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Alisande, re your colonoscopy, what did

13 years ago

you mix you Miralax with? Anybody else use Miralax? What did y'all mix it with?

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lydia1959
13 years ago
I mixed mine with Gatorade (not red) as the doctor instructed. I think you can mix it with any clear liquid though.
hgl_gaylemarie
13 years ago
Vannie, I just read you can take it with a little Crystal Light in water if you are a Diabetic like me. Good to know.
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debo_2006
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I mixed mine with 1-32oz low cal Gatorade and 1-32oz regular, both lime (you can't have red of purple). I did it this way so I wasn't drink so much sugar.

BTW, I called my doc to see if I could use Crystal Light and was told not to. She said Gatorade has Electrolytes for dehydration purposes.
kathi_mdgd
13 years ago
I just mix miralax with water,it's tasteless.Sure beats that other junk they give you to drink.For one of DH'S they had him take 28 pills during the course of the day,so many at certain hours and lots of water.Kathi
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13 years ago
My Half Litely came with packets of flavors-I think strawberry,lemon and orange. I used all 3 in Seven Up.
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13 years ago
When I had my colonoscopy, I was given Magnesium citrate, which I mixed with diet Sprite - way better tasting, to me, than Miralax - just made sure I had lots of good reading material in the "library", 'cause that's where I spent MOST of my evening!
alisande
13 years ago
Vannie, I'm pretty sure I drank the Miralax with a mixture of Smart Water (plain water with electrolytes added) and apple-peach juice (without sweeteners) or Smart Water and unsweetened apple juice.

The other thing I drank during the prep day was hot clear broth (beef or chicken) with plain gelatin added. This was my attempt to get some protein to help stabilize my blood sugar.

I remember being pleasantly surprised by how well the day went, and how easy everything was. I have low-blood-sugar issues and tend to react to lots of things, so I was dreading the prep experience.
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
13 years ago
My complaint was with how MUCH water (or gatorade) you have to drink. Can you do it with less than 64 oz?
vannie
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for all the good advice. I worked in the GI Lab for 1 1/2 years and I used to ask the patients what prep they used b/c I wanted to avoid the docs that gave that gallon
jug, and I was able to!! I'm just planning on having to be home from noon on. 4 Ducolax at noon, then later 4 anti-gas pills and then the Miralax--8 ozs. every 30 minutes til gone. So, that will take a couple of hours. I'm going to treat myself to a mani-pedi in the morning before all this. I've eaten very lightly today and just the broth and jello tomorrow, so maybe the bonus will be that I'll drop a lb. or 2! I know all those docs from working up there and the one I chose is a sweetheart, and lives around the corner from me. People that say they won't do it again b/c of the prep haven't thought much about the hell of chemo, surgery, radiation.
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Vannie, good luck tomorrow.

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