GaviLyte-G and Nausea: What Users Say

• mjb...
• March 3, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "This is my second colonoscopy prep within one week. I prepped the first time by taking Suprep and it was awful. The taste was terrible and made me so nauseous. So when my doctor ordered a second prep, I was so scared, and the fact that I had to drink 4 liters of a prep terrified me. But I am so glad I read the GaviLyte-G advice and tips on this tread because I mixed this prep with Crystal Light, and it is a breeze!!! I wish I would have known this the first time around."

• 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."

• Bea...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 15, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "Was prescribed the half-dosing method. Drank the 1st half in 1.5 hrs, and it's been 4 hours and nothing. Stomach pain, headache, nausea, and sporadic chest pains. Drinking lots of water, thinking it will help, but it is just making me more uncomfortable. Dread drinking the 2nd half tomorrow and hope I don't have to reschedule. It's not been a good experience."

• Ple...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 27, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "On the day before the colonoscopy, I woke up and took my high blood pressure pill with a sip of water. I ate 2 gelatin at 3 pm and drank a glass of Welch's white grape juice. I mixed the GaviLyte solution the day before so it could get nice and chilled. At 5 pm, I drank the 1st 8 oz every 10 minutes for the next 3 hours until consumed. To my surprise, it went smoothly. I didn't experience any nausea or vomiting, but I felt a bit lightheaded at first. The trips to the bathroom came after about 45 minutes, and I was able to catch a few zzzz's later in the night w/o too many interruptions. (I had a colonoscopy last year and found some precancerous polyps, so I'm going back for another checkup today). GaviLyte G with lemon pack is the best!!!"

• 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."

• 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."

• jam...
• December 20, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "The taste is extremely horrible, it smells and tastes like chemicals. I can't hold it. I threw up a few times taking it. I had to take 4 liters. The lemon package won't even help. How come it smells and tastes so bad?"

• Cry...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "Just finished my seventh 8-ounce glass and threw up a lot. My gag reflex is so bad now, I can't drink the eighth glass. I need to finish the other half of the solution 6 hours prior to my colonoscopy. I'm crying. This stuff is horrible and disgusting. I gagged on the fourth, fifth, and sixth glasses too. I'm dreading the second half of the container. Nothing helps. I've had a colonoscopy before, and the prep wasn't this horrible. Do not let your doctor prescribe this."

• 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.)"

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 3, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "The solution itself is much more tolerable with the flavor packet. Without the packet, it tastes like weird salt water. I could not complete this preparation due to the nausea and stomach pain it caused me. After almost finishing half of the prep, I ended up throwing up stomach bile and could not drink any more of the prep. After half an hour, the GaviLyte started to take effect immediately. The flushing process was not painful at all, and if it were not for the taste, I would have completed it."

• 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."

• Med...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2020

For Bowel Preparation "This GaviLyte-G drink is horrible, and I’ve had my share of horrible-tasting medicine. Even when I hold my nose, I can still feel the salty tingle on my tongue as I drank this. The thickness is what makes it worse. Thicker than water but not as thick as milk. I honestly would have preferred to fast for an entire week than drink this stuff. I am not able to stomach the second half of the dose, and I’m choosing not to torture myself even though it will affect my procedure."