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Posted 10/29/2024 3:04 PM (GMT -5)
Today's the day before...I am already a bit nauseous 🤢. I have gravol and ODT tablets ( mainly used for chemotherapy patients), from a previous food poisoning. They worked fantastic then. Does anyone know if or which one I could take for this evening? My scope is at 2:00 pm tomorrow. I am prepping with Colyte.

Suggestions?
Posted 10/29/2024 9:49 PM (GMT -5)
I am not familiar with ODT tablets, but my GI always tells me to take Gravol with my prep since it makes me nauseous. The problem for me is that Gravol also makes me sleepy. If I doze off while prepping it is not good because I need to be drinking drinking drinking liquid in order to flush out all the pipes.
Posted 10/31/2024 11:26 AM (GMT -5)
The prep was a huge fail. Even gravol made no difference. I managed maybe 2cups in 3 hrs all the while gagging and vomiting. So I expected reschedule. But the office said go anyhow...so I did. They did a scope as far as they could. They were going to do it without sedation, but I said I need it. They took biopsies.
After trying Entyvio for 11 months, I will try Rinvoq next...at least it's a pill!

Next scope...I will insist on the prep that only has 1 or 2 cups of the prep. Just I can't remember the name of it.
Posted 10/31/2024 11:33 AM (GMT -5)
Serenity, are you taking all 4 Mezavant at once? Or do you split the dose? I only started this all at once about a year ago, but not sure if it's better. It's good because I don't have to remember to take the later dose. I already take forgot many suppliments and pills as it is.

Sassy
Posted 11/1/2024 11:09 AM (GMT -5)
Oh no, so sorry to hear you could not get the prep down! Yeah I agree, try the Pico Salax. It is a lot easier to get down. It works well for most people.

I split my dose of Mezavant. Two pills with breakfast, two pills with supper. I never have trouble remembering the morning dose, but I need an alarm on my watch to remind me to take the evening dose.
Posted 11/1/2024 8:09 PM (GMT -5)
Now I remember, I have used Pico Salax with success. Thanks for reminding me.

Today I'm not as groggy and actually went to visit friends and family for a much needed support therapy session. They reminded me to focus on myself, and not the stress I continue to dwell on, that certainly hinders any healing in the gut.

Sassy
Posted 11/2/2024 10:59 AM (GMT -5)
Good reminder, and I for one need it often. Stress does us no favours, but easier said than done to not dwell on it.
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