Colonoscopy

The point is Susie that neither propanol or the much different propranolol are used for a colonoscopy.

I know that. I'm just being picky.

I liked orgasmic chemistry

Orgasmic chemistry? I missed out!

Yeah, orgasmic chemistry. isn't that what carbon chemistry called?

Yeah, orgasmic chemistry. isn't that what carbon chemistry called?

Only if you're going out with the professor

What my father did as a prep for his is essentially re-create the 1970s prep kits.

12 N no lunch

2 PM plenty of water

3 PM, Fleet enema.

From then till 4 PM all the water he could stand,

4 PM 10 oz bottle of Magnesium Citrate.

Water at least once an hour if not more.

9 PM 4 bisacodyl tablets

10 PM TRY to sleep a couple of hours, if possible. I think that's about all he got, a couple of hours.

4 AM CEE-O-Two suppository

6:45 AM leave for appointment.

7:15 AM arrive for appointment

8:05 They took him in back

9:30 AM In the car, headed home.

OMG that's so complicated. Clear liquids on the preceding day followed by nothing per month after midnight plus golytely or PEG solution is the standard of care now. I'm not even sure that Cee oh two suppositories are even still available.

Actually, for those of us with slower intestinal motility, it's a 48 hour prep. The only difference is clear liquids for 2 days prior to the split dose of PEG overnight before the early morning procedure.

I had a Colonoscopy just 2 weeks ago and here were the orders I was to follow:

The Day before: Clear liquids ALL DAY

At 4:00 pm take 4 Laxative tablets

At 5:00 pm: Mix whole bottle of Miralax with 64 oz.. of Gatorade (Or similar drink) Start drinking this mixture at this time

Ay 9:00 pm: Take 2 gas tablets wit 8 oz.. clear liquids'

At 10:00 pm: Take 2 more gas tablets with 8 oz. clear liquids.

At 1:15 am: Take 4 Laxative tablets (8 hours prior to test)

At 2:15 am: Drink the remaining mixture until gone

Stop DRINKING ALL LIQUIDS two hours before the procedure

Colonoscopy was scheduled for 10:15 in the morning, and I has to be there one hour before the test was commence.

I did get the results about a week later and the doc found 8 polyps this time. Have to go back and be retested in 3 years.

Yes, but the prep would have been much pleasant as an enema. I was sedated. The last thing I remember the doctor open my gown to expose my backside and said he was going to check my prostate. The next thing I was waking up back in my little curtained cubby. Sometimes I think it would be good to be awake but then I remember he removed two polyps and I think okay, sedation is good.

Enemas WILL NOT yield adequate bowel prep.

Polyp removal? Painless. Being awake? You know everything except any pathology report RIGHT THEN and you can drive yourself to breakfast.

Right on Jds. I wonder why this delusion persists. Enemas are totally inadequate as a prep. The gut needs to be emptied from above. Polyp removal is painless because the colon is only painful to stretch.

I'm with you jds, no drugs, just get me to breakfast. Miralax and Gatorade was the easiest prep I've ever done.

Oh yes breakfast. I've never been so hungry. Unfortunately it was dinner as I was too drugged for breakfast.

I have had a colonoscopy - recently, and like most posters, slept throughout. Also, the preparation was the worst part. I could not safely move away from a quick sprint to the bathroom, and was exhausted and very sore from passing liquid as it were. No fun at all.

I did have a Barium Enems many years ago, which was also not fun, as at one point they pumped my rectum full of air! I am not sure if they still use the Barium Enema as an X Ray technique.

All in all, these were not pleasant experiences, and I would not want to be subject to them again

A far cry from the.domestic enema, done with care and consideration and at a time of ones own choosing.

Delia

No I have not .

I'm a physician and have also had many colonoscopies myself due to a strong family history of colonic and other cancers. As liquid and others have said, enemas, the old method I was told to use in the '70's (to my delight, of course) has been long since replaced by oral preparations that clear the small as well as large bowels from above for a much better examination free of debris. I'm just curious though, if my recollection was correct. I recall hearing that in addition to not clearing the small bowel, that colonoscopists found that direct retrograde introduction of enemas were more irritating than clearance from above and left the colon looking slightly more inflamed. Anyone else ever hear this?

Eric

Next time ask for the Exact Science screen test...if positive, then go through this wrenching purge!

Ericmacson, I would think the answer to that is entirely dependent on what is in the enema solution. Soapy water, or soapsuds as some call it, seem to be very popular among Zity members. My understanding is that soap is irritating to the colon. And I'm sure there are other solutions even more irritating than soap.

On the other hand, plain water, or a saline solution, don't seem to be irritating. Since most of the oral clean outs involve a version of saline, they shouldn't be irritating to the colon either.

Sorry but the Cologuard test misses many cancers and is useless in diagnosing other conditions. Colonoscopy is the gold standard. The virtual colonoscopy which is glorified CT misses these mucosal lesions as well.

Eric I've read that fleet's are particularly bad producing glary mucus and injection of the colon. This makes things more difficult to interpret. Injection as you know is reddening of the tissue.

I have had a couple of them done. Family history of colon cancer so I'm on an every 5 year schedule. Thankfully everything has been normal to this point. I'm very thankful to be sedated as I don't think it would be a pleasant experience if awake. The worst part of the whole thing is the prep the day before. I am due to have one this fall, it will be the first one since my Niesen Fundaplication surgery. Since that surgery I have a problem with bloating if I drink or eat very much, so I'm really not looking forward to the prep as I remember feeling very bloated from drinking the large quantity of solution.

Yeh had it done in early 2000s no sedation

loved it

The prep sucked. I did the procedure awake. I didn't 'like' it ie get aroused but I loved watching it on the screen. Fascinating. I little uncomfortable but I've had much worse.

It was a long time ago and i was given a bottle of x-prep, small, went down in a couple of gulps, then chased off with a bottle of water... no discomfort or bad taste. 5 hours later the result was more or less like a very big dose of castor oil, terrible cramps, some flatulence and very wild loose poops for the best part of the night. i kinda enjoyed that 😃 sedation was ok, and the procedure was not too annoying...

At my local hospital in Reading sedation is optional so I always opt to have it without the midazolam. I do have a small shot of fentanyl painkiller though plus buscopan to relax the colon. I have had 3 colonoscopies this way now and found them absolutely fine. I've read that it's worse (more painful) for ladies though, presumably because of their extra abdominal "bits".

I had one earlier this year with no sedation . The Drs tried to persuade me I should but I was very persistent and kept saying no . In the end they gave up . It hurt a bit was just a bit uncomfortable when they got to the bends . I'll never have another with sedation . It really wasn't so bad .

At my local hospital in Reading sedation is optional so I always opt to have it without the midazolam. I do have a small shot of fentanyl painkiller though plus buscopan to relax the colon. I have had 3 colonoscopies this way now and found them absolutely fine. I've read that it's worse (more painful) for ladies though, presumably because of their extra abdominal "bits".

Sedation is ALWAYS optional (except maybe at the VA). For efficiency, they try to convince you otherwise.

I've undergone both a simple flex-sig and a "full-dress" colonoscopy -- the latter about five years ago. The night before the study, on m own, I did two two-quart soapsuds-and-glycerin enemas via the traditional bag-and-hose, then started the prescribed GoLytely; was passing nothing but clear water and the usual amount of liver bile before I'd downed little more than a third of the recommended dose.

I declined the sedation the next morning, and the "team", who were very good at easing the 'scope around a bend or two, agreed that the prep was very satisfactory, but didn't comment on my embellishing it with an enema. Still, I was free to drive myself home due to no sedation, and I got a nice "bar bet" (Guess where I've looked up!) after the process.

I am scheduled to have one tomorrow. I am doing the prep today and so far so good. But later I need to take the solution and then again at 4:00 am. I had one years ago and that time I hardly remember it. I was out which I expect to be for this too.