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Colonoscopy and Endoscopy: Preparation

Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 1, 2023 | Replies (120)

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@kathy49 - that is good news this prep cleaned you out, as someone who's arrived at the medical center before with a prep that was not totally completed and had to be given enemas.

Yay for only three tiny polyps.

I'm sorry to hear this prep was just awful. Will you share more about what was awful with this prep? Also curious about why this prep might be rougher as an older person. Will you talk more about that?

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Well the same thing that is awful about all the liquid prep....it tastes awful and after some time the gag reflex is activated. Nothing new here just the usual. I think everything gets a bit more difficult as one gets older.general health may not be as good as 8-10 years ago...higher chance of dehydration etc. Again nothing major just observations. I appreciated all the suggestions here and wanted to report back.

To me, the prep is awful because I have no control over my vowels so I set up a lawn chair right next to my toilet. So no sleep and I go so much otherwise that the prep just drains me and I am as weak as a noodle. I’m almost 70 so hard to do it now. I wonder if there’s any other way they could do it. By some kind of scan or put you out and suck all the poo out of your guts. 🙂 My last colonoscopy made things worse…when I got home, had a tiny bit to eat and it was just like I was in the middle ofthe prep again. That made me wonder if maybe there was poo stuck to the sides of my colon and the wand knock them of????