@royanthony
How interesting to know that — it doesn't surprise me, as the gut is known to be our second brain!
I had to do this procedure together with an endoscopy back in 2024. Checking my seizure diary, I had it done on the 4th of October and had no seizures that entire month.
But I remember that my neurologist at the time took some extra care around these two procedures, asking me to prepare for them at the hospital instead of at home. Please do talk to your epileptologist before going through this procedure.
Researching the correlation between seizure incidence and colonoscopy, it seems there isn't yet a large body of research studying epilepsy patients specifically undergoing colonoscopy — but there does appear to be a documented pathway connecting the two, mostly through the bowel preparation process rather than the colonoscopy itself. So, it would be especially interesting to discuss with your doctor which bowel preparation solution is safest for you.
Sharing here one scientific paper I could find on it:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15812590/
Have you had access to another scientific paper showing a strong correlation between colonoscopy and seizures?
Chris