Redundant / Tortuous Colon Colonoscopy Prep Problems

I've also had the problem with colonoscopy prep because of a tortuous colon. They did an unsuccessful colonoscopy in April and an unsuccessful barium enema in May. I've had blood in my stool for months but nobody can see more than 50% of my colon because it loops so much. The blood is not bad when the stool is softer but it rarely is. I have a meeting with the colonoscopy Dr. but not til July 20. They have not really seemed to be in much of a hurry to do anything so I try not to worry...
I did get pretty cleared out for the barium enema they just had me take a bunch of miralax the morning of it.
Still a mystery, all of it. Thanks for your message. It's nice to know we aren't alone!

True, Thank You

I also experienced this. Gi told me next time, all liquid diet for ? Days before and 2 jugs Golytely. So discouraging when you go through all that prep and it still doesn’t work.

I know! That stuff is so gross to even have to drink ONE time and I had to do it 3 times within a couple months, and I'll probably have to do it again in the next couple months and they probably still won't be able to see everything. So very stressful!

I suffer from this as well, my doctor had me on a clear diet for 2 days. Then 2 laxatives and a gallon of Miralax the first day and then again the 2nd day. I was cleaned out. Due to the transverse colon revealed significantly excessive looping and a redundant colon the procedure was aborted. Having a redundant torturous colon causes problems with a colonoscopy. One of the risks is perforated bowel

Yes, it has caused a few problems for me every time they do my Colonoscopy.

I had a virtual visit with a dietitian from the gi dept this morning. She gave me a number of suggestions I thought I’d pass along. Some have already been mentioned here before, but I’ll post them anyway. She reviewed my entire diet first and gave me some surprising recommendations. For breakfast, my Cracklin’ Bran and coffee are fine as it is oat bran, but no more berries. Smoothies for lunch ok as fruit is blended to break up fibers. Dinner. No veggies unless cooked. No salad. Absolutely no corn. No red meat. Retry magnesium oxide. No fruit unless cooked. This is going to be really hard!

What makes the GoLYTELY bearable for me (in addition to chilling it in the refrigerator) is to take some deluxe garden fresh ginger and add a decent sized slice to the bottom of each glass full. I swallow the GoLYTELY fast before my taste buds really register it, the ginger at the bottom effectively masks the taste. And of course you don't swallow it.

I am 70 yrs old and just found und out I have a redundant colon after my latest colonoscopy! Prep for colonoscopy has always been terrible for me, and this time was the worst. It took from 9pm until 6:30 am the next morning using Sutab. Needless to say, I was up all night and had bleeding lesions halfway through from all the clean-up. Spent most of the night in tears. Then during the colonoscopy (I was put to sleep) I had an acid reflux event which I aspirated. When I got home I was coughing up a ton and vomiting. My primary care doc did a chest xray and put me on a Z pack a few days later (coughing up gunk), and still coughing up a bit 3 weeks later. Thankfully my colonoscopy only showed some diverticulosis and this tortuous colon thing. Has anyone else had any of this trouble?

I too have redundant colon. It’s frustrating because if I ask for help, they give me the instructions that normal people use. I think my redundant colon is to blame, because I have to start drinking prep at noon instead of six pm. Sorry for your troubles. Please know that your are not alone.