Any doc here? I took 2 purple dyed gas-x capsule before my colonoscopy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you didn't follow the instructions to a T, you injested some random pill.

I did not take a random pill. My instructions asked me to take gas-x in the morning with Suprep. It didn't say what color capsule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The box says : D&C red no 33, FD&C blue 1 for the inactive ingredients.

Colonoscopy is in 3 hours.

You aren't supposed to take *anything* within 3 hours. I bet it gets cancelled.

I couldn't drink anything 3 hours prior. My pill was taken 3 hours 15 min prior to the procedure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, you didn't follow the instructions to a T, you injested some random pill.

I did not take a random pill. My instructions asked me to take gas-x in the morning with Suprep. It didn't say what color capsule.

You should have said that in the OP. It sounded like you stupidly ingested something when you've spent all this time on prep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth did you do that? Sounds like self sabotage *rolls eyes*

Oh trust me that was how I felt after 3 days of low residue diet and after all that prep.

My instructions asked me to take gas-x the morning of, after the Suprep but before the 3 hour mark. I did and it was the wrong color.

But you all can learn from my mistake and if your instructions say to take the gas-x, buy the ones with yellow dye, not red or blue. Check the inactive ingredients.

On a separate note - I have had colonoscopy before which did not require Gas-X. This is something new. But it did help - last time I was hurting more because of all the gas they put inside to inflate.

Also for anyone wanting to know - packaged Coconut water (original, clear) is also fine to drink on the clear liquids day. The diet instructions are outdated and don't mention that. We are supposed to refrain from coconut, not the coconut water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s Ok OP. Everyone makes mistakes! Thanks for helping us learn from yours. I’m glad they got the polyp. Hope you can rest easy for a few more years now.

Thanks, and you're welcome

[Anonymous]

Sorry for my comment OP. I have never seen instructions to take a gas X pill.

[Anonymous]

Is it common to take gas x pills as part of colonoscopy prep? I’ve never heard of it before. It’s interesting to read about different practices regarding prep for this procedure.

[Anonymous]

I never heard of it either.

[Anonymous]

I am glad it went ok OP. I have never had to take Gas-X with my Suprep (I am a yearly colonoscopy receiver). But I do always chuckle at their suggested foods and foods to avoid. I guess their target market is 80 year olds and not 35 year olds. So outdated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am glad it went ok OP. I have never had to take Gas-X with my Suprep (I am a yearly colonoscopy receiver). But I do always chuckle at their suggested foods and foods to avoid. I guess their target market is 80 year olds and not 35 year olds. So outdated.

I’m curious now- which are the foods you laugh at?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it common to take gas x pills as part of colonoscopy prep? I’ve never heard of it before. It’s interesting to read about different practices regarding prep for this procedure.

Op here. This is something new. I had one with same practice 3 years ago but a different doctor and those instructions did not have Gas-X the morning of procedure.

One thing I noticed was immediately after the procedure, I was in pain without the gas-x, but after a few hours I was fine.

But with gas-x I was fine immediately after the procedure but then the pain did not go away until the next night and I had to take Tylenol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it common to take gas x pills as part of colonoscopy prep? I’ve never heard of it before. It’s interesting to read about different practices regarding prep for this procedure.

Op. Even within the same practice they have different instructions.

I've had with Golightly before, now Suprep.

The split dose is so much easier to drink

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The box says : D&C red no 33, FD&C blue 1 for the inactive ingredients.

Colonoscopy is in 3 hours.

Side rant...why even have artificial colors in medicine? Literally no purpose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it common to take gas x pills as part of colonoscopy prep? I’ve never heard of it before. It’s interesting to read about different practices regarding prep for this procedure.

Op here. This is something new. I had one with same practice 3 years ago but a different doctor and those instructions did not have Gas-X the morning of procedure.

One thing I noticed was immediately after the procedure, I was in pain without the gas-x, but after a few hours I was fine.

But with gas-x I was fine immediately after the procedure but then the pain did not go away until the next night and I had to take Tylenol.

NP. Gas-x was part of the instructions at my old practice as well. I took 4 total, I think, in between SuTab doses. It helped and was way better than previous preps. New doc here in DC — close to retirement age — doesn’t have a modern mindset and had an incredibly outdated-seeming prep guide. I used the prep guide from previous practice and all was fine.