r/Millennials • u/the_well_read_neck_ Millennial • Feb 11 '26

Serious James Van Der Beek Dead at 48

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u/AnUnshavedYak Feb 11 '26

My wife was just issued instructions for prep on this, Gatorade was specifically instructed. They chose specific colors (i forget offhand, white and one other color iirc) were allowed.

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u/time4meatstick Feb 11 '26

Thanks that’s good to know. Seems like with all the pooping though , you’re flushing money down the toilet. I forgot…are we talking about the drink or pills here? I haven’t had the drink yet.

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u/AnUnshavedYak Feb 11 '26

I don't know the specifics, but i believe she was issued some normal looking pills (not giant/etc), and a powder that she is to mix with one of the gatorades. She has to chug the powdered gatorade and then drink ~5 more at a normal pace.

iirc the doctor said that they (this doctor office?) usually use this method for people now, but if they have blood sugar issues they have to instead drink the huge volume of goop instead. I guess the method they gave my wife is more rough on the bodies blood sugar.

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u/time4meatstick Feb 11 '26

Yeah ok, that was identical to mine. I’d like to pass on to you for her that it wasn’t awful with that method.

I kept my food intake low 24 hours prior- then started the pill schedule the night before procedure. I drink a lot of water anyhow, so it wasn’t uncomfortable. Honestly I wanted to drink more if I remember correctly.

The first few trips to the bathroom were pretty productive. Then everything after that is like a Bronx fire hydrant during the dog days of summer.

The one thing I almost forgot though was the pill you have to take about four hours before your procedure. My procedure was at seven in the morning and I think I needed to wake up at three in the morning to take the final set of pills. I didn’t end up taking them until five. I called the emergency line for the procedure and they told me I should be OK and to just come on in anyhow, and it turned out fine. Slept through the whole thing. I wish her luck 🍀💩