Colonoscopy Extended Prep

[Anonymous]

Done and home...all is well. One small thing Dr is not concerned about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One hour in to my liquid diet! Have to get to noon tomorrow for the test. Good luck to all. I ate a big and late breakfast so I think I am good to late afternoon. Then some broth. I assume once I drink the drink I will have no appetite.

GL! Mine is 9am on Wednesday. I'm eating light today, then liquid tomorrow. I tried the MiraLax in plain water as a test and it just tasted like water.

I am thinking about doing 1/2 in water and 1/2 in Gatorade.

I have something called Suprep. DH says it's vile.

I had Suprep at mine 5 years ago and it went a LOT better than the Magnesium Citrate I had used previously before a laparscopic abdominal surgery. The doctor said I was really cleaned out well fwiw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Done and home...all is well. One small thing Dr is not concerned about.

Great to hear! I have been liquid only today. Just took the Dulcolax an hour ago. Starting the 64 oz soon. -OP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Done and home...all is well. One small thing Dr is not concerned about.

Great to hear! I have been liquid only today. Just took the Dulcolax an hour ago. Starting the 64 oz soon. -OP

Good luck today!

[Anonymous]

I didn't think it was bad at all. Yes, you go to the bathroom more but it's not painful or terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is miserable and you don’t want to extend it any longer than the short intervals, because your stomach hurts and you’re HUNGRY and can’t eat. Truly awful. Worth it. But truly awful. Follow the directions exactly.

My stomach area hurts after the prep and colonoscopy. I had black coffee on basically an empty stomach? Could I have irritated the stomach? Feel like an ulcer sort of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think it was bad at all. Yes, you go to the bathroom more but it's not painful or terrible.

I also didn't think it was bad at all. Had the same prep as OP.

TIP: Artic Cherry gatorade. Put in freezer for a bit to make it slushy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Done and home...all is well. One small thing Dr is not concerned about.

Great to hear! I have been liquid only today. Just took the Dulcolax an hour ago. Starting the 64 oz soon. -OP

Good luck today!

Thank you! Very easy and all good. Glad to have it behind me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is miserable and you don’t want to extend it any longer than the short intervals, because your stomach hurts and you’re HUNGRY and can’t eat. Truly awful. Worth it. But truly awful. Follow the directions exactly.

My stomach area hurts after the prep and colonoscopy. I had black coffee on basically an empty stomach? Could I have irritated the stomach? Feel like an ulcer sort of.

Black coffee on a post colonoscopy stomach (SO very empty) can't be good. I'm not a doctor, but I would take Tums or something to sooth the stomach. And eat light, bland meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think it was bad at all. Yes, you go to the bathroom more but it's not painful or terrible.

I also didn't think it was bad at all. Had the same prep as OP.

TIP: Artic Cherry gatorade. Put in freezer for a bit to make it slushy.

I'm the OP and I diluted the Gatorade so I had 1/2 Gatorade to 1/2 spring water mixed with the MiraLax, and that made it so easy. I wasn't overpowered by so much straight Gatorade. I had broth and jello during the day, and did light exercising (very careful in case I felt dizzy--but fortunately didn't) when I felt hungry. That took the edge off. And I'm talking Tai Chi sort of movement of the body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think it was bad at all. Yes, you go to the bathroom more but it's not painful or terrible.

I also didn't think it was bad at all. Had the same prep as OP.

TIP: Artic Cherry gatorade. Put in freezer for a bit to make it slushy.

I don't think you can have red Gatorade. No red, orange or purple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think it was bad at all. Yes, you go to the bathroom more but it's not painful or terrible.

I also didn't think it was bad at all. Had the same prep as OP.

TIP: Artic Cherry gatorade. Put in freezer for a bit to make it slushy.

I don't think you can have red Gatorade. No red, orange or purple.

It’s not red; Glacier Cherry is a pale gray color.

[Anonymous]

Pinning this. Scheduled an appointment with a doctor to discuss hemorrhoids.

OP. Hope yoi are okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pinning this. Scheduled an appointment with a doctor to discuss hemorrhoids.

OP. Hope yoi are okay.

NP here also struggling with hemorrhoids. Dr recommends excision surgery for me. Please keep us posted about your consult.

[Anonymous]

NP hopping on this poop train to commiserate about colonoscopy prep. My doctor gave me the pills so I didn’t have the terrible liquid. I’m drowning in fluids though! Good grief.

I’m just drinking water - I don’t like Gatorade or other sweet liquids. Should I worry I’m not going to be hydrated enough?

I ate really lightly/bland/boring yesterday and was hungry even before I went to bed!. Then nothing but broth and popsicles so far today.
Weirdly I’m not even hungry anymore. Just full up with water and hanging around the bathroom.

Those who have done this before - how long does it take to get to the “it looks like urine” phase? I do my second dose of pills tomorrow morning (appt is at 3) and I’m worried it won’t be in time to get to the right stage.

This is such a bizarre post. But I’m proud of myself for doing it. I had a complete mental block about it- even after kids and mammograms and surgeries? Something about this had me so freaked out I even would make appointments and then not keep them- for 9 years! So I feel like a grown up. I am doing a hard thing that I am scared of because it’s the right thing to do. Thanks for listening, DCUM.