyte. Makes me gag, vomit, etc.
So, my new doc just sent the instructions for my upcoming colonoscopy which included Colyte. Got on the phone and said I’d rather take an entire bottle of Miralax and split it between two 32 ounce bottles of clear or yellow Gatorade. He agreed. Depending upon when your test is scheduled for, you may take one in the late afternoon, and the other in the early morning to ensure a good night’s sleep. Check with your doc regarding timing, but tell him you would like to get a good night’s sleep.
BUT, here’s the thing and it is the gospel truth. I’ve adhered to this with all types of GI tests and even a bowel resection surgery. Once you start pooping water, you’re done. Drink nothing but water from that point forward and you’re fine. I usually only drink one of the 32 ounce bottles of the Gatorade/Miralax mixture and the docs report I’m squeaky clean. This advice was given to me by a friend who has a rare intestinal cancer and participates in a national study. She has had yearly colonoscopies for a decade and knows what she is talking about.
My third colonoscopy in less than a year is coming up in a couple of weeks. No Colyte for me.
A spicy drink right before and after a foul tasting drink or food works even with peas and broccoli. That technique might be necessary when at a formal dinner, like George Bush Sr who was embarassed to say, “I’m President and don’t have to eat broccoli.”
I have zero experience with Miralax, but it should work with that stuff too.
Do you remember the scene from “It’s a wonderful life” where the bottle of sherry keeps filling up on it’s own? I think my container of Colyte is doing the same thing! Good tips for getting it down posted here, thanks.
I meant to say the movie “The Bishops wife” , on my second half bottle……apple juice seems to help get it down.
Thank you so much! I read with interest all that was described in your blog entries & the comments – it has helped me immensely! Tomorrow is C-Day, and I now feel a little more “prepped” heading in. The half gallon of Colyte is ingested, and has yet to make its reappearance. Fun, fun.
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