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How bad does this stuff taste?

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You can usually find it in a lemon lime or cherry flavor. It's kinda carbonated. I pour it over ice for my patients and they tolaterate mag citrate much better than go lytely as far as taste is concerned.

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Reminds me of salty sprite.

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All I could say to my husband is it would taste better with vodka lol. Yes, strong salty sprite with a bad after taste.

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You can usually find it in a lemon lime or cherry flavor. It's kinda carbonated. I pour it over ice for my patients and they tolaterate mag citrate much better than go lytely as far as taste is concerned.

I will have to find the flavored one I have to drink that on Sunday June 3 ;( not looking forward to it all

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I get home at 6pm....is that enough time?

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I will have to find the flavored one I have to drink that on Sunday June 3 ;( not looking forward to it all

Well - you won't be alone because I will be drinking it too that day!! I had to have a colonoscopy on May 7th and had to drink this too - it actually wasn't bad and didn't do cause too much of an issue compared to when I started drinking the Miralax.< /p>

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I got either plan or lemon (really it didn't make any difference) and drank it warm. Later found out it's supposed to be better cold. I can't imagine anything really making much difference.

It tasted like very salty, sour, very bitter, boiled eggs. It was really in the "horrible" category. I ended up plugging my nose and chugging it, then walking around the house until the nausea subsided. The taste really REALLY stays with you for a while. If it makes you burp, you'll taste it again. And when it finally works, normally what comes out smells exactly like how it tastes.

BTW, there's no guarantee on when this stuff starts working. I was supposed to take mine before 4, which I did -- and it didn't kick in until about 6am the next morning as I was trying to get ready to head to the hospital. The entire time I was getting prepped I was running back and forth to the bathroom.

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Oh no... I so don't want that to happen. I work until 5 and get home about 6. My surgery is at 730 the next morning. I wish I could take it sooner. Does it not work right away on everyone? I guess what I'm asking is... Can I take it at 2, 3, or 4 in the afternoon and be ok till I get home?

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Lol it's freaking horrible!!! When I saw the name of this topic I felt like I was slapped in the face with horror. I got the cherry flavored one. I had to put a straw almost to the back of my throat and chug. It's that gross.

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Oh no... I so don't want that to happen. I work until 5 and get home about 6. My surgery is at 730 the next morning. I wish I could take it sooner. Does it not work right away on everyone? I guess what I'm asking is... Can I take it at 2' date=' 3, or 4 in the afternoon and be ok till I get home?[/quote']

No, don't do that! Like Wheetsin said, it seems to effect

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Oh no... I so don't want that to happen. I work until 5 and get home about 6. My surgery is at 730 the next morning. I wish I could take it sooner. Does it not work right away on everyone? I guess what I'm asking is... Can I take it at 2' date=' 3, or 4 in the afternoon and be ok till I get home?[/quote']

No, don't do that! Like Wheetsin said, it seems to effect everyone differently. I had to do it in February and it started working in about 30 minutes. Believe me, you don't want to be stuck in traffic when it hits!

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Mine started within 30 mins, but that was after downing the entire bottle. The effects lasted for at least 2hrs or more. :/

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Wow... I think I'm more nervous about this than I am the actual surgery lol. Tomorrow is the surgery so tonight bring on the magnesium citrate....WAH! :)

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