3rd Trimester

Anybody not have the orange drink for the GD test?

I went in for mine a few days ago, expecting the orange sugary nastiness and was instead given a soft-drink sort of thing that tasted exactly like 7-up.  It was delicious!

I told the woman who gave it to me that I was expecting something gross and she said that everyone says that, but she has no idea why because she's been doing the 7-up-like-soft-drink thing for over 20 years.

Is the orange stuff just an American thing?

Re: Anybody not have the orange drink for the GD test?

  • I had a choice of flavors for mine...but the orange is not actually nasty at all.  I don't know why everyone says that.
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  • I've had both. The clear one is much better, imo.
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  • It depends on your office.. we had 3 choices.. Cola, lemonlime (7up) or the orange one
  • I had the orange stuff this morning...it was like super sweet extra fizzy orange pop.  I've had heartburn all day.

  • I had to do my twice because I moved and my new doc didn't like when I took the test.  The first time, I had orange and it tasted fine.  The second time, I had fruit punch and it was gross!
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  • I had an orange one for the 1 hour that was not too bad.  For the 3 hour I had a nasty "Coke" flavor...yuck!
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  • I got the lemon-lime one too this time.... i was expecting the orange, since it's the one I've had with the previous 4. The lady looked at me like they always give that one, but i know for a fact they did the orange cause i used the same lab with the last two.
  • I had the fruit punch and it reminded me of Hawaiian Punch...I liked it just fine.  The three hour fruit punch stuff was much sweeter and I didn't like it so much. 
  • i had a fruit punch flavor... i had that option or orange. and it didn't taste that bad, frankly. i was pleasantly surprised!
  • I am doing mine next week and they are going to give me a choice between the orange and the red.  I think I had the clear with my first child.  I'm probably going to choose the red this time.
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  • I had the 7-up/lemon-lime tasting one, too.

    I wouldn't say I thought it was delicious, but I definitely didn't think it was THAT bad, the way people talk about it on here you'd think it was like death in a bottle. 

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  • I had the orange with DD I thought it tasted like sunny D wasn't nasty at all.  This time around I had the clear 7-up drink and didn't mind it at all either?
  • Mine was red, not orange.  I can't say it tasted good, but it wasn't that bad.
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  • I also had the 7-up stuff, I didn't mind it at all but it was a little warm.

     

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  • mine was more like a fruit punch and it wasn't awful but it made me pass out after i had my blood drawn :(
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    I had the orange stuff, but I was expecting to have to drink a vat or it or something. It was just a tiny cup, smaller than my hand. I thought she was kidding after all I'd read about how awful it was! It was not bad at all.
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  • I liked the ornage way better than the clear 7 up like one

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  • I had the orange drink but it was good! It tasted like diet orange crush pop yummy
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  • I had the clear 7-up one it wasn't bad at all. I don't think it would become my new favorite drink or anything, but still not bad at all.
  • I had a choice of orange or lemon/lime. I had the LL but I really hated it. I don't drink soda, and I especially hate sweet drinks!
  • I  had the 7up one also, the nurse said the people said it tasted the best, it didn't tast too bad at all.
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  • I had the orange one, and really didn't mind it but they gave it to me cold.  From talking to other women, I think having it cold vs. warm makes a huge difference. 
  • I got to chose orange or lemon.  I chose lemon and it was JUST like 7-up but thicker.  Much better than the orange crap I had with DD!
  • I had a refreshing tropical punch one!  It was good! :)
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  • I had orange twice and fruit punch the last time
  • mine was red... just tasted like when little kids try to make kool-aid and put waaaaaaay too much sugar in. not horrible, but super sweet.
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  • Not me, I got something light that tasted like fruit punch and it was actually refreshing and tasted good. I was so thirsty I downed it in 5 seconds.
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  • I had the orange drink just this morning and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be either. It tasted like an orange flavored Jones soda just without the carbonation. The worst part was coming home and feeling a bit shaky from an over sugar rush.
  • I had the lemon lime one and while it was super sweet, it really wasn't as bad as I expected it to be.  I did feel really tired afterwards though.
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  • Mine tasted exactly like Coke.  Fizz and all.  I don't drink soda anymore so it was a treat actually!
  • I had the fizzy orange for the one hr and it wasn't bad at all.  I had the non-fizzy lemon-lime for the 3 hr and it was much thicker and sweeter.  I felt a little sick about 2hrs into the test.  At least both were cold.
  • I had lemonlime, it tasted like super sugary sprite.
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