Golytely or nulytely enemas

I am just curious but has any one ever tried or heard of using the solution you normally drink for a colocoscopy prep, Nulytely or Golytely, as an enema solution?

The only downside with using these prepackaged solutions is their cost; the last time I bought one it was $50, and that was with pharmacy coverage. A better solution would be to use miralax; it's OTC and has to be cheaper than the other stuff. After checking the websites for miralax and nulytely, it would appear that one 8 oz. bottle of miralax with 1 tbsp of salt (sea or table) and 1 tsp of baking soda would approximate the nulytely solution. Don't take my word - check for yourself.

The solution probably won't draw water from the colon; because of the polymer, it sure will hold it there. Expelling may be prolonged.

Thank you Vito for the advice. Have you tried this yourself? I would think if it held the water there, it would be a more efficient cleansing.

What Vito says about the Miralax is correct.

Thank you Switchablesusie.... I really appreciate the input..

Anyone ever try a series of enemas till clear before a colonoscopy? I wonder if it would work as the stuff the doctor proscribes is horrible to dirnk and full of bad chemicals.

I had a physical 2 days after a colonoscopy and my liver enzymes were elevated; there was evidence of kidney problems, too. A week later, the tests were repeated and all indicies were normal. The only thing we could figure out was that the prep for the colonoscopy caused the problem -- which is now the subject of several class action lawsuits.

As a result, I use enemas before a procedure. The trick is to eat lightly 36 hours before the procedure, rather than the normal 21-24 hours before. Two days before the procedure, I do 3 enemas to clear (1 HHH/SS, 2 distilled water); as I do the next day; and again on the morning of the procedure.

The two cloudscapes that I've done this, my physician had nothing to say about not being clean. The container that recovers fluid (as air is released from the colon) was very clear.

I just tried a Miralax enema. I used 1/2 of a large bottle of Miralax dissolved in 2 quarts of warm tap water. It made the solution feel a bit slippery. It was fairly easy to take though it took a while to go in. It didn't provide the cramping sensations that an ivory soap enema usually produced. It's been about an hour and I feel a little bloated. I'll report later if any other effects kick in.

It is my understanding that Golytely has replaced the older form of prep solution for a colonoscopy due to some sort of kidney issues

As a colon cancer survivor, I get scoped every 3 yrs. I've tried all kinds of preps. I thought I could get away with tap water enemas the night before and moning of the peocedure. But I consumed solid food until 9 P.M. the evening before; you can't do that, as it will come down and be present in your cleaned out large bowel. The top-down prep. and no solid foods are necessary to give the gastro. a clean field to examine. At my last scoping I followed the gastro's instructions to the letter and he still said I wasn't very clean. But with the suction on the scope and the water jet on it, he was able to complete the process. I drank Nulytely and starved along with 4 Dulcolax tabs. In the old days before managed care, they put you in the hosp., cut off your food and did enemas until clear. The insurance cos. raised such hell over a 3 day hospitalization, the drug cos. were forced to come up with the PEG solutions used now.