Pre Surgery Bowel Prep Blues

[Lexsan 104]

If you don't have the stomach for this please keep it moving.

Please share your bowel prep guidelines, survival tips etc..

My bowel prep guidelines are

Dr ordered K-Dur Potasium pill

238 grams of Miralax mixed with 64 ounce of Gatorade not purple red or orange.

9:00 take two

11:00 take one

2:00 start Miralax/Gatorade drink

Nothing to eat by mouth only broth and liquids.

I'm not sure if its the nerves but I already started running to the bathroom. My stomach is making funny rumbling sounds.Thank God I work from home. Its going to be a long day.

[AussieLady 521]

Keep it moving? You will be moving for quite some time I think. I didn't have any bowel prep at all pre-surgery.

[Lexsan 104]

Lucky mate!

[No game 14,437]

Oh yeah bowel prep is awesome

I had to drink magnesium citrate the day before and that was after two weeks of liquids!!

[JuliannaJ 83]

At first I thought this sounded intense...but when you said take two, take one, you meant potassium pills, right? I have taken miralax post op and it is pretty gentle. I had to do mag citrate pre op which was a little rough...a lot more intense than miralax. Just keep up on your fluids you will need it for surgery...you don't want to be dehydrated.

[Lexsan 104]

Miralax mixed with Gatorade is very rough the only reason they had me mix it with gade is so I won't dehydrate. I started drinking, I have to down 64 ounces I have to drink eight ounces every fifteen to thirty minutes.

[jenakaela 24]

Oh my good luck girl! Hang in there, tomorrow will be your day to shine. Good luck tomorrow on your surgery and wishing you a speedy and healthy recovery.

Lota

[Lexsan 104]

Thank you can't wait tillthis part is over I'm hoping this is the hardest part .

[Geminidrive 389]

It won't be too bad. I had the miralax and Gatorade for my colonoscopy...oy. For the sleeve it was Clear Liquids and magnesium citrate which was much better. Oh, I also used a lot of Vaseline on the bottom to avoid elimination burn....if you know what I mean.

[FeeIsMe2 508]

I had to drink magnesium citrate the evening before...it ain't pretty!

[JackieV 246]

Lucky mate!

I wish I did have a prep. Instead I dealt with 3 days of horrible Constipation. The waste was still in my body and the drugs made it very hard and impacted. It was hell. Next time I have a surgery I will do a prep regardless if its required.

[JennyBeth 127]

Oh yeah bowel prep is awesome

I had to drink magnesium citrate the day before and that was after two weeks of liquids!!

Oh that stuff is the devil!

[Lexsan 104]

OK its been three hours since I started the prep my belly is literally having a conversations with me lmbo. Omg this is killer. Thanks for the vaseline tip I really need it or some balmex ouchh!

[Geminidrive 389]

Thanks for the vaseline tip I really need it or some balmex ouchh!

To the tune of "This girl is on fire" I hear your new tune "My butt is on fire!" LOL

[lessofmeismore 1,405]

Girl use baby wipes!!!!