Question:
Starting Fleet bowel prep on May 15th, anyone use it?

Can anyone tell me what a Fleet 3 bowel prep kit consists of and how tramatizing it is? Thanks!    — KCAllen77 (posted on May 13, 2002)

May 13, 2002
I had to do a Fleet prep also. I'm not sure what the number was but it was in a purple box. It consisted of a suppository (which I did not have to use), three or four laxatives in pill-form and a little bottle of liquid that you mix with a glass of water to drink. I had to drink the liquid first. Of course it was nasty (very salty tasting) but luckily there isn't too much of it to drink. Then later that evening I had to take the pills. It took the liquid about 1/2 hour to "kick in". Then I was in the bathroom all day. The whole thing wasn't too awfully bad.
   — Dona R.

May 13, 2002
I had to do the Fleets 2 hospital prep. It had the liquid drink which was disgusting, then the four little pills and a bag enema. It was not as bad as I thought.
   — terrifogle40

May 14, 2002
Hi Keesha ~ It's not a 'great' experience, that's for sure but you can make it a bit easier on yourself by preparing yourself before you ever even start the process with vaseline on the behind. Use babywipes to wipe in between all the runs to the bathroom but don't throw them down the john, trust me on this one. Have a lined trash can close by and use the vaseline / babywipes technique after each and every use...it will make your experience much less traumatic and not as painful. I've heard of people who are just crying by the end of their prep - not from pain but just the soreness that occurs from that much wiping. I used this technique and I slept like a baby the day before my surgery. May the best of blessings be carried into that hospital - let us know how your doing, okay? :) Good luck.
   — Lisa J.

May 14, 2002
I had to drink the citrate magnesium stuff and then do 2 fleet enemas, one before bed and one in the a.m. before leaving for hospital. I had NEVER had an enema before so was unsure what the expect. It wasn't exactly pleasant adminstering it - LOL - but wasn't painful or too uncomfortable, you just make a few trips to the bathroom. I was concerned about doing the one in the morning and then having the 1 1/2 hour drive to the hospital, but I got up 1 hour early and did fine, I was so empty by then anyway - ha! Actually enemas were the least of my concerns the nite before surgery, had much bigger fears on my mind then so was just a good distraction - ha - best of luck, you'll do fine...Lisa (post-op 9 wks, -37 lbs)
   — Lisa F.

May 14, 2002
Keesha, dear, whatever you do-- don't make the same mistake I did... my "last meal" was VERY, VERY spicy! I'd never had to do a bowel prep before... so didn't know any better... I didn't have baby wipes OR vaseline and was a very, very sad camper all through the night. Talk about a dumb-a$$ thing to do!!
   — Sarah B.

May 14, 2002
So, I guess those burritos I planned on tonight are out of the question? LOL
   — KCAllen77