GaviLyte-G and Diarrhea: What Users Say

• Rot...
• October 23, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "Prep for my first colonoscopy. Mixed as directed with lukewarm water and started drinking. Taste got better after a while in the fridge. I was not looking forward to this based on everything I had heard. Started working about 1 1/2 hours after I started drinking. Honestly, not that bad. Tastes like a thick Gatorade (I added the lemon pack it came with). I mean, of course, having diarrhea overnight is not fun, but I was expecting a horrible experience. Just start off with a good mindset and get it done! Good luck to all!"

• 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."

• Anonymous
• June 21, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "Okay. I’m giving it a 10 because it was immensely effective in my experience. I was fasting 5 days prior (eating twice daily barely), and I am underweight. I couldn’t fathom having an endoscopy with a colonoscopy the same day, so it ruined my appetite anyway. This drink is horrible by itself. I need a catcher with it; clear Gatorade worked for me. The drink started to work after one glass. I have little to no side effects. The obvious one is diarrhea. Surprisingly, I have no abdominal pain. I feel like vomiting, but it ends up being only gas. My advice is to eat light and get Zofran. I think without Zofran I couldn’t drink this without vomiting."

• ETa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 8, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "I was prescribed GaviLyte-G with electrolytes for bowel prep before a colonoscopy. While it seems like it would be hard to chug down a gallon of laxative, it wasn't that bad. I mixed it up with the lemon flavor packet and put it in the fridge the morning before I was going to use it. That evening, I started drinking it. I simply poured 8 ounces in a cup and drank it every 15 minutes. The taste was not bad at all. It wasn't thick or gritty like some people have described. I had no nausea or cramps at all whatsoever. I just simply had diarrhea for most of the night. Side note: The colonoscopy procedure was a breeze as well. The only complication I may have had due to the prep was very high blood pressure at the time of the procedure, which I had to receive beta blockers in my IV for. My blood pressure was the highest I've ever seen it. (I also have hypertension and take 2 blood pressure medications. Maybe they weren't absorbed due to the prep.)"