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Wear quick access clothes during prep...I stayed in a robe. Also, that comfy, squishy sofa is not your friend. Good luck.
Chug the prep mix fast. Get plenty of apple juice, ginger ale/sprite, chicken stock and yellow or green jello and Gatorade (nothing red or orange as that will mess up the results).
Since your calorie intake is going to be much lower, plan to chill in bed or on the couch. Whichever one is closer to your bathroom. And watch a lot of episodic TV so you don’t lose track of plot lines every time you have to get up and go.
Also switch to Prep-H wipes instead of toilet paper. Protects against that raw feeling from wiping too much.
And wear loose fitting sweatpants. They go on and off a lot easier for the multiple trips to the bathroom.
Plan a really great meal after your exam. It will give you something to look forward to.
Always keep in mind the benefits of a colonoscopy:
• You’re proactively looking after your health and doctors have the ability to snip polyps and nip pre-cancerous growths in the bud.
• You get a day off of work. Always a good thing.
• Anesthesia is fun if you like getting high.
• You will lose a pound or two from the fast during prep.
My husband has them a lot and loves hard candies to suck on, but no red or orange!
Prep is easy. If you went to college and ever chugged a beer. Ever. You have the skills to blow that colon clean. After it’s done you feel great. Groggy but great.
Pro tip. Sleep close to bathroom. Door open. Seat ready. Do not delay. Prepare. The more you know.
Best advice for drinking the prep: use a straw and put it towards the back of your mouth. You bypass a lot of tastebuds that way. Good luck!👍
Yes. Don’t sweat it. It’s not fun but not hard. Do the prep. It’s a pain in the...you know. When you go in, they sedate you. You feel nothing. Groggy when you wake up. Zero pain. You got this.
Prep is easy. Just be comfortable and be close to the bathroom. Also, don't watch TV. You'll be hungry from fasting and the food commercials will terrorize you. Lastly, schedule your procedure first thing in the morning so you can get it over with and have a meal.
Yeah. Drink twice what they give ya to clean ya out. Lol. Seriously though.
I wish i had known!
What’s the recommended age to start this fun so I don’t miss out? Joking aside, is it at 50?
@Director1 you can totally do it. The worst part was starving myself for a day. That and the toxic drink/clear out phase. I feel proud of myself today for doing a grown up thing.
Also, the prep is brutal after the second toxic drink. How can you guys say it's easy? Most of my efforts were breathing in/out: "Do not barf!!!" Thank you for the support though.
They found 10 polyps! So glad I went. The after-talk was like two minutes and no info. Guess I have to wait for biopsy results. Also the doc said "There was still stool..." TMI but mentioned it so those of you with lazy digestion know you maybe need to fast for more than one day. Next time (in three years) I will do better. 🤞🏼
Fingers crossed OP. How bad is the anesthesia? I don't know why but I'm more afraid of that than the actual procedure
It’s great. I only wish the tiny bit of time you’re awake before you’re knocked out was longer so you could enjoy it more. It’s only a few seconds but your body is in bliss.
For anyone that reviews this thread - use a straw while holding your nose to chug the drink. And (for me) the sleep after the procedure, when I arrived at home was amazing. Best. Sleep. Ever.
Yes, I have had 3 (started early because I'm high risk). You take a nice nap and it's done. Don't sweat it and good luck!
Depends on your gag reflex. My mother and wife had a hard time with the prep drink. I didn’t enjoy it by any means but it wasn’t horrible. I’m due for one so hopefully the formula hasn’t gotten worse.