Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Info about colonscopy

For the last procedure I had to have done, the official "cocktail recipe" recommended included Dulcolax tablets' 2 nights before the procedure. Then Miralax mixed in an electrolyte drink the evening before, and then Mag-sulfate 4 hours before the procedure. I did not do take the Dulcolax as IMHO these were generic instructions which did not take into account the fact that my problem was diarrhea (I have Collagenous colitis).

I used grape flavored G2 to mix the Miralax into. They recommended that -- as they want an elecrolyte type drink used as the liquid part of the mix, and I can't stand Gatoraide. The G2 mix wasn't bad. But a bolus of 8 oz of any refrigerated drink every 15 minutes X 4 or + ??, will always chill the body considerably

In answer to what I think is your question, are you trying to flavor golytely? I would think the Crystal light would be OK. I think that's a good question for the pharmacist. I would tend to believe (but don't know) that the golytely is a formulated mix with bowel stimulant AND electrolytes. I would just ask pharmacy about adding the Crystal light, or perhaps even something like Kool-aide?

The reason that they recommend refrigerating to chill before drinking is that most people tend to think that a chilled beverage tastes better (or at least is more tolerable) than a beverage at room temp. But in my book, I'd rather deal with a room temperature beverage than the chills that this volume of cold fluid causes. That's an individual preference tho.

Good Luck

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