Ok, clean your bowels! GO BLOW!

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In your experience, how long does golitely take?

Yes I put a post earler about the quad I work for, no response.... maybe the wrong title! Just need a time. Forget the quad part. Tell me your experience with your patients.

Thanks.

K

Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology.

Hi

I don't know an exact amout of time, but I do know that it usually acts pretty quick--at least in my experience.

I know that this probably doesn't help much, but I hope it helps a little!!

Good Luck!!

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology.

Hi

I don't know an exact amout of time, but I do know that it usually acts pretty quick--at least in my experience.

I know that this probably doesn't help much, but I hope it helps a little!!

Good Luck!!

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology.

Hi

I forgot to mention that when my husband had to do bowel prep he had Fleets Phospho Soda---it worked very quickly--15 min.!!

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology.

Hi

I forgot to mention that when my husband had to do bowel prep he had Fleets Phospho Soda---it worked very quickly--15 min.!!

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Specializes in ICU.

The JBI has a best practice guide sheet on constipation which lists the expected onset of most laxatives but go-lightly does not seem to be one of them - anyway here it is.

http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/best_practice.php?pageNum_rsBestPractice=1&totalRows_rsBestPractice=44

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Specializes in ICU.

The JBI has a best practice guide sheet on constipation which lists the expected onset of most laxatives but go-lightly does not seem to be one of them - anyway here it is.

http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/best_practice.php?pageNum_rsBestPractice=1&totalRows_rsBestPractice=44

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Specializes in Case Management, Acute Care, Missions.

Never had the joy of taking the stuff, and don't know the answer - so sorry... but my mom has taken it and says "there is nothing go lightly about it"!!! :p

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Specializes in Case Management, Acute Care, Missions.

Never had the joy of taking the stuff, and don't know the answer - so sorry... but my mom has taken it and says "there is nothing go lightly about it"!!! :p

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

15 minutes for my stepmom.

(That should have been called Go-Often)

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

15 minutes for my stepmom.

(That should have been called Go-Often)

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I wouldn't recommend G0-Lytely for a quad for a laxative. I only have used it as a bowel prep to completely clean a patient out for a colonoscopy and I have seen to many patients sent into the ER for electrolyte imbalances afterwards.

Would recommend just a Fleet's enema or Fleet's Phospho-Soda. Have you tried just using a Dulcolax suppository every other day. I used to have great results with those. Quick and they do the job. Go-Lytely is overkill in my opinion.

Code Brown-------------------- :balloons: :p

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I used to work in a place where the local police would bring down people thay suspected of secreting contraband "where the sun don't shine" (which could be a whole new thread!!).

The golytley would usually start working in an hour or so, can you say golytlley till clear!!

bob

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