Colonscopy...

[ashleyanne84]

Im getting a colonscopy next Friday. I know the prep is awful. What should I expect during and after the procedure?

[Cdngal]

You will be fine, you will be sleepy after... i dont do well with any ansethtic so that made me sick, but other then that no side effects... the prep is the worst part of it and even that isnt all that bad..

[michell221]

Just plan on living in the bathroom the day of prep.  I could eat clear jello and chicken broth and gatorade so it was not so bad.  Afterwards I was sleepy so took a long nap and rested for the rest of the night and slept in the next day.  I was fine.

[Totie]

Stay close to the bathroom.....when you start the cleansing...

For me it was not painful & I did not remember much afterwards (like how I got home, who dressed me). I did not have any pain, BUT, I will say, and this is just me....

I developed a perianal abscess 3 weeks later (rectrum trauma). That created a whole different issue for me in the last two years.

But the colonoscopy itself was a breeze, if they don't damage the rectum area.

[ashleyanne84]

Are you in pain after?

[andydandy]

The prep is not sooooo bad if you eat lightly for several days before.  I googled for a pre-diet...very little meat..none for a couple days before...Llipton's chicken noodle cup of soup and crackers...Bob Evans already prepared mashed potaoes.  Lots of broth...everything light colored..even bought white bread (first time in years).
Lots of liquids...the time before this last time, I didn't drink enough and the day after I was so dizzy I couldn't get out of bed without help for hours....had to drink G2 all day!  
Hope all goes well....