colonoscopy

I am currently 'prepping' for my second colonoscopy since surgery.  It took three tries the first time before I was 'clean' enough to do the test.  This time, it's going no better.  I've taken the whole gallon of GoLitely and had one bowel movement.  I still have to drink 2 bottles of magnesium citrate before tomorrow morning's test, but I'm concerned that I won't be ready again.  Does anyone know if this is an absorption problem?  Has anyone else had trouble?  What has worked for others?  Help!

Did you do three days of clear liquids? I had one lastyear and did the usual go lyltely prep and was clean as a whistle for the exam.
Good luck!

I'm scheduled for one next month and was wondering how I'm going to get all the liquid in. Do you really have to drink a gallon? Over how much time?

Sorry to high-jack your thread

Even almost 6 years out it is TOUGH to get a gallon down!  I couldn't do it in the 2 hours that they wanted me to, but I did as quickly as I could.  Honestly the Go Litely does not work for me.  The Magnesium Citrate ( 2 10 pz bottles) got the job done this time.  Next time, I'm going to balk at Go Litely.  Thank the Lord I don't have to do it for another 5 years.  Good luck!

I did something called Movi Prep and I had a terrible prep. At first I had diarhea and then liquid so I thought I might have been cleared out. Then all of sudden at about 4 am, I started going again and it continued til the morning and I realized I wasn't cleared out.  I went in for the test and he did it but he said it was very difficult - almost had to stop in the middle.  Next time I have to find a better prep.  Magnesium citrate doesnt work at all for me.  I had a sigmoid scope and I drank an entire bottle and didn't go at all.  Had to do 2 enemas after that to empty out.