If you don't have the stomach for this please keep it moving.

Please share your bowel prep guidelines, survival tips etc..

My bowel prep guidelines are

Dr ordered K-Dur Potasium pill

238 grams of Miralax mixed with 64 ounce of Gatorade not purple red or orange.

9:00 take two

11:00 take one

2:00 start Miralax/Gatorade drink

Nothing to eat by mouth only broth and liquids.

I'm not sure if its the nerves but I already started running to the bathroom. My stomach is making funny rumbling sounds.Thank God I work from home. Its going to be a long day.

Best of luck!!!

How long until the magnesium citrate kicks in? I am just finishing bottle 2 out of 3 and nothing....

How long until the magnesium citrate kicks in? I am just finishing bottle 2 out of 3 and nothing....

Your talking about the "milk of magnesium" right? If so I'd say stay close very very close to a restroom because u will be on fire pretty soon the last time I had to take a half bottle of that stuff withn about 4 hrs of taking it boom! and boy oh boy that toilet took a beating

How long until the magnesium citrate kicks in? I am just finishing bottle 2 out of 3 and nothing....

Magnesium citrate?? Three bottles??

yes - 3 bottles of magnesium citrate. They are small...like maybe 8-10 ounces each. Like the size of a small pop bottle. Does that seem like a lot? I re-read the directions a million times, and it is def. 3 bottles of it, split into 2 separate times through out day.

Holy crap I only drank 10 oz of magnesium citrate and I was camped out on the toilet -__-

Sorry I didn't see your reply... But yes like Lisa said that is some potent stuff! I had one bottle!

And it was bad but I also was in liquids for two weeks up to that point. It should work soon that for sure!

I had one full dose 10oz last night around 6 and nothing!! I did go 2 times this morning around 9am when I woke up! But no where near what I was expecting lol.

It has kicked in and I finally got it all down. Probably because I have not had any restrictions on food until today. Maybe takes a little longer to work it out

It has kicked in and I finally got it all down. Probably because I have not had any restrictions on food until today. Maybe takes a little longer to work it out

Haha well have fun!! But really good luck to you!

What's the purpose of this and from the sounds of it I'm glad I didn't have to do it.

I remember docs used I require flushing out when going into labor, but that went out with shaving you bare and the ice age I think

Thank you! Thank you!! It is all down here from here...right?? My hubs just took our kiddos to mother in laws. It was sad to see them go, I will not see them for 4 days, but it surely does bring the level of stress down a bit!

Good question! What is the purpose?!? I have heard some say that they WISH they would have done it because they were so constipated for days afterward, it was very painful....Honestly though, I was never told why. And, I am fine now. It was just getting that stuff down that was the worst.

Well I would assume so you don't lose your bowels and **** all over the place!

Did you read that thread about the woman in Mexico pooping all over herself!

Lol I would rather poop now than after surgery.!

I lucked out and never had constipation or diarrhea or any bowel issues. Just thinking about drinking all that makes me want to gag... Glad you're getting it over with. Oh, and good luck..