Sutab and Nausea: What Users Say

• Nev...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 10, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "Took the first part of the prep as directed and felt bloated and nauseous. Took 3 hours to move my bowels, then the next 9 hours I spent either on the commode, running to try to get to the commode in time, sitting on the commode for hours at a time to be safe, or pooping on myself, or standing in the shower cleaning myself off and cleaning up poop. I have NEVER had an experience like this in my entire 62 years of life! I regretfully took the second dose as directed and immediately began to forcefully vomit yellow bile, all while shooting liquid poop out. 12 plus hours of the worst experience of my life and a raw, swollen anus that burns like fire just from the excessive amount of pooping. I swear I pooped out food that I digested as a toddler! NEVER USING THIS PREP AGAIN AND POSSIBLY NEVER GETTING ANOTHER COLONOSCOPY AGAIN BECAUSE OF IT!"

• Eas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 19, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "This was my 4th colonoscopy prep and by far the easiest. I drank all the recommended water/liquids with the prep and did not experience any nausea or cramping. You do have to drink a lot: recommended 8 oz an hour for the 2 days before the procedure. In the evening before the procedure, you drink 6 16 oz glasses along with taking the pills over a 5 1/2 hour period (along with many bathroom visits). I found that eating soft foods for a couple of days before the prep, then the liquids only the day before the procedure made the prep much more comfortable. It really wasn’t bad."

• Sat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "Began the first treatment at 6 PM the night before. Followed the instructions, and within 30 minutes, I began relieving myself. Continued to drink water over the next few hours and continued discharging. By bedtime, I was able to sleep and only got up once during the night. Took the second dose early in the morning and continued discharging as expected. No cramps, nausea, or accidents. Fairly easy to use and go through the process. Will definitely choose this option again."

• Tra...
• April 13, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "I wish I would have found this page prior to my doing this. NEVER AGAIN. I couldn’t take the “Go-Lytely” years ago, so was happy to hear of a tablet prep. I started the night before. During the day, I had toast and chicken broth and jello for lunch. Kept hydrated. Drank 150 oz prior to prep. Took the tablets and had one bowel movement an hour later. Another hour later, but had lots of noises from my stomach. Today, I woke up at 5 AM and started taking the second dose. 15 minutes later, I started throwing up. Kept trying to get the tablets down, but they all came up. I was throwing up yellow bile for the next few hours. My son had to pull over twice on the way to my procedure for me to throw up in the car. Got to the procedure, had a nice nap, and was woken up to say they couldn’t do it. (I had warned them that I didn’t think it would work). 12 hours later, I’ve had Sprite and iced tea to drink and about 10 saltines. I still feel lousy and sick."

• Den...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "I had a colonoscopy on March 8, 2023, and the prep was Sutab. I followed all the instructions perfectly. Although the bowel prep was deemed "good" by the GI doc, NEVER again will I go near Sutab. I suffered from extreme abdominal pain, nausea, and explosive diarrhea for 10 hours. I'm one day post-procedure, and I still feel sick, nauseated, and overall terrible. This product needs to be withdrawn from the market. It was absolute torture, cruel, and abusive doing this prep. I'm a big, strong woman, and it literally brought me to my knees. I feel like I'm going to have PTSD from this experience."

• Eri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 7, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "I’ve gone through two colonoscopies at this stage of my life. The first was with the liquid prep, which made me nauseous and feeling pretty unpleasant. I almost rescheduled my recent procedure due to all the poor reviews of the Sutab pill prep and feeling very anxious about this method. I’m happy to report that my experience was very positive in comparison. The pills weren’t difficult to take and didn’t cause any nausea. I was able to sleep in between doses. I would choose this method again for any future colonoscopies."

• Anonymous
• December 31, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "When I took the first bottle of 12 pills, I immediately felt nauseated. 1 hr later, I was violently vomiting. I ended up running back and forth to the bathroom for 4 hrs. I stopped the prep, could not drink anything, and felt extremely sick the rest of the night and the next morning. My bottom was extremely sore. I canceled my colonoscopy and will not reschedule one. Worst experience with a drug in my life. 2 weeks later and my stools are still messed up."

• Jrw...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 7, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "Not a walk in the park, but better than the liquids. First off, ate a very low residue, no dairy or meat diet for 48 hours prior to prep day (also hydrated with water and Gatorade the days before). As many here suggested, asked Dr. for Zofran (anti-nausea), it was definitely needed in my case. About an hour after finishing 1st dose of 12 pills, I was running to the bathroom (while working on 32 oz of water!). Little cramping or nausea. But the 2nd 12 pills were HARD to get through. All the sulfate rises up and causes an extreme salty taste and saliva buildup. I admit I only made it through 22 of total 24 pill dose. I couldn't risk throwing up all the pills I had taken when I was so close to the end. Paced around a bit and small sips of water until the salty taste and nausea subsided (15 min). That said, the prep was good and it did the trick. Slept pretty well and was clear for morning exam. A strange experience, but not entirely horrible either. Best of luck to all who try this."

• JAO...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "Most god-awful experience ever. Read all reviews, my doctor never heard of a bad reaction, so I tried it. Super hydrated and fasted. I took the first 12 pills at 5 PM and threw up at 6 PM (mostly water), sweating, cramps, nausea, and no poop. Then the second 8 pills at 10 PM (the last 4 pills would have literally killed me), and I had profuse sweating, violent, unrelenting vomiting into dry heaving while having first solid stool, then projectile diarrhea and excruciating cramps so bad I couldn't breathe. I lay on the bathroom floor to get cool and relieve pain, but it was impossible—sweat puddles for hours alone (bad idea). A friend begged to come get me and take me to the ER, but immobilized from pain, I couldn't open the door for her or an ambulance. Barely made it to bed because I was so weak and dizzy from trauma to my body. Left five messages for my doctor through the night that he mysteriously never received or responded to, but tried colonoscopy anyway and failed, so all for nothing and $$$. Research!!! Get water colonoscopy, do Miralax only prep."

• Liz...
• September 16, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "This was my first colonoscopy, and Sutab was so easy compared to what I expected. I took all the pills as required and drank all the water. It worked within a half hour of finishing the first 12 pills, and, while not super fun, it was what I expected for colonoscopy prep. Same with the second dose, which I took later that night (early morning colonoscopy). The only side effect I had was a bit of nausea about half an hour after each round of pills. So, in all, super easy to take and did its job!"

• Amy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 10, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "I had a colonoscopy today and wanted to share my notes. For prep day, I woke up and ate cream of wheat and coffee. For the rest of the afternoon, I had lemon water ice, white cranberry juice, and lime jello. Took the first bottle of Sutab pills at 5:00. I would take a pill with a swig of watermelon Hint water and then eat a yellow or green gummy bear. I drank directly out of the bottle, which was 16 oz. Then took a bubble bath. After, I drank a bottle of 24 oz peach Propel. Bowels got moving at this point. No pains or other side effects. At 7:00, did 2 capfuls of Miralax, and at 9:00, did the second bottle of Sutabs. I used the gummy bear candies again as an incentive. I only did 10 pills this round. Then at 10:00, drank another bottle of Propel. I felt a bit of nausea, burped, and felt relieved. Then bowels got moving. Went to sleep at midnight and woke up a few times. By this point, it looked like watered-down tea. I woke up at 6:00 am to go to the procedure, and clear water came out. Overall, worked out for me with some tweaking."

• Pta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "This is my second colonoscopy and my first time using Sutab. It took 2 hours after taking pills before it started working. It also cleaned out my colon very well. Unfortunately, it felt like I was pooping acid each time I had a bowel movement. It has been 4 days since I had the procedure, and I have severe nausea and am still following a bland diet when I’m able to eat. Also, I’m dizzy, weak, and exhausted. My first procedure, I didn’t have any of these problems using the liquid prep. I will never use Sutab again."

• KRS...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "While it worked enough to have a successful colonoscopy, the side effects were awful. I followed the directions perfectly. Woke up with an excruciating headache, nausea, and vomiting. After receiving anti-nausea medication and Tylenol through an IV, 19 hours later I still have a bad headache. Both a doctor and nurse at the outpatient facility told me that over 50% of patients experience these same symptoms."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 15, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "This medication needs to be withdrawn as a bowel prep. It has caused several people to have terrible gastric discomfort: nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Causes too much discomfort before the procedure is done."

• Wor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "This was my first colonoscopy, so I do not have experience with other methods. I read reviews for Sutab beforehand and was afraid of nausea and vomiting. The nurse said it was okay to take pills over 45 minutes to an hour rather than 30 minutes. I set a timer, and every four minutes, I took a pill and had no nausea. The key is to get in all the water without gulping and spacing it out. It kicked in an hour later than anticipated. The second dose was a little harder but manageable. Make sure you are well-hydrated before starting the prep, which I was, however, I was a bit dehydrated the morning after the first dose and had some muscle cramps. The doctor said I was well-prepped, and my colon was healthy. I would definitely do this method again, but thankfully don’t have to for ten years."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "Followed the diet suggestions one week in advance. The day before, I maintained a liquid diet: water, Gatorade, jello, and chicken broth. After taking the first 12 pills with the recommended water, my stomach felt bloated and tight. I could barely finish the next 16 oz of water before I got extremely nauseous and crampy. The first two times of attempting to vomit were dry heaves, then I proceeded to vomit two more times with success. It felt like I had been poisoned, thankfully, my body knew just what to do by throwing it up. I felt a little better after but had chills. About 30 minutes later, I began the elimination. It was off and on for about 3 hours, and it did clean me out pretty well. I decided I would not continue with the second half as it was a horrible experience, and my body clearly rejected it. I will not be recommending this to anyone and would advise the alternative method."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "I don’t know if these other people are low on minerals/electrolytes to begin with, but I almost canceled my procedure when I started reading their reviews! I was terrified! I’m here to tell you, it’s not. It went about as smoothly as a prep could go. No nausea, no pain, no burning, and a very clean colon for a good scope. I did no special diet leading up to the prep. I eat pretty clean—only meats/veggies and fruits/some dairy. The day of, I didn’t eat all day. Instead I drank a ton of bone broth with plenty of sea salt, coconut water, teas with honey, and anything to build electrolytes and minerals. When I started the prep that evening, I took the pills 2 min apart with water mixed with electrolyte powder. Repeated this for the second dose the next morning. Stay close to the toilet, and wear a pad, just in case. And in others’ words, don’t trust a fart."

• Fit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 31, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "I asked for Sutab since I was having a 2nd colonoscopy in less than a year and did not want to do Plenvu again. I already take a lot of psychiatric/pain medication, so swallowing all of those pills in short bursts of time was not a problem for me. I would not recommend it for people who have difficulty swallowing large pills because you have to take 12 of them within 20 minutes and then 12 more on the morning of your procedure. The first dose hardly cleaned me out, but that is probably because of inadequate hydration and diet in the days leading up to the prep. I felt nauseous a few hours later, so I took a Zofran 30 minutes before taking the 2nd dose. That one did the trick, and I was finished clearing out in time. The doctor’s report said that my preparation was adequate. I will do Sutab in the future. P.S. I have heard that this med is expensive and insurance may not cover it. I was lucky and got a complete box for free from my doctor, so I don’t know about the cost."

• Mik...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "The evening before and the morning of my colonoscopy could not have gone smoother. After reading all of the reviews of Sutab, I was prepared for a nightmare scenario, but it was truly as easy as could be. About 15 minutes after the first dose, I felt my first bowel movement urge. It was already significantly liquid-ish and a good amount. For the next four hours, the BMs came about every 20-30 mins and were much less significant, with increasing clarity with each one. I had to wake up at 4 am for the second dose, and the BMs were more frequent and more significant in amount, eventually getting perfectly clear and yellowish. I experienced no stomach pains/cramps, no nausea, and no intense urge to rush to the toilet. Just minor stomach gurgling. It was quite a pleasant and easy experience, especially compared to what I was mentally prepared for."

• Jus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "Did it clean me out? Yes. All other aspects have made me decide I’m not going through this again. I was given Zofran for nausea and still had nausea that kicked in about 15 minutes after the last pill. Lasted 1-2 hours. The worst part about the first dose was how sore I was getting from going to the bathroom and wiping. The first dose was not pleasant, but it was the second dose that was my deciding factor on not doing this again. Second dose - I only took 10 pills instead of 12 based on progress. It took me almost 30 minutes to take the 10 pills. Pretty much after my first round in the bathroom, I was clear. I only managed to drink 12 oz out of the 32 that you are to drink after an hour, mainly due to nausea and the time cutoff by the doctor. Soiled my clothes 3 times and decided just to wrap myself in a towel. It was gross. Not going through the torture again regardless of medicine type."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "The worst bowel prep I have used. It caused nausea and vomiting, and I was unable to keep down the second dose. They are large pills and not the best thing to take before a bowel prep. I drank plenty of water and took Zofran, but it did not work well. Would not recommend it."

• Fir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 9, 2024

For Bowel Preparation "This was my first colonoscopy, and I was very happy to have a pill option for the prep. Taking both doses was pretty easy and without side effects. (Had the slightest hint of nausea with the second dose, but it passed quickly.) It took about 2 1/2 hours after completing the first dose to see results, which lasted a couple of hours. I was able to sleep a few hours, then completed the second dose. That one had results after 1 hour and lasted about 2 hours again. For pre-prep, I did an entirely liquid diet the day before. The day before that, I avoided high-residue foods. I did fail to avoid strawberries and raspberries for 3-5 days prior. Apparently, those seeds stick in your intestines and create an annoyance/blindness during the procedure."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "Horrible side effects and still no results 24 hours after taking all the tablets exactly as directed by my doctor. Very painful cramps, severe distension, nausea, lots of gushing sounds, but no evacuation whatsoever. My tests need to be rescheduled after my doctor has me do yet another prep. It certainly won't be Sutab. Amendment to the above: evacuation has begun 25.5 hours after taking the first dose. The cramping is unreal. This is all happening after my scheduled test time, so I now need to remain on clear liquids for another 24 hours and have my colonoscopy tomorrow. This product is the pits."

• psk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "Here are some tips to help your colonoscopy preparation experience: Firstly, I recommend that you ask your doctor for Zofran to alleviate nausea. Although pills are more convenient and do not taste bad (except when you burp), the nausea may be worse than in previous colonoscopy preps. In my case, I never vomited with the liquid prep during my previous two colonoscopies, but this time I vomited an hour after taking the second dose. I had to confirm with the doctor's office whether the prep would still be effective. Eventually, I passed clear liquid stool, so it was deemed satisfactory, but I only scored a 7 out of 9 for the quality of my prep. Despite following every dietary instruction before and during prep, I do not know what else I could have done. Secondly, you might want to consider sitting on towels or wearing an adult diaper during prep to avoid accidents. I had an unpleasant accident, which did not occur during my previous preps. The sudden bowel movement happened 2.5 hours after taking the first dose, leaving me no time to reach the bathroom. Finally, I suggest purchasing baby wipes with aloe or a similar alternative, as well as hydrocortisone cream to alleviate any discomfort."

• Bro...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 9, 2023

For Bowel Preparation "I took Sutab at 5 PM and had nausea, cramps, vomiting, and weakness, and I could not sleep. I took a second dose at 5:30 AM the next morning, and it lasted till 7 AM. It was effective in the end but was not as easy as the preps I have used in the past."