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Miralax Vs Golytely

Premium Questions

Dr.   Ashish Verma MD

How long after colon cleansing (GoLytely) for twisted bowel, colonoscomy untwisted it, surgery cancelled )should normal BMs start. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Verma ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD

Yesterday, I took a Miralax mixture with Gadorade and had to drink six full glasses. It made me ... Golytely and I have to drink at least three liters before the test. I m already nervous about the test and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Varanasi Pundarikaksha MD

the entire gallon of prescription GoLYTELY mix I am having a colonoscopy on Monday afternoon because of rectal bleeding and I am going to be taking 2 gallons of GoLYTELY and 4 Duca lacks and three days ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Varanasi Pundarikaksha ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

taKING GOLYTELY for colonoscopy - taking simply a saline solution would also flush the colon - what is the purpose of the ingredients other than salt? i.e. can I take a salt solution to achieve ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

prep the mMD uses calls for golytely . I know I can not tolerat the 2 gallons required of this as prep ... on the Internet and found PREPOPIK. The fluid intake is 1/2 of golytely and I think I can tolerate ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I had an xray showing stool in the transverse colon - I am currently drinking GoLytely, 6 glasses ... tenderness. I feel like I am a mess, and I am scared if this Golytely does not work - doc tested my lipase... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Munish Sood MD

Hi, I am going to prepare for a colonoscopy using GoLytely, I am also asked to take 2 tablets of Ducolax without any instructions when to take them. On line I read that sodium bicarbonate (in GoLytely ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munish Sood ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr.     Ivan R. Rommstein MD

on amitiza bid and reglan miralax I drink 120-140oz water daily 20 min exercise. Take fiber. I have ... bm. One was n hospital with golytely 8oz being pushed every 10 min. 2nd bm was 2 days after... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Amit Jain MD

start drinking the Golytely? 2.If I don t have a bowel movement by 6 hours after having taken the Dulcolax should I start drinking the Golytely anyway? Solomon Rubin . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit Jain ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

I have chrons and scheduled for colonoscopy. Cannot drink the Golytely since I cannot take the quantity needed since it seriously bloats me and is painful. I have tried it and can t even hold it down ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)