GoLYTELY and Headaches: What Users Say

• Ano...
• February 26, 2020

For Bowel Preparation "I had GoLYTELY split prep (1/2 night before, remaining, morning of). I mixed it with lemonade mix, and it wasn't bad. The evening was fine. I followed the directions, and all went well. I had prepared days in advance with very light foods and lots of fluids. Within 4 hours, all discharge was completely clear. Went to sleep and woke up an hour later with an excruciating headache, vomiting, trembling, and chills. This went on all night. Could not complete the morning prep at all as my stomach lurched when I touched the jug! Still vomiting a bit and headache when I arrived for the procedure. That went fine, but now I am 12 hours post-procedure, still have a slight headache and a very nauseous stomach. How long do the effects of this remain? Time will tell, I suppose. Take a hard pass on this prep, folks! There are much less severe options available."

• Ace...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 26, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "I vomited half of the GoLYTELY prep along with most of my insides! Started drinking it at 11:30 am the day before the colonoscopy and got that half down. At 4:00 pm I tried drinking the other half and vomited it all and then some. My friend brought me an anti-nausea suppository after I vomited the anti-nausea pill and managed to get the last quarter of the solution down. Headache, nausea, chills, I feel like I drank rat poison. Never again!"

• Fif...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 16, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "I've used this prep twice: the first time I drank it as prepared in the container and followed the instructions: drink 3L within 3 hours. After about 2 1/2L, the nausea became too much... it felt like my body was refusing to allow the prep to leave my stomach the right way, and I ended up vomiting what seemed like an entire liter. The next morning, I tried to drink the remaining 1L, but again I started vomiting. The next time, I used lemon for the prep and ginger ale to wash my mouth out, and I decided to extend the 3 hours to 4. That helped in giving the prep a tolerable taste, and I didn't feel rushed to gulp the solution, but regardless, after 1 1/2L, my stomach said 'no more' and I began vomiting copious amounts. The next morning, I managed to drink only 2/3L. The fact is, for some, GoLYTELY is just not a viable option - for whatever reason, the body won't tolerate it. With the nausea and headache the next morning, I felt like I had literally poisoned my body. I know I will NEVER use it again."

• Don...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 5, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "I finished all the prep, followed the diet. My procedure was canceled because I was still having particles of stool even though I was running clear within an hour of taking this stuff. It caused a severe headache, and I was starving. My insides gurgled, and I was on the toilet from 5:30 pm to 4 am and still going in the morning. Yes, it was clear and yellow early on, but then I started to get stool particles, and they said I couldn't have any. They told me to do another prep without eating for another 24 hours! Last time, I used Miralax and laxatives with no problems. Not sure why this was suggested to me. I only had two other preps to choose from. So here I am, went through all that torture to still be in pain and don't know what's wrong with me. Don't use this prep."