Postby NWgirl » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:17 am
If you do the prep where you have to drink a gallon of liquid, I've found the lemon or lemon/lime to be the most tolerable flavor (none are good). And chill it first - it goes down so much easier when its been in the refrigerator for awhile. And - drink it with a straw - also helps a lot in getting the stuff down. Those are my best tips. Of course stay very close to a bathroom - cause once it starts coming - it just doesn't stop!
You only want to do this once, so do your very best in getting down as much prep as you possibly can. Honestly, I never get the whole gallon down - my body gets to a point where I just know if I take one more drink I'm going to puke. But I make sure I'm pretty much pooping a clearish/yellow poop - no chunks, no brown stuff (sorry to be gross - but you'll see what I mean). Just a clear yellowish liquid coming out. But again, try to get down as much as you possibly can. You want your colon to be really clean so the doctor gets a very clear picture of what's going on in there and doesn't miss anything because you couldn't get all the poop out of there.
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