Preparing for your Colonoscopy- Standard Golytely Preparation

Preparing properly for your procedure is essential to a safe, high-quality colonoscopy. In this video you will be walked step-by-step through the "Standard Golytely Preparation". These colonoscopy prep instructions are designed to thoroughly clean your colon so that your doctor has a clear view of any growths, lesions, signs of colorectal cancer, or other abnormalities.
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[@chocl8te]

Thank you this is the best video I have seen as I prepare tomorrow

[@user-dk6le9yr9p]

How was it 😅

[@jv-ep2tc]

@@user-dk6le9yr9p maybe she didn't make it.

[@rhearosingana2821]

Excellent video that lists what to eat / drink before a procedure. Best video on here!

[@maryinfinity50]

Hope in the future we have a better prep like just 1 pill 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@IMKSURVIVOR]

There is dr.bo or 15 day both gut cleanse

[@rachelmilt2058]

They’ve got a pill prep but it’s a bunch of pills

[@brukernavn69]

Thank You 😊 Nice CLEAR directions.

[@Doririchard77]

Thank you for this information. My colonoscopy is tomorrow.

[@averybell2996]

Mine too!

[@funnyboostfunky3049]

Mine too

[@marinad6228]

1-12-23 yesturday iv had a colonoscopy and Gastronoscopy every thing went good ,bowl prep was ecxellent in Drs report ...Glad its over..went home same day..

[@silverdropstang]

Was everything good?

[@jv-ep2tc]

any time something is put down your throat you are at risk. joan rivers was killed by her doctor and he paid dearly for that mistake.

[@klienmurollo8395]

@@jv-ep2tcwell, it’s light sedation, NOT general anesthesia. That requires nothing being put down your throat. There is no reason to do general anesthesia for colonoscopy or gastronoscopy

[@jv-ep2tc]

@@klienmurollo8395 NYT had a great article recently that was honest enough to share the stats that this procedure helps the doctor more than anyone. they cannot cure colon cancer and they cannot prevent it. its one of the biggest scams in medicine.

[@jv-ep2tc]

@@klienmurollo8395 BUT THE GASTRONOSCOPY DOES. read.

[@maryrisher8941]

I am doing my prep right now. I was told to mix my prep w 2 32oz bottles of gatorade. I am using one lemon lime and one 33oz bottle of grapefruit sparkling water at room temperature. This is my 5th or 6th colonoscopy, and this flavor combo is PERFECT. I am so relieved. PUN INTENDED. 😅

[@misharas317]

Do you get adominal pain?

[@Duckgrabber]

@@misharas317 Don't use regular sugar drinks. You want a sports type drink that has lots of sodium (and hopefully potassium) in it. It's dangerous just drinking flavored water (water toxemia.)

[@Aawsomeguy]

The general surgeon that did my Colon exam had me do the Gatorade prep.

[@trshamp]

Thank you for the comments… I’m in the middle of my prep right now and I needed a good laugh OMG

[@connieadams607]

I am 74 and weigh 102 pounds. This prep is stressing me out . I have a 6:30 AM appointment.

[@alternateName600]

Well how'd it go 🎉

[@TBONE82]

@@alternateName600 I hope there alright 😬

[@bonor6]

Eat a burrito

[@sunnynights68]

Mine is on Monday. I am stressed out because I have lupus and am prone to getting lightheaded. How did you do? Do you have any tips?

[@AMGbrakedancer]

Hope it went well. Mine is this week and I’m scared

[@outspoken3159]

I am going to have my first colonoscopy in few days and this made nerves calm and relaxed thank you

[@helenwoodruf]

Thank you 🎉 amazing explanation

[@kenojokoji]

Clear and unambiguous description 👍🏾👏🏽

[@etelkakozak8651]

I just started the prepping! It’s not bad taste like lemon water! I was scared that it will taste like poop!

[@deleon0303]

Thank you for the Information .

[@rosaliedegarie2077]

Thank you for this video for us to watch 😂 my procedure is coming this Monday, and I hope everything will be ok.

[@71lynnjames]

How was your colonoscopy, I have 1 scheduled for 2/3 @ 8 am and scared?

[@alphacentauri8083]

Prescription prep? Just get a 238 gram bottle of Miralex and mix it with clear Gatorade, and a couple of Dulcolax pills. I actually ate eggs and white bread the day before my procedure and my physician rated my prep a 10 out of scale of 10. Look at what recent studies are saying. People who eat a small amount of macaroni and cheese the day before do perfectly fine in conjunction with the prep drink.

[@frankishknight1878]

Great video, but she forgot to mention the use of SUPPOSITORIES, these don't come in orally, obviously 😏🥴😝...

[@Roarmeister2]

They gave me Peglyte = polyethylene glycol and electrolytes. PEG is human grade anti-freeze! And it is gross to drink. Not to mention that you have to drink 2 litres in 1 hour then another 2 litres 5 hours before the procedure. It is the same thing as Golytely just a different brand. Bowel movement is an overstatement. Anal squirting is a more apt description.

[@VWRTZ]

The BEST and CLEAREST video Ever!

[@jackielowman7268]

Thank you! All the instructions was easy to understand.

[@bashj7379]

Thanks kindly very well explained process.

[@michaelwinslow5592]

Perfect explanation.Thank you

[@bigBlessedguy]

Thank you so very much for such a detailed and clear video!!!!

[@ypaulbrown]

great information......thanks.....

[@bedelicioussoapsandgifts5818]

Best video I’ve come across. Thank you.

[@cassandraweidmann8435]

How much crystal light can you put in it?

[@charlespratt8663]

I found the lego block I ate as a child.

[@vettejakes]

😂😂😂

[@N1976DL]

My GI doc had to biopsy all the years of swallowed gum.

[@debrablum3738]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@csimone73]

OMG that's so funny!! 😂😂

[@gregwayne6785]

Afterward I felt guilty about eating normal and dirtying it up again.

[@VWRTZ]

Lemon lime Gatorade and Miralax shaken then mixed in my blender ( a little over the top I know) and then chilled in the frig. Did not taste bad at all but i expected it to from what I've heard.

[@eglalsaleh-k2q]

so helpful thank u

[@maxineglenn2843]

Thank you for this video.

[@macbrebonicks8668]

Eddie Murphy went though the same process and they found a GI Joe in his G.I. track. Went in as Corba came out as Duke the Doc said.

[@meekee1234]

Thanks for the video Great video

[@ohyeonjung4086]

Thank you..

[@RoverBoy1899]

Drinking half of that in one sitting is absolutely ridiculous

[@berhaneejigu176]

Thankyou so much

[@arunsharma0799]

Thanks 🎉

[@nateLegakis]

Can you take prebiotics before a colonoscopy?

[@euphemiaknw7696]

I find it strange how I couldn't find any definition of a low residue diet searching SOOO long online. Just examples of food to eat and not to eat and this was prevalent through everything I looked at. Finally I saw some type of research paper that said it's not an actual agreed upon standard but most doctors agree that 15 g of fiber or less would be low residue. Telling people this would be so much easier than giving examples of food that are conflicting depending on what source you go to. For example, one source said that avocados were good and then another source put them in the bad list. These were trusted guidelines/instructions from medical practices/ hoapitals that were giving out this information, not just randos blabbing. That is very confusing for a patient. It's so much easier to understand 15 g of fiber or less (along w/ the other restrictions such as red or nuts, berries, etc). A lot of people have dietary restrictions and all these conflicting examples of safe and unsafe food do not take that into consideration. I feel like they just expect you to know what low residue means and how to pick a food based on examples given. It's very unhelpful.

[@jimtryon258]

Yes, I have my colonoscopy on Monday and I do not like the Golytely.

[@philcooke87]

So my appointment is 8.45am...it says take my second dose 6pm the day before, this isnt 5 hours before the procedure?

[@angelachain8661]

after going through numerous videos to mentally prepare myself for there is one thing that would have been a GODSEND to have around during Prep drinks are Witch Hazel / hemorrhoid pads for soothing my exit area 😢 Man is that poor thing hurting

[@danskdna8550]

Or use baby wipes not toilet paper

[@karencollins6749]

This was very helpful

[@shebelieves9650]

Ugh 😩 I don’t want to do this procedure. Even though my dr kept saying the word cancer like 10 times.

[@derickx14]

So I have to start this drink 3 hours before my procedure, and finish within 2 hours…. Then drive 1 hour to the hospital?? I’m going to shit myself.

[@RavenAngel59]

Happens to the best of us

[@hairbabe2u]

Wear a diaper.

[@barbaraannsymes3382]

Bro same I have to drive 2 hours with explosive diahherea, I'm doomed

[@robbturner1982]

This whole thing is shitty!!!

[@trixie2675]

Oh no! That’s not how it is here in Canada the day before you started at 6 PM till 8 PM drink half the bottle go to sleep drink the rest of the bottle when you wake up and stop drinking anything two hours before your procedure and don’t forget to take your laxative. We also take two laxatives at 6 PM and then start the drink. I’m going for mine tomorrow, I’m doing this right now lol

[@shalzsoulz3656]

I am a vegetarian. Is vegetable broth okay for the clear liquid diet

[@PattyBio100]

Yes

[@marymastromauro8164]

So why do the doctors keep changing the brand of cleanse? I used one different from what I have to use now

[@nizolierocks]

They said my procedure will take approx 30 min. No one said 3 hours lol

[@zenfan1098]

Same , it's not 3 hrs 😅

[@teresabyerly8772]

Referring to check-in time to after recovery. And she said 3 hrs before procedure, to stop taking anything by mouth.

[@peacearchwa5103]

Thank you for this video. I'm in prep mode today with my procedure set for tomorrow morning. My prep is going okay so far, they gave me GaviLyte-G and have had my first five 8-ounce servings (15-minute intervals), there's a lot to go but I've been through the colonoscopy process before.

[@tracywhitt7213]

How is the taste of that mix? It's same as I have.

[@goodintentions1302]

Methylene blue ... Oops! Had that at noon & a steak with waffles at 2pm. It'll be interesting to find out how things turn out. But the solution is a newer one that tastes okay & only equals 32 oz total.

[@Dakota0425]

My GI told me to stop my aspirin 5 days before procedure.

[@BlueLineGroovy]

I was given the Golytely.. but told to drink it ALL the evening before.

[@ccalexander1924]

That’s what my directions say !

[@angelachain8661]

That’s what i was told as well . Maybe due to early appointment time ?

[@rebeccaharwelladamission4619]

Exactly what I was told so confusing to have to do what others are saying drink a laxative early and try to drive and sit in waiting room how absurd I’m doing my first one in couple days and drinking the gallon the night before😢

[@jennieosborne3530]

My weight has dropped as it is I guess they don't care if I function again. I am tired of being sick then I will be starving to death. The preparation is going to be difficult to deal with this. Even thinking about this is making me sick to my stomach. 🤮.

[@phantpwr]

I thought that cloudy gatoraid isn’t allowed. It’s not clear.

[@tracywhitt7213]

As long as it's not red or purple it's fine.

[@masterDarts4188]

Hold on do we do the low firber diet 2 days before the colonoscopy or 5 days before it ?

[@sabazaidi9022]

The instructions on my paper say 5

[@sunnynights68]

I was told you don’t have to, but doing a low residue diet is easier on your tummy when you do tje prep.

[@teresabyerly8772]

My Dr. Says 3 days before. I'm going shopping today. PBJs, Bananas it is!

[@poepflater]

this is going to be tough, I usually only drink coffee with milk, definitely no soda or cool drinks, and I hate green tea...the jelly is the only thing edible on that table really... Some days I just love being on the spectrum. Also have no idea how I;m going to drink that much liquid.

[@9299vosian]

hey! how did it go?

[@poepflater]

@@9299vosian onl;y scheduled 9 days from now

[@roseagaatsz8403]

On the 18th of novembre,I will have second time….drinking those is terrible 😞

[@davidmathews2599]

The last time i drank that stuff i got sick as a dog. Its just entirely too much liquid.

[@maameadjoa3546]

Clear liquid diet Soda juice coffee apple juice jello no red or purple colors clear chicken broth or beef broth

[@RetireesHelpingRetirees]

Great advice... My only complaint is the music seriously.. why do we need a backing track.. remove it it's annoying,,

[@Oatmilllk]

I like the music

[@kingofkingz235]

This is crazy how on earth do i go there without taking my insulin i been diabetic since I was four years old i been injecting insulin into my body for 30+ years 😮

[@galacticmaui2]

So if my procedure is at 8 am should I be waking up at 3am to start drinking 2nd half? 😅

[@TChalla616]

That's my question? My arrival time is at 8:30am, and procedure at 9:30, so do I wake up at 4am to drink the 2nd half? What did you do? How did it go?

[@galacticmaui2]

@ that’s what I did to be safe. Woke up early and drank the other half

[@TChalla616]

@@galacticmaui2 Thank you, I appreciate you responding.

[@danskdna8550]

Yes awake middle night for 2nd half if you have the early procedure.

[@SadetaAlisa]

I no drink a Gatorade Is ok mixed Miralax to water

[@sarahcraigs5879]

Gatorade has electrolytes, but water doesn't. If you were just taking water, I think you would need to figure out a different way to get electrolytes. For example, I make my own with salt, potassium etc for my own daily hydration needs, so maybe there are alternatives to gatorade. Coconut water and broths have some electrolytes in them, for example. I don't know what is required for colonoscopy prep though, so you should ask your doctor about this. You will be losing a lot of electrolytes and not having the right amount and ratio of electrolytes during this process could potentially make you feel ill and give you dehydration complications I imagine. (saying this as someone that just deals with dehydration issues, not medical advice)

[@TheBennie102103]

My doctor said I can take MiraLAX instead of Golytely junk

[@novelist99]

What's the difference? Does it taste better?

[@TheBennie102103]

@@novelist99 yes, mixed with Lemon-Lime Gatorade :)

[@billiebjr]

What about orange jello?

[@MISSLOVELY_REE]

Absolutely not don't risk it just green jello please

[@dandelions2414]

can the day OF your colonoscopy can you still drink the clear fluids like broth etc or only the prescribed solution?

[@sethtenrec]

Clear fluids ok … butnothing at all, not even a sip of water three hours before. That’s cause they’re going to sedate you, and they don’t want you to aspirate liquid into your lungs. I’m going to go without sedation, they told me I can, but I bet they’re not going to like it because they want patients to just lay there like a brick.

[@sunnynights68]

No liquids whatsoever six hours before your procedure.

[@teresabyerly8772]

​@@sunnynights68Mine says 3 hrs

[@robertk2007]

I didn't prepare until the day before

[@davidkatz2897]

can I be awake during the procedure?

[@RRMIAMI]

No

[@BURGEBURGY]

Could you eat a white flour chicken 5 layer burrito from taco bell with no vegetables from taco bell?

[@mailannguyen8867]

👍🙏😀

[@doc145]

My wife took this years ago. She could only drink half. Stuff is awful. Now they use Sutab tablets with water. 1000 times better.

[@zenfan1098]

My Dr won't let me do it that way, I have to drink all the 🤢 gross stuff , idk why 🤬

[@snippeelisa]

I used the SuTabs weeks ago. It barely worked for me, so they stopped the colonoscopy early. Now I have to redo it , using the liquid this time. 😐

[@Internalfairy]

Im 22 and have to get this done💀

[@Max-bp5sg]

Same ☠️

[@214_bam]

Are you getting checked for ulcerative colitis or crohns?

[@shawnamorrison5278]

There are other options! Check with your doctor

[@donnapatacchiola6942]

Try miralax prep this golighty is horrible

[@MISSLOVELY_REE]

My doctor told me since I'm younger I cannot have miralax prep but gavilyte g

[@jayneo2693]

Golytely is murder. Bloody gross.

[@MISSLOVELY_REE]

@@jayneo2693 well I have to suffer than because I have to do it wish me luck next week 🥺

[@therustyduck5400]

The instructions on the same bottle, say keep drinking the entire contents until its completey finished. Not, start drinking the other halve 5 hours prior. Which is it?

[@suebell5870]

Some of the facilities have gone to this split routine because mucous secretions continue to be made after you stop drinking the swill and MAY occlude the visuals of your intestinal lining. If you split the dose less time for this buildup. Unfortunately this can mean getting up on the middle of the night to start the second portion if your appointment is early in the morning since you have to gag it down AND finish up a few hours hours before then. At least you’ll nap through the procedure!

[@therustyduck5400]

Thanks Sue, it wasn’t that bad, not in a hurry to do it again though haha! The nap was nice. Haha

[@suebell5870]

Well, my problem with it is just the sheer volume of what you have to drink. It could be something I like ordinarily like lemonade for example, but that amount of anything to drink is just difficult. In order to make things easier I eating a lot less food in the days leading up to the procedure. (Less input, less output!). Once I’ve reached the half way point things are pretty cleared out. My 6th colonoscopy is coming up later this week, lucky me!

[@therustyduck5400]

@@suebell5870 6? That is a lot of naps! Hope all goes well for you. I agree, way to much to drink at one time. The taste was not that bad, just the amount was tough. Good luck to you Sue.

[@suebell5870]

@@therustyduck5400 Thanks. Family history of colon cancer (grandmother) and polyps found on every scope. Got the jug today, cheers!

[@do_not_trust_bjc]

👍👍

[@TommyVang-bs6qo]

Someone please Kll me....I am in the process of my procedure next day...and I am scare...aaaaahhhhhhhhahahaaaa I am scare and I am nervous.....

[@TommyVang-bs6qo]

Anyway...wife say only too couple of minute. And thank God I didn't walk like a duck.....ahahahaaaa

[@klienmurollo8395]

What are you scared of??

[@BlackNightJack]

Tomato juice with the miralax is great. It's a bloody mess though.

[@rosemaryagius7421]

Going through this now I have surgery Tuesday. 😩😩

[@pugernoufer]

I'm a vegetarian, fruits and vegetables are all i eat. I can't go a whole day without eating.

[@Samiscool114]

What about rice

[@pugernoufer]

@@Samiscool114 You can eat rice?

[@feversol]

Yes. Actually you CAN go without eating for several hours.

[@sarahcraigs5879]

I think it's more about the fiber in them...as that takes longer to break down -- you may be able to eat "low fiber" fruits and veg (no skins, seeds, red colour) if those exist?

[@mikaelafox6106]

I'm doing my prep today for tomorrows procedure. I haven't eaten since dinner at 5:30 yesterday. 😅

[@rachaelriddle5872]

I was told by a physician that red and purple liquids are ok. She said to me "A doctor should know the difference between a colored liquid and blood".

[@jasonventura9446]

Rather not take that chance tho lol

[@kdcbattlecreek]

None says that. I've had 3. Will have 4th next month. Don't want to have to repeat bcs they can't see clearly

[@theathomas2465]

Hi my name is Thea and I'm 26: I have question? Can I have sushi and cook oysters in resturant called Ikeda in London?

[@mikaelafox6106]

Only if they let you in the kitchen.

[@LovePrettylovelady8]

JESUS LOVES YOU ❤️

[@redrustyhill2]

Stop with all this nonsense eating all that garbage. Just go on a fast the day before, it wont kill you and is very beneficial in itself.

[@RachelJane101]

It’s not nonsense to maintain your electrolytes. It can help to prevent weakness and fainting which is especially important for elderly and medically fragile patients.

[@pugernoufer]

I'm seriously screwed because I don't consume any of that crap, but I can't go a whole day without eating, I get nauseous, lightheaded, and dizzy. I don't think I can do this procedure.

[@RachelJane101]

@@pugernoufer you can eat that “crap” for a day. It won’t kill you. Colorectal cancer, on the other hand, can kill you if not detected early enough via colonoscopy.

[@redrustyhill2]

@@RachelJane101 "electrolytes": a pinch of sea salt in your water with a bit of lemon juice

[@RachelJane101]

@@redrustyhill2 That’s inadequate for elderly/medically fragile.

[@donnapatacchiola6942]

The worse prep ever. There are better ones

[@nfnf7109]

On your Table everything so unhealthy products, except Chicken Broth

[@JamesTiberius-ug4ie]

All these videos are great except no one tells me how to make the exertion/crapping less streessfull and disgusting, and the painful butthole. Like add vaseline/lube before you drink the prep? Can i just drink Ensure for three days and have an easier time?? Imagine if they just came up with a new technique that did not suck!

[@rachelmilt2058]

lol I thought it was pronounced goly-tely

[@gd-g9014]

I don’t think you know what health is

[@lylesommers5018]

A colonoscopy is such a pain in the ass.

[@metrell.]

😏

[@ratfood3875]

Not when the camera grazes your g spot 🥵

[@ccalexander1924]

It sounds terrible. I have my first one next week. I’m watching videos and reading things. The papers my dr sent with the drink says I have to drink 8 oz every 10 min until entire jug is done. There are certain things if said stay away from eating for 2 days. Some videos I’m watching says stop eating certain things for 5 days before. I’m wondering if it all depends on how well you digest things. I’m going to start 5 days before by not eating fruits and veggies , beans , nuts etc and just eat very bland things like chicken and rice , broths , jello. Sucks

[@lylesommers5018]

@@ccalexander1924the procedure itself is nothing,it’s just the prep, that drink is the hardest part, be prepared because that drink is absolutely vile, you just gotta plug your nose and down the hatch. Like I said the actual procedure is nothing,

[@mikaelafox6106]

@@lylesommers5018plugging my nose did nothing. My tastebuds were throwing up.

[@PedroHugo-m7d]

👍👍👍