Tips for successful colonoscopy prep

Is this the prep that involves taking 4 Dulcolax bisacodyl tablets followed by 64 oz. of gatorade, something like 8 oz every 15 minutes?????

Hello, heyjoe415,

At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC, the prep the GI assigned me involves cutting down your diet as described, but for the concoction itself, mix a large bottle (238 grams) of Miralax with 2 liters of clear transparent or yellow fluid (I used bottled lemonade as it blocks the taste well) along with Ducolax. I spent the night in the bathroom and went about 4 times on the train to the City, but I was clear. If interested, go to the MSKCC home page and search colonoscopy prep.

All the best.

Thank you.

I've had luck eating raisin bran most mornings and using Miralax as needed.
You might get your current Gastro doctor to call in a prescription strength ointment and anal suppositories for hemorrhoids.
Then check into finding another Gastro doctor connected to hospital. You must do the prep to the "T" in order to have a successful colonoscopy procedure.

I'm sorry for your loss and all you've been through. For what it's worth, the unfortunate events of your past won't go away unless you can find a way to let them go, and you will.

As for moving forward, start by finding a good PCP, ideally at a well known medical facility where you live. The PCP can then refer you to specialists.

All the best to you.

I had SEVERE constipation last week. I really and truly thought I was going to die as I already had a burst bowel once with colostomy, resect and giant hernia and I HATE my local hospital! I decided to buy these little Fleet enemas with glycerin in them. They're called suppositories. It's totally liquid maybe about a tablespoon or less. I have very slow metabolism. Inserted it at 3 pm. Got up from the bed and it poured out and I was like "oh well". Went about my day. Couldn't eat dinner and was nauseous (not a good sign)Woke up at 3:30 am and was able to go for the first time normally in a long time! Took my body 12 hrs to metabolize the suppository 🙁😳 Also woke at 5:30-6 am to completely empty out. Omg. I felt normal again.
I don't know what it is with doctors these days. It's like since Covid came all the doctors left and it's just newbies with no experience or bad doctors.
If it's any consolation, my leukemia doctor never calls me back nor answers portal messages. It wasn't until I started writing in the portal about how I was('nt) being treated or responded to that I started getting any responses 😡😡. It's a 13 hr round trip into NYC to see him (by bus) for a blood test and him telling me everything is great. This time I told him to send the labs and I'd have them done out here and we can have a virtual - and that's what we're doing! I'm in plenty of leukemia groups and I've never heard of someone being treated like this.
I'm sorry you're having such terrible gastric issues. Since my burst bowel in 2015, when surgeon also took my sigmoid colon(!), I have a great fear of anything concerning my lower abdomen and bowels. I think this last episode was the most frightening. My husband said he had read up on what was happening to me and was going to take me to the hospital!! Glad that little tiny liquid glycerin suppository worked!!
Good luck to you. Keep searching until you find the doctor you are comfortable with. You've been treated very badly in the past and deserve better. ❤️❤️

I have colonic inertia, as well as a tortuous/redundant colon. Colonoscopy preps have always been a nightmare and have never been “complete” enough for them to do a thorough exam, despite following instructions precisely,
I had to do a prep recently for a different procedure and it worked amazingly well. I could not believe that I was totally clear in a matter of hours with little discomfort. I also have hemorrhoids.
The week before, I added a 1/2 capful of Miralax to my am coffee. I also began gradually cutting back on high-residue foods the closer I got to the day. Two days before, I went on an all clear diet, nothing but jello and clear liquids. Once I started having loose stools, for me, even before I started prep, I used Desitin, and reapplied as often as needed. And soft tissue or wipes. If you can’t flush wipes, toss in garbage. And blot, never wipe. All this will help your bottom and make prep so much easier. At least it did for me. Of course, run this by your dr. Mine told me it’s like a “pre-prep” to get things moving so the actual prep has a better chance of working and is not so traumatic. Best of luck! I’ve also had some horrible, unfeeling drs, so I can totally sympathize. Always wonder why people like that choose health care as a profession if they so dislike dealing with sick people? And it’s not just drs.

I found eating low fiber the week before the procedure helps make prep more tolerable. Having one imo is better than the alternative. I had 4 in 20 months as they kept finding more large flat precancerous polyps. I am on a yearly schedule now. I have had internal hemorrhoids but it didn't affect prep that I was aware of, as it wasn't till I saw it on my report that I knew I had them. I have a redundant colon, which means a 2 day two gallon prep ugh, and the procdure takes an hour and half and not the typical 20 minutes. You got this!

Love to hear more about this method! Could I message you?

Hello @electracat and welcome to the Digestive Health Support Group on Mayo Connect. I see that you are interested in learning more about preps for colonoscopies. Here are some links to other Connect discussions that you might find helpful:
--Colonoscopy and endoscopy prep
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/colonoscopy-and-endoscopy-in-rochester/
--Tips for successful prep before colonoscopy
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/colonoscopy-and-endoscopy-in-rochester/
Finally, here is a Newsfeed from Mayo Clinic on this topic
--Colonoscopy prep making it easier
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/take-charge-healthy-aging/newsfeed-post/colonoscopy-prep-make-it-easier/
As there are many types of preps available now, it is important to use one that is approved by your doctor.

As this is your first post on Connect, please share as you are comfortable doing so, a bit about yourself. Do you have a colonoscopy scheduled in the near future?