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Colonoscopy and Endoscopy: Preparation

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

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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????

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I’m scheduled to have a colonoscopy/endoscopy in less than two weeks and I just remembered after reading your comment that I’ve read online that there are now virtual colonoscopies. Has anyone ever had one? I’m really dreading this one because I’m already weak from not eating for so long and I’m so scared. It’s going to trigger my stomach to be worse. On the other hand, I need to find out what’s going on inside. But there are so many things. The colonoscopy can’t test for, like stress related, IBS and SIBO. Thank you in advance.