Prep for my Colonoscopy

stratplayer
stratplayer Member Posts: 42 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I guess I am a big baby. After my first colonoscopy in 2009, I have had problems doing the prep. I can not drink the prep with gagging and throwing up.
I was only able to drink 3 small glasses of prep for my major surgery. My surgeon said not to worry about it.

Now my 2nd Colonoscopy is coming up in December and I told them about the problems with the prep.
Of course, they said that is the only way to clean for a Colonoscopy. Hummm

You guys and girls have any suggestions?

Mickey

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  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #2
    ick, prep
    I will be doing the same on halloween, a necessary evil! I think KathiM suggested using margarita mix and a margarita glass to help make it palatable ;)
    mary
  • chicoturner
    chicoturner Member Posts: 282
    #3
    Hi, I was told by a nurse
    Hi, I was told by a nurse when I was prepping for my surgery that I needed to drink another horrible drink and she said make it really cold and use a straw. I guess it doesn't touch your mouth as much! Might be worth a try! Jean
  • Joy1216
    Joy1216 Member Posts: 290 Member
    #4
    Pills
    I've never done the pills, but I know a lot of people have used them to prep for their colonoscopies. Why don't you talk with your GI doc about prepping with the pills? Or start calling GI docs and see who has their patients prep with the pills?
    Joy
  • Unknown
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  • ron50
    ron50 Member Posts: 1,723 Member
    #6
    Hi Mickey
    On tuesday I front up for scope no 13 (bad number) I had trouble with scope no 2 . It was in the middle of chemo and I threw up for two days ,I would get one glass down and the second would bounce them both up again. They gave me a fleet prep ,where you drink a glass full of noxious substance followed by nine big glasses of water over the next hour or two.This is repeated early on the morning of the scope. It didn't matter what I did I must have a face that cries "please give me several enemas" because they always obliged. My last two scopes I had epsom salt caps (about seventy of them) I reckon they nearly poisoned me and did very little in the way of clering me out. The result of my last scope was an ambiguous "no large lesions found" whatever that means . This time they are putting me into hospital for the prep. It will be the three litres of levarge and they are standing by with anti-nausea wafers . They will not let me near a fleet prep ever again as it appears to have severely damaged my kidneys. The difference between normal and fleet prep is that the normal washes out the colon ,the fleet works by osmossis it actually draws fluid into the colon from the tissue and can cause serious dehydration thus causing kidney filter damage. SSSoooo as much as I hate to say it the three litres of dishwash solution is the best and safest way to go. I feel for you cos I am in the same boat. Best of luck to us both .Ron.
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #7
    ron50 said:

    Hi Mickey
    On tuesday I front up for scope no 13 (bad number) I had trouble with scope no 2 . It was in the middle of chemo and I threw up for two days ,I would get one glass down and the second would bounce them both up again. They gave me a fleet prep ,where you drink a glass full of noxious substance followed by nine big glasses of water over the next hour or two.This is repeated early on the morning of the scope. It didn't matter what I did I must have a face that cries "please give me several enemas" because they always obliged. My last two scopes I had epsom salt caps (about seventy of them) I reckon they nearly poisoned me and did very little in the way of clering me out. The result of my last scope was an ambiguous "no large lesions found" whatever that means . This time they are putting me into hospital for the prep. It will be the three litres of levarge and they are standing by with anti-nausea wafers . They will not let me near a fleet prep ever again as it appears to have severely damaged my kidneys. The difference between normal and fleet prep is that the normal washes out the colon ,the fleet works by osmossis it actually draws fluid into the colon from the tissue and can cause serious dehydration thus causing kidney filter damage. SSSoooo as much as I hate to say it the three litres of dishwash solution is the best and safest way to go. I feel for you cos I am in the same boat. Best of luck to us both .Ron.

    fleet
    I am with you Ron.....fleet stinks....it is the very worst....I can no longer keep it down. How can this be so hard....is it rocket science to get us cleaned out a little more humanely???

    Don't worry ronnie....got your back covered for number 13....I was born on Friday the 13 th

    best luck Mickey and Ron and hugs

    mags
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #8
    new prep
    Hi Mickey, my new gastro had me take four Ducolax at noon and then at 1:00 put 258 grams of Miralax in 64 ounces of Gatorade (nothing red colored) and drink 8 ounces every 15 minutes til it was gone. No icky taste. Not thick. Tasted just like Gatorade. No gas, no cramps, no icky tummy and it worked well and quickly.
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #9
    Good luck!
    to both Mickey + Ron
  • tiny one
    tiny one Member Posts: 465 Member
    #10
    Prep
    Tuesday I had to do prep. I had to drink magnesium citrate. I numb my mouth, tongue, throat with oral jel first. I mixed some crystal lite lemonade in with the magnesium citrate. I put ice in it and drank through a straw, still could taste it some but got it down. Have something right beside to chase it down with. Then I brush my teeth right after to get the taste out of my mouth. I made it thru the prep and my colonoscopy was all clear. I am 3 years cancer free.
  • classicman
    classicman Member Posts: 34
    #11
    dianetavegia said:

    new prep
    Hi Mickey, my new gastro had me take four Ducolax at noon and then at 1:00 put 258 grams of Miralax in 64 ounces of Gatorade (nothing red colored) and drink 8 ounces every 15 minutes til it was gone. No icky taste. Not thick. Tasted just like Gatorade. No gas, no cramps, no icky tummy and it worked well and quickly.

    I did the same clense, went
    I did the same clense, went well, better than that slimy Go Lightly. and i drank part of mine with diet soda
  • ketziah35
    ketziah35 Member Posts: 1,145
    #12
    dianetavegia said:

    new prep
    Hi Mickey, my new gastro had me take four Ducolax at noon and then at 1:00 put 258 grams of Miralax in 64 ounces of Gatorade (nothing red colored) and drink 8 ounces every 15 minutes til it was gone. No icky taste. Not thick. Tasted just like Gatorade. No gas, no cramps, no icky tummy and it worked well and quickly.

    I did this one and it
    I did this one and it worked.

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