The one I used was only 2 liters, taken an hour after some pills, and I was able to drink it well chilled instead of lukewarm. The flavor wasn't as bad as I thought it would be; a little like a slightly salty lemonade (they had 4 or 5 different 'flavor packs' you could add). Doc said everything was fine, and I'll see you in 10 years (they used to be 5 years apart).
For the full experience, read Dave Barry's column on colonoscopy from the Miami Herald. It's probably one of the funniest things I've ever read... along with 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and 'A Confederacy of Dunces' (both of which had me laughing out loud on the NYC subway while commuting, and having people move away from me <g>
. Here's an excerpt:
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I spent the next several days productively sitting around being nervous. Then, on the day before my colonoscopy, I began my preparation. In accordance with my instructions, I didn't eat any solid food that day; all I had was chicken broth, which is basically water, only with less flavor. Then, in the evening, I took the MoviPrep. You mix two packets of powder together in a one-liter plastic jug, then you fill it with lukewarm water. (For those unfamiliar with the metric system, a liter is about 32 gallons.) Then you have to drink the whole jug. This takes about an hour, because MoviPrep tastes -- and here I am being kind -- like a mixture of goat spit and urinal cleanser, with just a hint of lemon.
The instructions for MoviPrep, clearly written by somebody with a great sense of humor, state that after you drink it, ''a loose watery bowel movement may result.'' This is kind of like saying that after you jump off your roof, you may experience contact with the ground.
MoviPrep is a nuclear laxative. I don't want to be too graphic, here, but: Have you ever seen a space shuttle launch? This is pretty much the MoviPrep experience, with you as the shuttle. There are times when you wish the commode had a seat belt. You spend several hours pretty much confined to the bathroom, spurting violently. You eliminate everything. And then, when you figure you must be totally empty, you have to drink another liter of MoviPrep, at which point, as far as I can tell, your bowels travel into the future and start eliminating food that you have not even eaten yet.
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Read more here...but definitely not after you've taken your prep solution, as the laughter will tend to create a spurting action...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/02/11/v-fullstory/427603/dave-barry-a-journey-into-my-colon.html
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