Polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes and Bad Taste: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 19, 2021

For Constipation, Chronic "I have a disease called Hirschsprung's that causes chronic constipation, and every 2 years or so, I have to do a complete clean-out. I've had to do this my whole life, and I've never been able to get rid of the taste. Things that have made it more bearable are drinking it cold and taking sips of Sprite (it is a clear liquid that goes with my condition, and the carbonation and flavor have helped offset the taste). I usually have to take it in large doses, and because of the severity of my condition, it has been taken with large doses of Senokot."

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 1, 2018

For Bowel Preparation "This stuff tastes horrible! Trying to gulp it down, but it has a sweet flavor to it. Was worse when I tried adding the lemon flavoring packet that came with it. Thank you for the chicken broth suggestion! This helped to drink the broth before and after each glass. Can’t wait until this is over!"

• Caz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "By far the best bowel prep I've ever used. Almost went to emergency the last time using another product due to severe cramping and pain. This time I used Bi-Peglyte 2 liters. The day prior, I ate a soft diet only. Only took one of the pre-night pills due to the fact I always have a bowel movement in the mornings anyway. Tastes awful, but just quickly guzzled it every 20 minutes. Very gentle with zero pain discomfort. Was dreading it, but it turned out to be a breeze. A+."

• Geo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2024

For Bowel Preparation "I took Plenvu for a colonoscopy prep. The 1st dose was the night prior. The taste was as if they found the nastiest, most vile sulfur smell and turned it into a taste. It was VERY difficult to finish the 16 oz, but I did. And that taste will be forever lodged into my tastebuds. I began emptying after 45 minutes and continued for about 2.5 hours. I had eaten a mild, non-meat diet for a few days, mostly protein shakes and fruit or bread, so it wasn't too bad. TIP: Use the white diaper cream before you need it. BEFORE YOU NEED IT, PEOPLE. If you wait till your bum is red and burned from the molten lava bursting out of your bum, it's too late. Even bidet water feels like fire. I slept till 3 a.m. and had another round, then slept till 5:30. (My appointment was 12:45 p.m.) The second dose, I mixed with Gatorade. Not bad at all. The runs to the potty started right away. By now, it was yellow, then clear. But here's the thing. It never stopped. I continued squirting water till 3 p.m. THAT DAY!!! You HAVE to"

• Suz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 24, 2019

For Bowel Preparation "I’m finding the MoviPrep orange very sweet for me. I can live with the salty taste. Finding it quite hilarious the fact it feels like someone keeps turning a hose on in my backside. Not sure how I will feel in a few hrs-so far though it’s working fine."

• Pho...
• March 30, 2021

"Filled the jug with water and put it in the refrigerator overnight. This stuff tastes terrible. My instruction sheet said that I could add a packet of Crystal Light lemon flavor to it to make it palatable. It didn't. I downed the first half of it in two hours, taking doses every 15 minutes. By the time the 8th glass came, I was ready to gag. The second half, which I started at 3 a.m., I got as far as the 5th glass, and I was ready to barf and said to myself that enough was enough. Luckily for me, my movements were all clear and just yellow. The one thing about it was that it did what it was intended for, and I got the urge to go a lot but with no cramping whatsoever. If I have to do this over again in the future, I will refuse to do it. The aftertaste that it left on my tongue was barf-inducing."

• Esi...
• January 5, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "I took this stuff before having a flexible sigmoidoscopy. The first dose worked after about an hour. It tasted unpleasant (cheap, lemony, and salty), and the consistency was thick and lumpy, so it was difficult to swallow. When I rinsed the jug out afterwards, it fizzed like a volcano. There has been plenty of urgency to go to the loo, but no cramps. The first dose cleared me out so well that I didn't need to bother with the second dose."

• Jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "Just got my colonoscopy done today! I took the Plenvu prep. Yesterday, I took dose 1, mango flavor, and I’m going to be honest, the flavor wasn’t great. It tasted like a salty mango. Was it tolerable? Yes. Chase it with a drink, I chased it with 3 different drinks to switch it up. I finished it, and the bowel movements started literally immediately. It was pretty rough for the first 2ish hours, then after it slowed down a bit. I was able to get sleep just fine. I wasn’t nauseous at that point, I felt great, actually, besides the explosions going on in the bathroom. The second dose is where it started to really suck. That next morning, at 7:45 AM, I started dose 2, it was fruit punch flavor, and I already hate fruit punch with a passion. So, it made me a little nauseous, it was a salty fruit punch with a weird aftertaste. I was totally cleaned out by the time for my procedure at 12:45! I didn’t throw up at all, barely felt nauseous, which was important to me since I have a serious fear of puking."

• ImJ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "My first colonoscopy, so this was new to me. Was supposed to start the first dose at 5 pm. I started it at 4:30. This is for the first dose. The powder smells okay, so I was thinking the taste wouldn’t be bad. But yeah, the taste is terrible. It’s like a really bad orange Gatorade. Tried to chug it. Got halfway and I needed a straw. I just took sips of water in between. Stomach started rumbling about 15 minutes after finishing it. I went about 45 minutes afterward. I sat on the toilet just in case, and I’m glad I did. So I can understand how some other situations happen."

• Cat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2021

For Bowel Preparation "Ok, so as far as what it’s supposed to ‘do’ for colonoscopy prep - it was highly effective and thorough. HOWEVER, I wanted to gag because it tasted SO awful - why do drug companies feel the urge to try to cover a nasty salt taste with artificial sweeteners? PUKE!!! It was all I could do not to throw up - it took nearly an hour to get each prep solution down. If I could speak to the R&D teams, I’d implore them to just go WITH the salty nature of this stuff and make it a savory flavor, like chicken broth or something ... that way your body isn’t freaking out at the conflicting salt and sweet combination AND you’re not having to consume dreaded aspartame, which, by the way, I religiously avoid at all costs normally."

• Kat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 11, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "So far, my experience has been fine. I started eating light a few days in advance, and 2 nights before my procedure, I drank magnesium citrate, which helped get things started. I started dose 1 of Plenvu at 3:30 pm the day before my procedure. It’s as salty as it is sweet, and it’s not pleasant. It’s rather viscous, and I gagged a little by the last gulp. It was only 16 oz, so it was doable. My stools were already loose due to the mag citrate, so that helped. No cramping. My stools are already clear after dose 1, honestly. I think the key is to prep for the prep, if that makes sense. Yes, the solution tastes nasty, and I’m starving. Worst part is how expensive it is :("

• Rin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 18, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "So today I took MoviPrep for the first time, three days before I changed my diet to very low fiber. My colonoscopy is tomorrow afternoon. However, the doctor said to take it all tonight, so pleased I don’t have to do it again in the morning. MAKE SURE YOU BUY OUT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS VASELINE!!! The worst thing about the whole process is your backside will feel like you're wiping with glass by the end, wet wipes make it worse. I got all worked up over nothing. I thought I was going to be doubled up in pain. No pain AT ALL. Ok, so it doesn’t taste great, but wasn’t too bad either. It was like getting ready for a tequila shot, but without the tequila, lol. After the first lot @5 pm, it started working 30-40 minutes later... (do not leave the bathroom). It won’t turn clear/yellow until you’ve taken the second lot (which I took at 10:30 pm) and almost finished. So weird peeing poop, lol."

• eri...
• October 8, 2021

For Bowel Preparation "This is my second time in 5 months using this product. In the last 6 years, I have had at least 1 colonoscopy a year due to having colon cancer. Prior to using this, I was prescribed Gavilyte. I was never able to finish that one. Plenvu, I finished, but still tastes disgusting. It is a lot less drinking. It works for days after I finish it. I took my first dose at 1:30 the day before and then 8 that night."

• Tra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2025

For Bowel Preparation "I was prescribed MoviPrep for my first colonoscopy at age 46. With no experience, I did a search for other reviews and found mostly negative experiences. However, my experience was very positive. The prep is exceedingly salty, which is what makes it nasty. Here are the tips I either researched or learned through my experience: - Set a timer and attempt to finish 8 oz. every 20 minutes. - Sip through a straw. - Put the prep in one cup and a clear, but pleasant beverage in another cup, and take a sip directly after sipping the prep. I alternated between apple juice, apple juice + sparkling water, and Ocean Spray white-cran-peach. I do not recommend the alternate drink be anything with electrolytes, as it will also be salty and doesn't offer the relief you need from the prep. - Suck on a menthol lozenge while sipping the prep; it distracts from the salty/bad taste. - Use an adult diaper (or for women, an overnight menstrual pad) to catch any 'leakage' between potty visits."

• Ske...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 4, 2021

For Bowel Preparation "Liquid diet all day today. Started my first prep drink at 5 PM. This drink is vile!!! It tastes like the sweat of awful armpits. The fake fruity flavoring they put in it is no consolation. I already dread my second dose of prep tomorrow. This is my 4th colonoscopy to date, and if there are more in my future, I will have to refuse a doctor who gives me Plenvu. Worst bowel prep ever!! Seriously, why can’t this stuff be improved on?!!?"

• Lee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2021

For Bowel Preparation "First off, Plenvu is expensive. Other brands may also be expensive. I attempted to have a colonoscopy a few weeks ago, but my colon wasn’t clean enough, so I had to do it again! This time I didn’t eat anything for the two days prior to my colonoscopy. I’m writing this between doses, and as it did a few weeks ago, it did the same this time. I may have something wrong with my intestines because it took 7 hours from drinking the prep until my last BM. I had to go about every 30 to 45 minutes. I read that other reviewers didn’t have this problem, so it might just be me. I’m taking the second dose 6 hours before I have to leave, so that I will be through this time before arriving for the colonoscopy. I agree with others, the taste is really awful. Another thing is that it makes me feel cold. I have on extra clothes and still cold this time as last time. Other than the above, it’s about the same as I experienced 10 years ago."

• Rav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 21, 2021

"I have a colonoscopy scheduled for tomorrow and currently taking the MoviPrep solution. It smells like mosquito repellent and tastes horrible, but I'm using Country Time Lemonade to cover that awful taste, and it seems to be working well. The trick is to make a cup of Country Time Lemonade as directed and add an extra tablespoon of lemonade to it, pour it over ice, and then drink a swig or two after drinking the MoviPrep solution. Hope this helps others who have to drink this nasty junk."

• Sue...
• November 3, 2016

For Bowel Preparation "It's effective, but it is horrible! Terrible taste and too much to drink. Highly recommend Suprep instead - taste is not bad and only 16 ounces at night and 16 ounces the next morning."

• Anonymous
• November 23, 2009

For Bowel Preparation "Used as a prep for colonoscopy, it made me so sick I had to cancel the procedure. It tastes terrible and caused me to vomit, along with being way overpriced ($58.00)."

• slo...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 12, 2014

For Bowel Preparation "Have to have a colonoscopy every 2 years. MoviPrep tastes bad, but it works. Tastes better than others."

• 1di...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 5, 2016

For Bowel Preparation "Wow, this stuff will clean engines inside and out, ha ha. Nasty taste, but very effective. Won't do it again, I can assure you that."

• Vic...
• June 2, 2019

For Constipation, Chronic "Worked pretty fast, but by the 4th cup, I couldn’t drink it without having the need to throw up. Not bad of a taste, but it does give you a salty taste while drinking it."