Prep n purge day

[missdiane]

Tomorrow is the big alien probe day so today is the dreaded prep. I've not done this before so hopefully it isn't too terrible. I get neurotic about food so not being able to eat anything solid will probably bother me more than anything. I brought two small containers of sugar free lemon-lime jello and a bottle of my favorite iced green tea that

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[siglinde99]

Courage! I found the chicken broth really helped. Keep the prep stuff as cold as you can, and drink it through a straw.

[missdiane]

Thanks! I heard about keeping it cold (though the label says to keep at room temp so I'll put it in the fridge when I get home at 11ish) I also saw that doing lemon drop candy before doing it helps and I happen to have some!

I got fancy schmancy nice clear chicken broth from the prepped food from FreshDirect so that should do me well for "lunch" lol

[siglinde99]

Maybe it’s a slightly different prep. They recommended mine be cold. I found the straw super helpful because it helped me resist the temptation to gag.

[missdiane]

Many sites recommend that suprep be refrigerated so I'll do it. It probably mentions room temp on the box for long term storage.

Did you do miralax or dulcolax? My sister said her husband was told to get that but it's not on my instructions. I don't think I need it, though, since I'm sure the suprep will clear me out fine.

[siglinde99]

I just did the prep stuff. No need for anything else. I have started doing the clear stuff and mostly liquids a day earlier than recommended because the prep is so awful I can’t finish it. With Gravol to manage the nausea I can manage about 3/4 of what I’m supposed to take, but my guidance says that once everything is clear you can stop taking it if you must. The first time I projectile vomited while taking the prep, I decided I wasn’t going to push myself beyond my limits, no matter what the instructions said. I told the clinic when I went in, and it was fine. The most recent time, I decided I would do what I could and no more, which is when I started earlier on the clear stuff. The straw and Gravol helped, but I still couldn’t do more than about 3/4 and everything was clear; again, the clinic was totally fine with me doing it that way.