GaviLyte-G and Bloating: What Users Say

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 19, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "In the midst of prep now. Finished the first half and have to get up at 4 am for the second. It works really well, and I have to say I was very worried, but it had been a pleasant surprise. The taste is not horrible, very tolerable, and yes, I am definitely getting cleaned out. No cramps or nausea. A little bloating, but I would expect that from drinking this much of any liquid in such a short time. I have IBS and was worried I would have a lot of pain, but it’s been the opposite. I know others can have a different experience, but I just wanted to share a positive one."

• ETa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "I just started bowel prep. I have been scared all day reading online comments about how bad it tastes and how it makes people throw up and gag. THIS STUFF DOESN'T EVEN TASTE BAD??!?!?! It's actually borderline sugary and good. Wow... I can't believe I got scared of reading online comments. I'll never do that again. This stuff is not so bad whatsoever! I'll post another update when I start going to see if it causes cramps/bloating/pain/nausea."

• cra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 22, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "I started taking GaviLyte-G in prep for my colonoscopy. I had to drink 2 liters the night before and 2 liters the morning of. I drank the 2 liters in 2 hours as directed and then began to vomit. After vomiting, I did have diarrhea for several hours. The taste was pretty nasty. It tasted like baking soda, salt, and metal. It was difficult to drink, but I continued to meet the guidelines of 8 oz every 15 minutes in order to consume the 2 liters in the prescribed 2 hours. Having this much liquid in such a short time caused bloating and nausea."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "Let me start off with the taste. It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either. The first half went down fine. It worked almost immediately for me, about a half hour, then the faucet was opened full flow. No bad cramping, no bloating. My doctor wanted me to split the dose, and that is when the problem of drinking it down got to my head. I guess the taste wasn't what my body was craving for at 3 a.m. I was about to give up drinking it all, but found my way. I remembered my daughter's Capri Sun drinks were clear and sugary. I'd take a sip of that before I guzzled the GaviLyte, then a large sip afterward worked. Now off to get scoped, yay!"

• Klg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2016

For Bowel Preparation "Used it for a bowel prep before a hysterectomy. You have to drink it fast. I got distracted with the first glass and drank it too slow. Got off to a bad start. I had horrible stomach bloating and pain while I was drinking. It took about 2 1/2 hours for me to start going. My bum is on fire, but I am mostly clear and just liquid coming out. Also, made me very nauseous. There has got to be a better way."

• Phi...
• June 1, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "Three times in six months prepping for a colonoscopy. First was SuPrep, second was Plenvu, third was GaviLyte-G. The GaviLyte was smoothest by far, easiest to drink, and most effective in my case. I added the included lemon flavor packet, and also had some hard lemon candies to help improve the taste when drinking. Four liters total, yes that seems like a ton. I drank half the night before, the other half the morning of the procedure. Slept fine, surprisingly. Some bloated feeling, but minimal cramps and no urges to vomit. Overall, not bad at all. In my experience, GaviLyte > SuPrep > Plenvu."

• ANB...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 22, 2020

For Bowel Preparation "Currently writing this at almost 1 am the day of my endoscopy and colonoscopy. Haven’t even gone to bed yet, and I will probably be pulling an all-nighter most likely. Mixed the formula and refrigerated it around 1 pm. At 5:30 pm, I started drinking the mixture, 16 oz about every 20 minutes until I drank half of the jug. Started having the runs about an hour and a half after starting to drink it. It’s slowed down, but I’m still going about once an hour. The first few hours, I was going 3-4 times an hour. Pretty much cleared out. Liquid is neon yellow and basically just water. Have to do the other half of the prep at 3 am, and I’m dreading it. The taste isn’t as horrible as people say, but the nausea and bloating can be pretty brutal. Hoping I can get at least a nap in like an hour or two. Going to be a rough night and day today, running on zero sleep and being up over 24 hours."

• Cal...
• September 14, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "3rd routine colonoscopy. Received this product from Kroger pharmacy. This was by far the worst prep experience. Lemon flavor okay, getting it down okay, but esophagitis all night, bloating, pain, nausea, vomiting x 8 with pink color. I did not vomit until after all prep down. The clean out was good. I never had this with prior."