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Can anyone give advice for a colonoscopy?

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user1630101 · 27/02/2025 20:14

I'm due to have one in a couple of weeks. I've read all the horror stories about the bowel prep etc. however it's the sedation and afterwards that I can't find info on. How does the sedation work? Will it stop me feeling anything or will it just make me feel a bit out of it? And how long does it take to feel normal again afterwards?

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XWKD · 27/02/2025 20:17

I get fentanyl when I have it done. It makes me not care. You'll probably sleep it off afterwards and then you'll be back to normal. The stuff you have to take isn't as big an ordeal as it seems. It's like salty, sugary, lemon flavoured water.

Justwingingit2005 · 27/02/2025 20:16

Hey OP
I've had two..... one with and one without sedation.
They put a canula in your hand and give you sedation. You are awake but you will know nothing of the procedure.
You go to recovery after then someone needs to collect you.
I felt a bit off for 24 hrs.