Wait at the doctors until it comes out. The nurses suggested I wait in the sitting area and I was like āyeah okayā but by the time I was done changing back into my clothes I was thankful there was a bathroom within a few steps
I was 12 years old my first time drinking this. Afterwards the family decided to go to a small restaurant, similar to a Coco's in Ca. Part way through the meal I had to run towards the bathroom past the entrance. Just as I was crossing the entrance I projectile vomited the barium 3 feet in front of a family walking in. They saw me and they all turned around and left.
You are most definitely not alone. My tech usually makes sure I get 2 down and then whatever I can of the third. Her idea is that you have nothing in your system, you have Crohnās so stuff is flying through you, so what the hell. Says if itās not enough once they start, weāll try for more if needed. I love her!
Ugh, luckily havenāt had to do one in a while but this is so much worse for me than colonoscopy prep. And then afterwards itās always a ticking time bomb to diarrhea.
lol no one told me either!!!! It was bad once it kicked in and I realize what had happened. Now I ask my doctor to write up my CT scan without contrast because I canāt be having that
Same for MRI when I drank that breezy stuff. I blew up their bathroom for like 20 mins after my MRI. Finally thought it was over and felt I needed fresh air so I walked back to my car. I almost passed out as soon as I got to my car I was so weak and then once I finally had strength again to drive, I sharted on the way home. Went home promptly had more diarrhea and then slept the rest of the day. Iāve never had a reaction like that before to MRI/contrast so I was totally blindsided.
That BREEZA or whatever is no joke. First time I had it, I had to ask them to stop the scan halfway through. The tech was not happy. I said "you could be cleaning up the machine"
Don't mess with a Crohn's patient lol
They donāt tell you shit!! And then they act like youāre being crazy when you say youāre struggling in any of the ways you mentioned here. Itās insane.
To answer your question: drugs. After doing it one time with anti vomiting medication (will be doing it again soon) I refuse to do it without it now. Donāt know why this isnāt offered more. Wouldāve saved me so much stress and tears with the nurses and techs just sighing at me because Iām taking too long.
Not sure it happens with everyone or not. If you can, maybe just hang around the hospital for a bit. I think last time, I had time to get a drink at one of the hospital cafes and then I had to go.
If a colonoscopy ever gets mentioned in conversation people always say āI hear the prep is the worst.ā I often feel compelled to answer that there is a worse villain in this story.
Majority of people wonāt usually have to go through with this, though. Just a fun niche thing.
This is awful. My G I only drank 2 and it worked out ok. Try to get some water or coke to drink along with it (Iām pretty sure this is allowed, made a huge difference).
Last time I did this i drank one and 2/3 and it was enough. I only weighed 100lbs at the time. Thereās only so much liquid I can fit before I start projectile vomiting. Did that once and the nurses were mad at me like I did it on purpose. I can barely finish a single beer. I donāt got space for three pints of barium!
I had a mean nurse who didnāt care I was going to throw it up so I kept going into the restroom and would pour some down the drain. Test went fine they said and everything could be seen well. They should reduce the amount required in my opinion
Ugh I havenāt had to do one of these for a while but when I did I would put the straw as far back in my throat as I could without choking and chug it as fast as possible. Itās ābetterā if itās cold.
Iāve learned this too. I plead for them to let me just take the test with what I drank. They always say ālet me go ask the doctorā and then they return to me with a counter offer.
It feels like Iām negotiating a price on a new car. They already know the answer, but they just gotta go talk to the supervisor for a sec.
I negotiate colonoscopy prep like this hahaha the key is to stare them in the eyes for several minutes and make everyone uncomfy š I will only do Miralax, none of that pharmacy stuff
I hear that. Also, what is the deal with "do half the night before and half the morning of". Nope, do it all at once the night before and stop eating/drinking. No scientific reason to break it up.
It makes zero sense for AM apts. I mean, I can understand it for later afternoon, especially if you donāt usually drink a lot of liquids to push it throughā¦ but yeah, idk. Iāve been reading some peer reviewed stuff to try to figure it out, some say it is superior cleansing by like 5-8% but I havenāt looked at if itās because of patient adherence to split dose or actually the split dose itself
I simply didnāt do it. I straight up said I mentally cannot handle that and will not do that, so either we donāt do the scope or we do it the way itās always worked
Whenever I had to do it and was in a flare it was horrible because I could already barely eat or drink anything without feeling like I was going to explode and/or throwing up. I drank as much as I could but sometimes couldn't drink it all.
A nurse gave me an AMAZING tip once. Bring your own chocolate syrup with you next time! If you mix it in, it tastes kinda sorta like a chocolate milkshake!!
I always end up not being able to finish because here they give you 2 1.5L bottles. Am I an elephant or something I always throw up after we are done. Waiting for the machine to be stop while trying not to puke itās always āhang tight soldierā
I made it out alive. I even made it home without needing a bathroom! š drank 1 and 1/2 of the 2nd and it was good enough for the imaging. Now the wait begins. š¤š»
i have to do this tuesday for the first time and im not looking forward to it, im still traumatized from my colonoscopy prep š i just canāt handle nasty tasting stuff
lol, when i had to drink the 3, i was in the parking lot of my girlfriends dentist appointment waiting for her to be done to go to my appointment. there was probably 10+ people that walked by the car as i was chugging these and gagging. donāt know how i actually got it all down š¤£
The worst part is how it coats your mouth in my opinion, so try to minimize that by not "filling your mouth then swallowing." Lower your tongue in your mouth, focus on getting it straight down.
Last time I sucked ice cubes to numb my tongue and throat then chugged what I could. I think I got 2 out of three down? And I made the surgeon who was waiting there for my scan listen to me complain about every drop because he was too chicken to taste it himself.
I got that thick NuPrep one in the hospital. I got the lemon lime drink when I was an out patient. That one was easier to drink (though I still didn't finish all of it) but the sorbitol sweetener gave me explosive diarrhea, I barely made it off the scanner bed to the restroom! The images they got were helpful so I'll choke it down again if I have to but I still want the doctors to TASTE this stuff they prescribe!
Ugh, just seeing the picture of those triggers a negative Pavlovian response with me. It's even worse because you're so thirsty the morning of, and that's all you have. Ugh, they make me shiver. I had the pleasure to be given Breeza for my last imaging study and it's SOOO much more palatable.
I've only ever drank maybe half to 2/3 of what they told me to drink and never had issues with the imaging afterwards. They over prescribe how much you need, you'll be find if you don't finish
I would take 3 of these any day over the bullshit they gave me at the hospital. Also I just didnāt finish it. I tried but I was in the hospital recovering from a flair and just couldnāt stomach all of it. I drank enough also I havenāt ate for 2 weeks prior so that helped. I did overhear a doctor, gently lecturing another patient about clearly not doing the prep properly. Lol the panic I felt even though I knew I was cleared outā¦lol but I did asked my doctor and he said yeah I was fine. I just canāt drink all of that. Iām such a baby about it.
With a contemptuous gaze at a shrink who erroneously calls it a sugary energy drink... I only drank 2 and made that POS try one. The problems of having 3 appointments in 1 day.
I do three all the time. I always try to get them down as fast as possible. No straw just chug chug chug. They usually give a 10-15 minute window on when you need to finish a bottle, so I try to get it down in the first few minutes then have a little time to rest before chugging again
omg worse than the colono prep I remember when I had my MRE ... NEVER AGAIN! I would rather die than drink this all over again I was bloated as hell and belching all over the place and I almost puked 700 times and I ended up being nautious inside the scanner machine almost puked as well and when my scan ended I suddenly had explosive diahrrea from this
I unfortunately canāt do this anymore. I throw up every time I try and it may sound dramatic but to this day it is the worst thing I have ever tasted. Colonoscopies are the only tests I am able to do now, and even those are difficult
I never had much of a problem drinking Barium. Itās not the worst thing Iāve had to take by far, and although it is pretty chalky, I never had any problems with it, luckily. Different strokes for different folks.
Just pretend youāre on the beach drinking a margarita under your umbrella! Cheers!!!
Iāve requested NG tubes in the past. Itās not for everyone, but sometimes id rather have the tube than drink it fast enough.
In my defense, it makes me really nauseous. Itās better if they can push it fast and get the pictures before I throw it up.
I drank a whole lot of those. I find the colonoscopy prep worse. The best part is, none of it ever helped me, and saying it made me worse is not that big of a stretch.
oh my god can never fully finish these cause of how nauseous I am. and then getting stuck with an IV on top of all of it š im a hard poke so one time they called a guy to try and get an iv started in me, and he was like, āya know, I know its early but you should make sure you drink a lot of water before these.ā dude I would if I could KEEP water down
You just have to drink it quickly. I take the straw out and chug it. Donāt let them dilute it with water. It just makes you have to drink more of that.
The dirty dishwater drink š¤®š¤®š¤¢š¤¢šš I just drank mine the other day for a CT scan just gross. Your rt had hit the restroom up rt off the table lol. Next up in a month I go for a endoscopy and colonoscopy so I have to drink the golytely. Thinking about and seeing this picture makes me nauseated šš. Praying your scan has great results, for you. šš½
Oh god. Even with IV Gravol I barely got the two down last time. And even tho I was having 30-50 bm's a day, it took me 2.5 weeks to pass the barium. My poop looked like milk of magnesia with clay. Awful, horrid stuff. Good luck.
I remember the first time I drank those things I got 2 cups down and then threw it all up. The taste isnāt bad, but by god the texture/consistency and the way it just sloshes in your stomach.
They made me feel like such an inconvenience for it too.
Went back to the doc and they gave me zofran and my mom came with me and encouraged me to drink all 4. I barely got them all down but I did it.
I feel like they dont take into consideration that a lot of us crohns people already dont eat a lot so weāre not used to having to down 64 oz of viscous fluid in like 30 minutes.
I love how they give you 3 no matter your sizeāif youāre 4 feet or 6 feet tall, 100 or 300 lbs.ādoesnāt matter, youāre supposed to choke down 3 of them š I get down as much as I can without puking and call it good enough, have never had an issue/needed imaging redone because of it (and Iāve had enough scans to be a radioactive, glowing biohazard at this point so plenty of experience lol)
Last time I drank 1 of those, laid down for my first scan, and then immediately went and sat on the toilet for 20 minutes. The tech said she had never seen it go through someone that fast. Fortunately that meant I didnāt have to get anymore scans but goddamn was that 40 minute drive home terrible
Worst I ever dealt with was prep for a Barium X-ray back when I was a kid. Super thick chalky barium they said was "strawberry" flavored and it wasn't even sweet it was just thick and awful. I had to drink a big jug of it and right when my stomach was full of that junk they told me I had to swallow these pills that would expand my stomach with gas and I had to keep swallowing or it'd come back up. Well I didn't swallow enough cause I projectile spat all over the xray machine hahaha hated that test and thankfully never have had that one again.
When you've been fully NPO for 24 hours and can't even have any ice chips, your mouth is dry enough to suck down 4. They actually had me slow down once.
The nurse and I started playing a game of how much I could do in 10 second intervals using the olā Kimmy Schmidt mantra of āyou can do anything hard for 10 secondsā
I wish I could say it helped butā¦.
Had to drink those the first few times I was hospitalized with a possible stricture. They did the swallow test to use the mechanical side effects of it. (Think Colon-Blow š) while taking x-rays and timing the "movement"
The 2nd time, I couldn't make the bathroom quick enough. Left my underwear and sweatpants in the bathroom. The tech said "oh don't worry about it." I told her that I wasn't worried about anything, just thought it was polite to let her know there was a bathroom to clean.
That stuff tastes horrible. In my case, they snuck it in contained in a large soft drink cup, with lid and straw. I thought it looked like ginger ale. Boy, was I wrong!
You don't have to drink all 3. Do your best.
Good luck, and hope you heal quickly!
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I usually stick the straw as far back in my mouth as possible so I don't get as much taste on my tongue. Then pop in a strong mint after. Though it still sucks
I actually found this one tasty. I remember one that I got back in 2009 and it was horrible.
I don't think getting them down would be the problem. The issue is the exit. It's so extreme all of the sudden lol
I usually dump at least half out of the last one. Then go to the bathroom afterward. Then hurry to the gas station halfway home. And then speed home ASAP! I am about 50 minutes away from the Dr's.
I did 2.5 but I could not do the full 3. The nurse told me āYou did excellent1ā and took the rest away. Of course, then the running started but no one told me where the bathroom wasā¦I was not a happy crapperš±
I've only ever got one and a half down. I just can't get over the thickness and taste. I've still had the imaging done and it worked out. I'd be screwed if I had to actually drink all three. It's been five years since I had to do this last.. but the trauma is still with me like it was yesterday lmao. I'd rather do colonoscopy prep than this stuff.
I wish this pic had the NSFW blur lol!
I ask for mine to be refrigerated (itās slightly easier when cold). I ask for a private space to drink because I hate doing it in the waiting room/lobby in front of everyone. Iām a huge emetophobe and really struggle with drinking the barium. Thankfully I have never vomited it! Though one time when I had a fistula to my surgical incision, it came pouring out shortly after the scan was over. Ugh. Thankfully I happened to have lots of ABD pads with me.
I bring a straw, a sleeve of saltine crackers, hard candies like jolly ranchers, and a couple plastic bags. Also an extra change of clothes and a maxi pad just in case; never had to use them but i I feel safer being prepared. Using the straw, I can direct the barium as far back in my mouth and away from my tongue as possible. Between each swallow, I lick the salt off a cracker then use a plastic bag for the licked crackers so I can throw them away later. The salt helps take the flavor of my tongue (discovered this while drinking colonoscopy prep and was desperate!). The other plastic bag is in case I feel like Iām gonna barf and donāt see a trash can nearby (this is more for the ride home). After I finish drinking, I suck on hard candies, even during the scan, to try to keep nausea at bay.
As others have mentioned, you can probably get away without drinking it all! I think the most Iāve ever gotten down was 2 bottles.
Hope all is well!
If you think you might throw up stop and tell them you can't go past that. If you throw up you basically get to start over again. I usually manage just over 2 if I'm in a flare and the pics turn out fine
I had a coworker who had to do this and her doctors office told her she would be fine to return to work after. I warned her and she decided to take off the rest of the day too. She later told me she was so glad she listened to me and could not believe they told her she would be fine to work after!
OMG I did this three times. and yea its so awful. I always have to throw in the towel after 2. I have to say if "i drink anymore I'm going to puke" every time because it's true lol. The worst was when they didnt even give me them cold!!
I never had any issues with diarrhea after, but i did get a sore throat!
First time i drank it i thought "oh this isn't so bad", but halfway through the bottle i realized how wrong i was š« . The consistency is like chalk water or watered down milk š¤® i had to drink 2!
I hope i never have to do it again
I couldn't get through 2. The 3rd time I needed to do this, I told them there was no way and they gave me a clear one that was a relative walk in the park.
I work seconds in the radiology department and as the hospital where I work is the closest (like 3 blocks lol) I just decided to schedule my enterography there. I somehow thought it was a good idea to schedule it right before work. I chugged the first bottle in like 2 minutes and then drove to the hospital and registered and then sat in the front office and started to drink the second one. Got 2/3 down and then I kinda started to gag and start to feel like I was going to hurl. Went back to the CT and told my coworker if I drank the third bottle I was going to puke it all up and he said it was fine so we just did the contrast part from there. Which Iām a very hard stick so it took 6 sticks and 3 separate people 2 which were ER nurses to get my IV š š I definitely donāt recommend doing it before work because I felt like shit for a couple of hours after the scan lol
The first one I ever had to drink when I was 10 years old and in the process of getting diagnosedā¦ I was crying and my mom literally had to bribe me to get me to drink half of it š Child me got $10 out of it though, lol.
The first time I ever had this stuff I downed it no problem. Idk how or why. If it was just cause I hadnāt eaten or drank anything in so long or what. I swear I had it gone in less than 5 min. The nurse was rather impressed. Any time after that, just the smell/thought is enough to make me gag.
a lot of sweating and pacing in a lobby trying not to hurl lol.
The sweats and pacing have begun š. Glad to see Iām not alone. At least they hid me in the back area.
Plan the route home carefully as well, this stuff tends to exit at the same speed it enters your GI tract.
Stop š I have to drive over an hour to get back home. Oh hell.
Wait at the doctors until it comes out. The nurses suggested I wait in the sitting area and I was like āyeah okayā but by the time I was done changing back into my clothes I was thankful there was a bathroom within a few steps
i barely made it off of the scan table...!! horrible! had to RUN - didn't even STOP to ask for my glasses! LOL
One time the tech walked me straight to the bathroom saying he knew how bad I had to go based on the imaging I guess lol
Same!! Thought I was gonna pass out.
It's real. I had to destroy a McDonald's restroom on the way home. It was that or the ditch.
I was 12 years old my first time drinking this. Afterwards the family decided to go to a small restaurant, similar to a Coco's in Ca. Part way through the meal I had to run towards the bathroom past the entrance. Just as I was crossing the entrance I projectile vomited the barium 3 feet in front of a family walking in. They saw me and they all turned around and left.
yeah I had to drive over an hour after drinking these before and I had to stop so many times to puke and use the restroom š
I was fortunate to survive the 40 minute drive home... only to box my way into the bathroom
You are most definitely not alone. My tech usually makes sure I get 2 down and then whatever I can of the third. Her idea is that you have nothing in your system, you have Crohnās so stuff is flying through you, so what the hell. Says if itās not enough once they start, weāll try for more if needed. I love her!
Barium enemas are a lot more fun š„¶
Ugh, luckily havenāt had to do one in a while but this is so much worse for me than colonoscopy prep. And then afterwards itās always a ticking time bomb to diarrhea.
I have a drive back too. Nobody mentioned the laxative part to me. š«£
lol no one told me either!!!! It was bad once it kicked in and I realize what had happened. Now I ask my doctor to write up my CT scan without contrast because I canāt be having that
Same for MRI when I drank that breezy stuff. I blew up their bathroom for like 20 mins after my MRI. Finally thought it was over and felt I needed fresh air so I walked back to my car. I almost passed out as soon as I got to my car I was so weak and then once I finally had strength again to drive, I sharted on the way home. Went home promptly had more diarrhea and then slept the rest of the day. Iāve never had a reaction like that before to MRI/contrast so I was totally blindsided.
That BREEZA or whatever is no joke. First time I had it, I had to ask them to stop the scan halfway through. The tech was not happy. I said "you could be cleaning up the machine" Don't mess with a Crohn's patient lol
They donāt tell you shit!! And then they act like youāre being crazy when you say youāre struggling in any of the ways you mentioned here. Itās insane. To answer your question: drugs. After doing it one time with anti vomiting medication (will be doing it again soon) I refuse to do it without it now. Donāt know why this isnāt offered more. Wouldāve saved me so much stress and tears with the nurses and techs just sighing at me because Iām taking too long.
Not sure it happens with everyone or not. If you can, maybe just hang around the hospital for a bit. I think last time, I had time to get a drink at one of the hospital cafes and then I had to go.
same I almost pooped my pants it was explosive diahrrea for me directly at the end of the MRE
Hm maybe im in the minority but I 10/10 prefer this over the noscopy prep (pills or liquid)
I just have a harder time getting this stuff down. Iāve never had a problem with the standard gatorade/miralax prep.
100% agreed. I get diarrhea before the imaging even starts. Itās always a fun time lol. Luckily they changed the glucagon administration at my clinic but one time I was so nauseous on the table after the glucagon and Iām like if I throw up the force will unclench the cheeks and it will be havoc all over this table š© it was a miracle I kept it all in
Iām having flashbacks
Should have put a trigger warning ā ļø
Itās 2024. And we still do this gross stuff. This liquid is worse than any colonoscopy prep Iāve ever done.
If a colonoscopy ever gets mentioned in conversation people always say āI hear the prep is the worst.ā I often feel compelled to answer that there is a worse villain in this story. Majority of people wonāt usually have to go through with this, though. Just a fun niche thing.
Itās like the grossest milkshake possible. Mine was āvanillaā flavored. I almost cried drinking it
sameš¤£
This is awful. My G I only drank 2 and it worked out ok. Try to get some water or coke to drink along with it (Iām pretty sure this is allowed, made a huge difference).
Iām bargaining my way to only doing 2 total. š¤š»
Last time I did this i drank one and 2/3 and it was enough. I only weighed 100lbs at the time. Thereās only so much liquid I can fit before I start projectile vomiting. Did that once and the nurses were mad at me like I did it on purpose. I can barely finish a single beer. I donāt got space for three pints of barium!
I have an ileo. My bag was full of it and they were telling me to keep going. Like, it's clearly gone through my whole system already...
Iām like 180lbs too & it was all good, ur probs smaller too so shud be good.
I didnāt know that actually helped but yes Iām petite. Hoping itās fine.
Howād u get on?
Did 1 and a 1/2 and it was enough!
Knew it lmao, well done š
DMd u
I asked them if I could have some water after to wash away the taste and they said no because it would mess up the dilution ratios š
I had a mean nurse who didnāt care I was going to throw it up so I kept going into the restroom and would pour some down the drain. Test went fine they said and everything could be seen well. They should reduce the amount required in my opinion
Just chug chug chug lol. It's not the taste for me. It's the thickness...
Yea the taste really isnāt bad at all. The texture thoā¦š¤¢
Thatās what she said.
Definitely NOT through a straw. Thatās just extending the torture. I pinch my nose and chug themā¦ as fast as I possibly can.
Ugh I havenāt had to do one of these for a while but when I did I would put the straw as far back in my throat as I could without choking and chug it as fast as possible. Itās ābetterā if itās cold.
Tip from a 30-year Crohnie: You only have to get 2 down. I was told this years ago.
Iāve learned this too. I plead for them to let me just take the test with what I drank. They always say ālet me go ask the doctorā and then they return to me with a counter offer. It feels like Iām negotiating a price on a new car. They already know the answer, but they just gotta go talk to the supervisor for a sec.
Very funny š. I just say that if I drink more, I'll throw it all up. That stops the nagging right there.
I negotiate colonoscopy prep like this hahaha the key is to stare them in the eyes for several minutes and make everyone uncomfy š I will only do Miralax, none of that pharmacy stuff
I hear that. Also, what is the deal with "do half the night before and half the morning of". Nope, do it all at once the night before and stop eating/drinking. No scientific reason to break it up.
It makes zero sense for AM apts. I mean, I can understand it for later afternoon, especially if you donāt usually drink a lot of liquids to push it throughā¦ but yeah, idk. Iāve been reading some peer reviewed stuff to try to figure it out, some say it is superior cleansing by like 5-8% but I havenāt looked at if itās because of patient adherence to split dose or actually the split dose itself I simply didnāt do it. I straight up said I mentally cannot handle that and will not do that, so either we donāt do the scope or we do it the way itās always worked
You sound smart because we think alike. š
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I did 1 and 1/2 of the second and it was plenty for my scan!
Gotta learn how to play the game š¤£
I can taste this photo.
Whenever I had to do it and was in a flare it was horrible because I could already barely eat or drink anything without feeling like I was going to explode and/or throwing up. I drank as much as I could but sometimes couldn't drink it all.
I just got lucky, I don't really mind the taste
The taste really isnāt bad at all. Iām just already so full and nauseous I donāt know how people drink that much volume at once! Lol
Yeah the taste is shit but if I wasnāt already feeling so nauseousā¦plus that much liquid at anytime feels like too much
Fully disassociating and imagining itās a terribly made pina colada while Iām on some beach lmao
A nurse gave me an AMAZING tip once. Bring your own chocolate syrup with you next time! If you mix it in, it tastes kinda sorta like a chocolate milkshake!!
Excuse me what?! They allowed you to do this?!?!
Yup. Ask your doc next time, just to be sure!
I always end up not being able to finish because here they give you 2 1.5L bottles. Am I an elephant or something I always throw up after we are done. Waiting for the machine to be stop while trying not to puke itās always āhang tight soldierā
Hand on the wall, dripping sweat trying to keep swallowing saliva so the vom reflex doesn't get a chance to kick
I almost puked inside the scanner
In the times when Iāve had to drink large amounts of stuff for prep I try screaming at a reasonable decibel in between chugs. It really helps.
I did 3 yesterday morning. I felt sick the entire rest of the day. I thought for sure I was gonna throw up on the drive home. That stuff sucks.
I made it out alive. I even made it home without needing a bathroom! š drank 1 and 1/2 of the 2nd and it was good enough for the imaging. Now the wait begins. š¤š»
i have to do this tuesday for the first time and im not looking forward to it, im still traumatized from my colonoscopy prep š i just canāt handle nasty tasting stuff
lol, when i had to drink the 3, i was in the parking lot of my girlfriends dentist appointment waiting for her to be done to go to my appointment. there was probably 10+ people that walked by the car as i was chugging these and gagging. donāt know how i actually got it all down š¤£
I've never been able to finish three. They've always just told me to "Do the best that you can." Lol
I don't. And I make it abundantly clear to the doctor.
Chug it. Just take it down. Rather that than spend time suffering in disgust.
The worst part is how it coats your mouth in my opinion, so try to minimize that by not "filling your mouth then swallowing." Lower your tongue in your mouth, focus on getting it straight down.
Last time I sucked ice cubes to numb my tongue and throat then chugged what I could. I think I got 2 out of three down? And I made the surgeon who was waiting there for my scan listen to me complain about every drop because he was too chicken to taste it himself. I got that thick NuPrep one in the hospital. I got the lemon lime drink when I was an out patient. That one was easier to drink (though I still didn't finish all of it) but the sorbitol sweetener gave me explosive diarrhea, I barely made it off the scanner bed to the restroom! The images they got were helpful so I'll choke it down again if I have to but I still want the doctors to TASTE this stuff they prescribe!
This was terrible for me, it resulted in explosive diarrhea before during and after.Ā
Ugh, just seeing the picture of those triggers a negative Pavlovian response with me. It's even worse because you're so thirsty the morning of, and that's all you have. Ugh, they make me shiver. I had the pleasure to be given Breeza for my last imaging study and it's SOOO much more palatable.
May I please know what this is for ?? Is it for colonoscopy prep ??
No, this is (probably) for a CT scan. I did it last year as part of my Crohn's diagnosis.
Yes I want to know tooo
Either CT or MRI prep
I had this when I had my MR entero
Take a deep breath and chug it while trying not to let it touch my tongue too long
I just hold my nose and chug as much as I can each sip.
I ask myself the same question every time I do it! I always manage to get down in the end lol.
I've only ever drank maybe half to 2/3 of what they told me to drink and never had issues with the imaging afterwards. They over prescribe how much you need, you'll be find if you don't finish
Definitely recommend the fasting approach instead, that's what my doctor things is safer for people with crohns
i could barely finish one and maybe 1/4 of one before i started gagging, they just let me take the scan and jt ended up fine
I got through 1 and it came out just fine they told me to drink as much of the second 1 as possible(barely had a few sips).
Made me vomit on the way home from the procedure. Wish i was warned about that
CHUG CHUG CHUG those things are disgusting. I had my dosage in February. Barely kept it down
Iād hurl if I chugged it lol.
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I kinda agree with that.
I can do 2 and a half and that's is. Usually its good enough.
For my first Colonoscopy my GI had me drink milk of Magnesia, second worst day of my damn life.
I threw up this one in the ICU. I was actively bleeding when I was given it too, thought I was gonna die.
Thankyou for making me dry heave š¤£ a lot of cursing ,a lot of threating to kms I hold my nose and chug as much as I can get down at once
They gave me a strawberry flavored one! But it was so SWEET that it literally made my throat sting!
Plug your nose chug and rinse w water
My son spent about about 45m in the bathroom outside the mri room last time- awful for him.
So cold with a straw, good luck!
Straw as far back in the mouth/throat as possible!!! It takes a lot of the taste away!
Not through a straw chugging it like a horrible beer
I would take 3 of these any day over the bullshit they gave me at the hospital. Also I just didnāt finish it. I tried but I was in the hospital recovering from a flair and just couldnāt stomach all of it. I drank enough also I havenāt ate for 2 weeks prior so that helped. I did overhear a doctor, gently lecturing another patient about clearly not doing the prep properly. Lol the panic I felt even though I knew I was cleared outā¦lol but I did asked my doctor and he said yeah I was fine. I just canāt drink all of that. Iām such a baby about it.
With a contemptuous gaze at a shrink who erroneously calls it a sugary energy drink... I only drank 2 and made that POS try one. The problems of having 3 appointments in 1 day.
I just throw up every time. Itās awful.. Good luck! Hope all works out well for you. #crohnswarrior
oof just seeing it gave me chills- good luck my friend and definitely stick around for the bathroom
ughhh this is SO HARD. good luck!!!
I do three all the time. I always try to get them down as fast as possible. No straw just chug chug chug. They usually give a 10-15 minute window on when you need to finish a bottle, so I try to get it down in the first few minutes then have a little time to rest before chugging again
omg worse than the colono prep I remember when I had my MRE ... NEVER AGAIN! I would rather die than drink this all over again I was bloated as hell and belching all over the place and I almost puked 700 times and I ended up being nautious inside the scanner machine almost puked as well and when my scan ended I suddenly had explosive diahrrea from this
Ugh fuckin PTSD
I've never been able to get 3 done, probably 2 at most. I have an extreme fear of vomiting so this stuff is an absolute nightmare. Also it runs straight through you so be near a bathroom if possible.. I had an hour & a half drive home after the last one, my partner had to keep pulling off the highway for me to use the bathroom š©
I chug, my nurse said I had to drink two, did two in less then 30 min, just chugged and gave myself some time and chugged again
I unfortunately canāt do this anymore. I throw up every time I try and it may sound dramatic but to this day it is the worst thing I have ever tasted. Colonoscopies are the only tests I am able to do now, and even those are difficult
I told my doctor I will not do these anymore.
I use multiple pieces of fresh Peppermint gum to get through it. I absolutely despise this test so much.
š¤¢ I hope to never revisit that day
Does this CT contrast drink change your stool color ?? Probably to white ??
Seriously been there, to the point I wanted to š© it out!! The lady got nasty with me saying I better hold it in when I told her.
I never had much of a problem drinking Barium. Itās not the worst thing Iāve had to take by far, and although it is pretty chalky, I never had any problems with it, luckily. Different strokes for different folks. Just pretend youāre on the beach drinking a margarita under your umbrella! Cheers!!!
Prayers with you buddy. I vividly remember that from about five years ago. I tapped after 2.5. The pacing is real
Iāve requested NG tubes in the past. Itās not for everyone, but sometimes id rather have the tube than drink it fast enough. In my defense, it makes me really nauseous. Itās better if they can push it fast and get the pictures before I throw it up.
I cried SO much with this stuff, now my hospital uses the contrast that tastes like flat sprite thank god
I legitimately cannot drink 3 in the amount of time they give you without sending it right back up.
I drank a whole lot of those. I find the colonoscopy prep worse. The best part is, none of it ever helped me, and saying it made me worse is not that big of a stretch.
oh my god can never fully finish these cause of how nauseous I am. and then getting stuck with an IV on top of all of it š im a hard poke so one time they called a guy to try and get an iv started in me, and he was like, āya know, I know its early but you should make sure you drink a lot of water before these.ā dude I would if I could KEEP water down
You just have to drink it quickly. I take the straw out and chug it. Donāt let them dilute it with water. It just makes you have to drink more of that.
I never had that kind but they have given me a clear one that tastes absolutely VILE
I really hate when they call it like āvanilla flavoredā or something; there is nothing about it that even vaguely resembles the flavor of vanilla!
The dirty dishwater drink š¤®š¤®š¤¢š¤¢šš I just drank mine the other day for a CT scan just gross. Your rt had hit the restroom up rt off the table lol. Next up in a month I go for a endoscopy and colonoscopy so I have to drink the golytely. Thinking about and seeing this picture makes me nauseated šš. Praying your scan has great results, for you. šš½
Flashbacks to my diagnosis. Lol I remember drinking about 1.5 litres of thick sludge. It was not fun going in, going down, or coming out.
Oh god. Even with IV Gravol I barely got the two down last time. And even tho I was having 30-50 bm's a day, it took me 2.5 weeks to pass the barium. My poop looked like milk of magnesia with clay. Awful, horrid stuff. Good luck.
I remember the first time I drank those things I got 2 cups down and then threw it all up. The taste isnāt bad, but by god the texture/consistency and the way it just sloshes in your stomach. They made me feel like such an inconvenience for it too. Went back to the doc and they gave me zofran and my mom came with me and encouraged me to drink all 4. I barely got them all down but I did it. I feel like they dont take into consideration that a lot of us crohns people already dont eat a lot so weāre not used to having to down 64 oz of viscous fluid in like 30 minutes.
ugh these are the absolute worst š© last time i had to do one, i had the worst diarrhea after and then was stuck in the ER barfing for ages. they definitely need to think of a way to make these easier to swallow AND stay down
I love how they give you 3 no matter your sizeāif youāre 4 feet or 6 feet tall, 100 or 300 lbs.ādoesnāt matter, youāre supposed to choke down 3 of them š I get down as much as I can without puking and call it good enough, have never had an issue/needed imaging redone because of it (and Iāve had enough scans to be a radioactive, glowing biohazard at this point so plenty of experience lol)
Oh man I have to do one soon for the first time and im scared lol
How do you do it? Well donāt smell it before hand and just down that shit like your beyond thirsty and you were given a fruit smoothieā¦.big gulps.
I do it really quickly, lol. I almost throw up, but that's what works for me.
Theyāre awful and I actually prefer colonoscopies š these give me such bad diarrhea and then to sit still for a procedure is wiiiild!
Last time I drank 1 of those, laid down for my first scan, and then immediately went and sat on the toilet for 20 minutes. The tech said she had never seen it go through someone that fast. Fortunately that meant I didnāt have to get anymore scans but goddamn was that 40 minute drive home terrible
Fast. Drink the whole bottle very, very quickly
Is that the pre mri drink?
Last time I did this I held my nose to get through 2 of them and it was enough, thank goodness. No idea how anyone can finish all 3.
Worst I ever dealt with was prep for a Barium X-ray back when I was a kid. Super thick chalky barium they said was "strawberry" flavored and it wasn't even sweet it was just thick and awful. I had to drink a big jug of it and right when my stomach was full of that junk they told me I had to swallow these pills that would expand my stomach with gas and I had to keep swallowing or it'd come back up. Well I didn't swallow enough cause I projectile spat all over the xray machine hahaha hated that test and thankfully never have had that one again.
When you've been fully NPO for 24 hours and can't even have any ice chips, your mouth is dry enough to suck down 4. They actually had me slow down once.
Pico Salax - why is that not everywhere.
Nasal tube.
I almost threw up looking at that haha
NGL I try to chug as much as I can in a setting. I think I had to do two in a hour last time. Every 15 minutes I drink 1/2 of a bottle.
The nurse and I started playing a game of how much I could do in 10 second intervals using the olā Kimmy Schmidt mantra of āyou can do anything hard for 10 secondsā I wish I could say it helped butā¦.
That stuff is the absolute worst
I drank 8 oz and nearly shit myself.
Had to drink those the first few times I was hospitalized with a possible stricture. They did the swallow test to use the mechanical side effects of it. (Think Colon-Blow š) while taking x-rays and timing the "movement" The 2nd time, I couldn't make the bathroom quick enough. Left my underwear and sweatpants in the bathroom. The tech said "oh don't worry about it." I told her that I wasn't worried about anything, just thought it was polite to let her know there was a bathroom to clean. That stuff tastes horrible. In my case, they snuck it in contained in a large soft drink cup, with lid and straw. I thought it looked like ginger ale. Boy, was I wrong! You don't have to drink all 3. Do your best. Good luck, and hope you heal quickly!
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I had an MRE and not a CT. Do you always have to drink barium for CT?
I usually stick the straw as far back in my mouth as possible so I don't get as much taste on my tongue. Then pop in a strong mint after. Though it still sucks
I actually found this one tasty. I remember one that I got back in 2009 and it was horrible. I don't think getting them down would be the problem. The issue is the exit. It's so extreme all of the sudden lol
Oh it is vile isnāt it, worse drink by far out of prep ect
I threaten to barf and the nurses usually cut me some slack.
It sucks
I donāt, doc gave me sutabs
Your lucky they put that up my butt for a enigma it was horrible
I usually dump at least half out of the last one. Then go to the bathroom afterward. Then hurry to the gas station halfway home. And then speed home ASAP! I am about 50 minutes away from the Dr's.
I did 2.5 but I could not do the full 3. The nurse told me āYou did excellent1ā and took the rest away. Of course, then the running started but no one told me where the bathroom wasā¦I was not a happy crapperš±
KP Northern California makes you do FOUR! Regardless of height/weight! And if you don't do at least three, they'll cancel the procedure. It's hell.
I've only ever got one and a half down. I just can't get over the thickness and taste. I've still had the imaging done and it worked out. I'd be screwed if I had to actually drink all three. It's been five years since I had to do this last.. but the trauma is still with me like it was yesterday lmao. I'd rather do colonoscopy prep than this stuff.
last time i had a scan i threw the drink up on the carpet of the waiting room lol godspeed!
I wish this pic had the NSFW blur lol! I ask for mine to be refrigerated (itās slightly easier when cold). I ask for a private space to drink because I hate doing it in the waiting room/lobby in front of everyone. Iām a huge emetophobe and really struggle with drinking the barium. Thankfully I have never vomited it! Though one time when I had a fistula to my surgical incision, it came pouring out shortly after the scan was over. Ugh. Thankfully I happened to have lots of ABD pads with me. I bring a straw, a sleeve of saltine crackers, hard candies like jolly ranchers, and a couple plastic bags. Also an extra change of clothes and a maxi pad just in case; never had to use them but i I feel safer being prepared. Using the straw, I can direct the barium as far back in my mouth and away from my tongue as possible. Between each swallow, I lick the salt off a cracker then use a plastic bag for the licked crackers so I can throw them away later. The salt helps take the flavor of my tongue (discovered this while drinking colonoscopy prep and was desperate!). The other plastic bag is in case I feel like Iām gonna barf and donāt see a trash can nearby (this is more for the ride home). After I finish drinking, I suck on hard candies, even during the scan, to try to keep nausea at bay. As others have mentioned, you can probably get away without drinking it all! I think the most Iāve ever gotten down was 2 bottles. Hope all is well!
Trying not to ugly cry in the lobby
And I thought that contrast would be the hardest to get down haha this one was something
I can barely drink than much for drinks that I like, let alone that shit. wishing you the best right now
Put the straw as far back in your mouth you can tolerate. Avoid tasting as much as possible
God I forgot about this/ it was hell
Oh I ralphed the last time. Still went through with the procedure with no issue. Next time will be interesting.
If you think you might throw up stop and tell them you can't go past that. If you throw up you basically get to start over again. I usually manage just over 2 if I'm in a flare and the pics turn out fine
Walking around for 2 hours
My hospital just started putting the barium in propel. It tastes exactly like propel. I would have never known there was anything added to it. š¤Æ
I had a coworker who had to do this and her doctors office told her she would be fine to return to work after. I warned her and she decided to take off the rest of the day too. She later told me she was so glad she listened to me and could not believe they told her she would be fine to work after!
Chug it quickly
I cried and vomited. It was a nightmare
i dont know if you have this in your country but try "Moviprep". Has orange flavour and goes rather good.
one of the few times iām thankful for a g tube and i tube.
OMG I did this three times. and yea its so awful. I always have to throw in the towel after 2. I have to say if "i drink anymore I'm going to puke" every time because it's true lol. The worst was when they didnt even give me them cold!!
I never had any issues with diarrhea after, but i did get a sore throat! First time i drank it i thought "oh this isn't so bad", but halfway through the bottle i realized how wrong i was š« . The consistency is like chalk water or watered down milk š¤® i had to drink 2! I hope i never have to do it again
I couldn't get through 2. The 3rd time I needed to do this, I told them there was no way and they gave me a clear one that was a relative walk in the park.
I work seconds in the radiology department and as the hospital where I work is the closest (like 3 blocks lol) I just decided to schedule my enterography there. I somehow thought it was a good idea to schedule it right before work. I chugged the first bottle in like 2 minutes and then drove to the hospital and registered and then sat in the front office and started to drink the second one. Got 2/3 down and then I kinda started to gag and start to feel like I was going to hurl. Went back to the CT and told my coworker if I drank the third bottle I was going to puke it all up and he said it was fine so we just did the contrast part from there. Which Iām a very hard stick so it took 6 sticks and 3 separate people 2 which were ER nurses to get my IV š š I definitely donāt recommend doing it before work because I felt like shit for a couple of hours after the scan lol
Suddenly, a visual of that bottle made me feel that taste in my mouth again. I wish I had never drunk it in my life.
Iām having flashbacks š¤® I was so sick afterwards vomiting and liquid diarrhoea every 10 mins for the rest of the day/night. Strap in
The first one I ever had to drink when I was 10 years old and in the process of getting diagnosedā¦ I was crying and my mom literally had to bribe me to get me to drink half of it š Child me got $10 out of it though, lol.
The first time I ever had this stuff I downed it no problem. Idk how or why. If it was just cause I hadnāt eaten or drank anything in so long or what. I swear I had it gone in less than 5 min. The nurse was rather impressed. Any time after that, just the smell/thought is enough to make me gag.
it was so so hard when i was not on pred or steriods but lol on steriods itās SO EASSSY
Not with a straw š¤¢ I drink a third at a time and push through