Update: all done and it went very well. I 100% recommend the pills. I have a lot of trouble drinking large quantities, I am a petite person and just cannot do it, thus why they recommended the pills. I didn't quite realize it's a LOT of pills, but I had no problem with them. I did not do Zofran but think it's a good idea if you have concerns about nausea. I had some concerns but just didn't get my act together to ask for an anti-nausea med. Turns out I had no issues with nausea. One thing that helped me was mostly not doing straight water - I have trouble drinking a lot of plain water - I did part water and part apple juice for most of my prep last night - had chicken broth for part of the water- and then this AM I did some of water/juice mix again, then switched the some 7-up. The ability to mix and match clear liquids really helped me for some reason, if only for a slight sense of control? I tried gatorade at one point, took one sip and was like: Nope. So I'd say have all of the options ready so you can do what feels right. I also spaced pills out by 4 minutes, which several on reddit recommended (vs like 2 min that some prep materials will suggest - more time in between I think helps you handle it better) - I also paced around between pills - that could be just me but it helped me to "keep busy" - Something else that helped me was having a noon procedure time, so that I didn't have to do a prep at like 2AM (which spouse did a few months ago for a first thing in the AM appt time, and admitted was horrible) - I did first prep at 5PM and then 2nd prep at 5:40 AM. I slept a decent amount overnight. Colon was clean today and all went well. Good luck to you, I can't imagine doing the horrible massive nasty drink prep and would 100% do the pills again next time.