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Colonoscopy tomorrow quite literally, laxatives are a pain in the @rse!

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tinateaspoon · 05/10/2009 14:30

I am fed up, I knew it wasn't going to be pleasant but I feel empty enough already after one picolax and I have two litres of Kleanprep to go. All this while looking after my youngest who has tonsilitis .

Why can't they just give you a colonic irrigation?

Sorry had to moan, have been sh*tting since 10am and more to come, appt not til 12 tomorrow. Actually if there are any wise people out there, as my appt is tomorrow afternoon, should I take both Kleanprep tonight or save one for the morning? I will start the first one after I have picked my eldest up from school for obvious reasons .

Do they put you through this so you don't care what they do to you when the time comes to bare all!? Such joy I am so looking forward to my dinner of Bovril and Jelly . I am sooooooo hungry already

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FABIsInTraining · 05/10/2009 14:39

It tastes vile so there is no way you could take one after the other. Take as directed.

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tinateaspoon · 05/10/2009 16:17

Hi Fab the directions say take up to four sachets one after the other. I have only been given two and one of Picolax hence the confusion. And you're right it does taste foul. Only five more glasses to go .

I might have been a bit flippant but I am actually really quite worried by the whole thing. Not only the actual procedure but what they might find and getting through the next few hours.

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FABIsInTraining · 05/10/2009 17:13

DH had this last month.

He was sedated.

It was fine and he was fine. The GP was completely wrong with what as wrong with him.

I hope you are okay.

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BonsoirAnna · 05/10/2009 17:15

Have you been on a very low residue diet for the past 48 hours?

If not, yes, it's very unpleasant indeed...

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ABetaDad · 05/10/2009 17:29

tinateaspoon - you only think you are empty until you take the second satchet. Had it done about 3 months back. Not nice. I could have dropped a marble in my mouth and it woudl have rolled straight through in the end.

By the way, avoid getting a sore bottom from wiping by washing or using moist wipes. Vaseline is also helpful.

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ellymae · 05/10/2009 18:43

i had a colonoscopy in june (at the same appt as having an endoscopy - what joy!)and remember the picolax well! I found that I still felt I needed to keep going to the loo even though there was eventually nothing there. By the end if you are passing just clear/straw coloured water then you're there!

as to the exam itself you should be sedated which definitely helps altho I don't think I had enough as I was wide awake and watching the whole thing on the tv monitor

i think the post exam 'wind' was far more embarrassing than having the camera up my bum

good luck and it will all be over soon

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tinateaspoon · 05/10/2009 19:42

Thanks guys. Well Ellymae I think I am now there, phew.

LOL Betadad at the marble thing, yep I can see where you are coming from. I found some vaseline which did the trick.

BonsoirAnna, I have been on low residue diet from this morning, and now can eat nothing til tomorrow night. I bet I dream about food tonight, I do not do hungry very well, I do so like my food .

I am having a sedation and I really hope they knock me right out.

Thanks again what will be will be. I hope you all got the right results and that you are all fine.