After a colonoscopy...

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I had a colonoscopy last Friday -so 8 days ago

I felt very rough afterwards but put it down to the prep (which lasted hours and hours!) and I had a little bit of bleeding from the biopsies

But I still feel bad -lots of lower back and upper abdominal rumblings and I feel very gassy
-and I've still not been to the loo

I've no signs of infection

Can anyone offer any advice?

All normal signs apart from the not going to the toilet. Assuming you’ve eaten and drank I would ring your gp or 111 for advice. Could be a case of a lazy Bowel but might have been irritated by the colonoscopy. I’ve had about 10-15. Have you got any bad pain ?

Nothing that can't be managed with paracetamol fortunately

Are you passing wind or just feeling bloated/rumbling on the inside? If you're not passing wind you need to see a doctor pretty urgently. Even if you have you probably still need to speak to someone (colonoscopy unit/out of hour GP). Colonoscopy & biopsy does occasionally cause side effects that are serious. Hope that helps & you feel better soon.

Severe abdominal pain and/or rectal bleeding after a colonoscopy would require A&E.

To still be in pain 8 days post colonoscopy is a little concerning. You say you've not opened your bowels since the test. How often do you normally open your bowels if usually daily then that would be a concern but if you normally only go 1-2 per week then maybe not.

You say you felt very rough afterwards, for how long and has that completely gone now?

I usually go every couple of days on movicol which I started again on Monday -chronic constipation is why I got sent for the colonoscopy

I am passing wind but nothing else

Still not 100% in myself -feels a bit like I'm getting over a virus if that makes sense -very quick to tire, a bit foggy

definitely not got Corona

I work in this field and we usually advise patients that symptoms should settle down within 24-48 hours so I would suggest calling 111 for advice.

It's normal to feel windy and bloated after, it's also normal for your usual bowel movements to take a little time to return.

Main concerns after colonoscopy are perforation or post polypectomy syndrome (delayed pain/bleeding following polyp removal) Did they remove any polyps or was it just a few biopsies?

If your endoscopy unit is open tomorrow it could be a good idea to ring and ask their advice as they will know exactly what happened biopsy/polypectomy etc during your test and advise you accordingly

Do you have a fever or feel rough in yourself? 8 days is a bit much. I was sore for a couple of days

I would ring 111 for advice as suggested above.

I had a colonoscopy a while ago, I had it first thing in the morning and was ok by the next day

Spoke to 111 apparently I'm still the realms of normal but they have given me a list of symptoms to watch out for that I would need to seek urgent help for, and said to contact my GP on Monday if there is no change by then