Phospho-Soda Question

2AHealthier Me · March 2, 2008

Anyone have a clear understanding of how to take this? My doctor's paperwork says take 1.5 oz bottle. However, the dosage on the bottle says not to exceed 3 tablespoons in a 24-hour period (albeit without doctor's instructions). Three tablespoons equals roughly half the bottle. You think I'm meant to take the whole bottle like the paperwork says? :laugh:

srknepler · March 3, 2008

When I had to take it as colonoscopy prep, I had to take the entire bottle at once......mixed with a beverage......completely drank in 1/2 an hour.

ssdown · March 3, 2008

Same directions were followed here. The process basically sucks! Have plenty of Tucks for your backside. It had been a long time since I had diaper rash! My MD said the prep for a colonoscopy (I refer to it as an "up-the-butt-oscopy") is worse than the post-op. He was right! Good luck with your procedure. When are you scheduled? I am going in for my lap-band on March 4!

ronwifey · March 3, 2008

If that's like the stuff I had to drink, I drank half the bottle then 2 hours later the other half. I just chugged it both times to just get it over with.

pennyt · March 3, 2008

I've had several colonoscopies, and I'm sure your doctor intends for you to drink the whole bottle. It's very salty tasting, and I had problems getting it down the first few times until I found easier ways to drink it.

Here's the best ways that I've found:

1) Put the bottle in the freezer for a couple hours beforehand so that it is really really cold. You can hold your nose and take a long swig, and then have a strongly flavored chaser ready so that you can quickly take a drink to cover the taste.

2) If you've got the lemony flavored phospho-soda, try mixing it with "Simply Lemon" lemonade to help in drinking. The lemonade mixes well with the flavor of the phospho-soda, and makes it almost tolerable.

restrict2008 · March 3, 2008

that stuff was God-Awful! I chugged the whole thing at once. HORRID!

Stay near the twalet!

Brooklynqueen77 · March 3, 2008

Hello There,

My tip after a couple of colonoscopies.. is to drink it w/ Cold Sprite, then follow w/ tons of Water..

The sprite kills some of the saline taste, but not all...

Good Luck!

:angry:

EETBEEF · March 3, 2008

My doctor told me to drink it with really really cold Apple juice. It wasn't so bad ...i sure wouldn't drink it straight! Oh...your butt is gonna be hurting when your done....i mean on fire hurting. :angry:

Busy · March 4, 2008

I have to drink the 1.5 bottle @ 6:00 a.m. and another later in the day. Is it really that nasty?? I have never had the "colon procedure" before so I am not looking forward to this. I was told not to work that day because I had to be really close to the bathroom. They called it a colon cleaning and my husband just laughted!!!!