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PrettyMe    18

PrettyMe
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Ok, Im counting down the days..my surgery is next week on the 18th..and I just bought that stuff i have to drink to clean your bowels. Im dreading it! Lol Can anyone tell me how it is? Does it make your stomach hurt? What should i expect??

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Jacqueline K    93

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Expect to be in the bathroom a couple times an hour for several hours. I was still having diarrhea the next morning! I was afraid I'd poop during surgery. I didn't of course.

Get some wet wipes to clean with. The toilet paper after all that will make you really raw.

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Tammy wright    15

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What kind are you using.

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shawna29    60

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I was wondering about this as well. I have a sensitive gag reflex and hope it's not awful, because I'll never get it down.

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PrettyMe    18

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Expect to be in the bathroom a couple times an hour for several hours. I was still having diarrhea the next morning! I was afraid I'd poop during surgery. I didn't of course.

Get some wet wipes to clean with. The toilet paper after all that will make you really raw.

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Yeah, I hope I dont have an accident on the way,before,or during surgery! Lol

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PrettyMe    18

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What kind are you using.

Not sure about the spelling, but its Magnesium Citrate cherry flavored.. even sounds scary lol

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deaddemmama    474

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Not sure about the spelling' date=' but its Magnesium Citrate cherry flavored.. even sounds scary lol[/quote']

I strongly recommend getting it down as fast as possible with a Water chaser.....it is better than some other preps, though

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Jeepchick42    193

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Not sure about the spelling' date=' but its Magnesium Citrate cherry flavored.. even sounds scary lol[/quote']

I had to use this as well. I got the lemon flavored. It is slightly carbonated so don't let that scare you. The lemon was tart like lemonade without the sugar. Just get it down as quick as possible. I maybe went 6 times and then once at the hospital before surgery. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be.

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PrettyMe    18

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I had to use this as well. I got the lemon flavored. It is slightly carbonated so don't let that scare you. The lemon was tart like lemonade without the sugar. Just get it down as quick as possible. I maybe went 6 times and then once at the hospital before surgery. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be.

Oh okay, thank you! Thats great to know!

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ajustice    484

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The Lemon is the best..sour and cherry next best. I did the grape the last time and omg it was quiet hard to choke it down. I started on Sunday and my surgery was on tues morn. I didn't go before surgery that morn but I had the feeling like I might have to and was waiting for my period..I don't know which was worse..the worrying about that time or the fear my bowels would take over on the table.

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alc1071    43

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I had the grape flavored magnesium citrate. It was like a fizzy liquid sweet tart - nasty! But I was able to get it down. It didn't make my stomach hurt but I needed to be close to a bathroom the rest of the day/night. I remember breaking out the Desitin because after all those trips to to bathroom I was getting sore/raw!

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terry1118    1,274

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At my nurse-ed class they said to put it in the fridge the day before. It goes down easier cold. And stake a claim on a bathroom in your house. Don't let anyone near it - it's yours for the night! Definitely do not leave the house.

It wasn't as bad as I feared either. The taste was not the worst I ever had and the bottle was not too big. I went a few tomes in the evening, and again in the morning when I arrived at the hospital.

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terry1118    1,274

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I had the cherry. Almost got the lemon but the pharmacist said most people go for cherry or grape.

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cfergie911    90

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I am not looking forward to this part, but you gotta do what you gotta do!

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PrettyMe    18

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I am not looking forward to this part' date=' but you gotta do what you gotta do![/quote']

I know right! Lol I was kinda dreading it...i have to drink mine the day before surgery..so this Wednesday!

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