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Bowel prep solutions for colonoscopies trigger your asthma

Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (4)
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@lisalucier

Hi, @jenniferhunter - I have allergic asthma, but I've not had a bowel prep solution for a colonoscopy trigger my asthma.

A few members that might have thoughts on bowel prep triggering asthma are @astaingegerdm @kspowell @kmoorekc @samcal9977zz @sisterpulse and @darwin66.

jenniferhunter - I was amazed at all the options I was given for bowel prep by a GI doctor - far more than just the one option prescribed for me in primary care. I don't know if you can take sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride tablets (Sutab)? I didn't love it personally, cause it made me vomit twice, but evidently others like it. Did your doctor have some ideas for what prep might work?

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | 2 days ago

@lisalucier I wanted to give an update about how I got through the colonoscopy prep. My first procedure was canceled when the Clenpiq solution caused an asthma problem. The doctor gave me a list of things I could buy over the counter to accomplish the bowel prep for colonoscopy. I had Dulcolax, Senna, bottles of Magnesium Citrate and Colace. This also caused asthma which I think is due to the polyethylene glycol in the Colace and the Dulcolax. These are small pills, so there isn't as much of it as a normal prep powder or Miralax which is all PEG. My procedure got cancelled again 2 days prior to the appointment.

So the doctor changed it to drop the Colace and Dulcolax, and add mineral oil, so it was combinations of mineral oil, Senna and Mag Citrate that accomplished the task. I still had some phlegm issues but it was minor and using my inhalers was enough to keep my lungs clear. Because of my allergy reactions, my doctor moved the procedure from her office to the hospital. Everything was fine, and I got through it all.

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