Comments on: Fleet Phospho-soda Prep Lawsuits

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:39:29 +0000

I used Fleet S in France for a colonoscopy since then my kidney fonction are impair! I’m only 35!!!! what should I do !

By: PrepRep

PrepRep — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:36:18 +0000

Miralax is not an FDA approved bowel cleanser. It does not contain electrolyte solution like the approved preps. Miralax is an over the counter laxative. It is very dangerous to use in colonoscopy. It is also highly combustible. Electrolyte disturbances are not uncommon when purging 2-3L of fluid from your body. It is important to understand the safety of a prep before taking it. PEG solutions don’t taste good but are proven to be safe and effective. I imagine we will see a law suit against Miralax soon much like what we are seeing with over the counter fleet.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:59:11 +0000

I used the Fleet Phosphate/Ducalax method to prepare for a colonoscopy and had no side effects at all. I really liked it compared to the GoLightly method. I have been searching for the instructions and found these postings and am very disappointed to see that the Fleet Phosphate has been taken off the market. Everything can’t work for everyone. I wonder how many people used the Fleet Phosphate with no trouble.

By: Jody

Jody — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:59:12 +0000

I took a fleet in Oct of 2005 as a prep for a colonoscopy. All went well until I went to deliver my daughter 9 months later. Not only did I pass a child through my birth canal, but I passed a kidney stone as well. I did not put two and two together until I heard the Fleet story. Child birth is painful enough on its own. My nobody have the pain I had.

By: James

James — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:50:01 +0000

I took this medicine 2 to 3 times.Shortly after taking the 2nd time I have developed a irregular heart beat.I never had a irregular heart beat prior to taking the medicine.

By: Furious Femme

Furious Femme — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:24:42 +0000

My elderly mum, who has a history of hypertension and hyperthyroidism and is being medicated for both took the Miralax/Gatorade/Dulcolax combo prep (aka PEG-ELS) as prescribed by her doctor for a routine colonoscopy. She became violently ill (nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fainting, chills, weakness, etc) during the prep, but completed the prep precisely as directed. After all that, they never performed the procedure, because a pre-procedure EKG showed atrial fibrillation cardiac arrhythmia. They immediately admitted her to emergency, put her on Heparin and sodium/potassium drips and kept her for five days running random tests trying to link her new heart condition to her hyperthyroidism. However, I suspected from the start that the prep was the cause. I did extensive online medical research, finding that she most likely suffered from hyper/hypokalemia which led to the electrical change in her heart. Weeks later, her cardiac rhythm remains irregular and, in addition, she has now been diagnosed with renal insufficiency. I suspect both of these new conditions are a direct result of the colonoscopy prep as her health was very good before but now has been steadily declining ever since consuming the prep. A once healthy woman who practiced homeopathic/natural herbal remedies is now on numerous toxic, synthetic prescription drugs like the blood-thinner warfarin (the main ingredient in rat poison) therapy & in need of visiting endo/cardio/ortho/nephro/geropsych specialists on a regular basis. Ironically, all the natural medicinal foods that she should be eating to reverse or eliminate these conditions are precisely the foods she is not allowed to ingest now as they have serious reactions with her new meds. A recent CAT Scan showed she suffered a stroke as well. If bowel cleansing preps are so dangerous, why are doctors and pharmas so negligent in their prescribing & marketing?

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:38:08 +0000

Took fleet phospho soda as a prep for hysterectomy, and now my whole right side from forehead to toes is numb and tingling. This is since 12/3/08 and it is now 5/8/09. I have been on blood pressure meds since 9/07 including diueretics. Doctors said I experienced a mini stroke.

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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:32:30 +0000

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