side effects of colonoscopy

[reggie747]

I had  a routine colonoscopy 7 weeks ago. 2 polys were removed and they were fine. I was sore after the colonoscopy and very bloated but it has not gone away. Yesterday I ran a low grade fever and had waves of very intense pains all over my stomach.  Today I still have stomach pains but no fever.

[pumpkin1794]

when i had my colonoscopy done 7 years ago everything was good and no problem after. i just had my second one done on july 13th and this time they found a small polyp came back fine. during the first few days everything seemed fine, then all of a sudden i started to feel uncomfortable on my right side. and as days went on then i would get low back pains. then i started to feel bloated in my stomach as though i was pregnant and tighten up like contractions making it uncomfortable to breath. i am planning to see my regular doctor tomorrow to see whats going on. i thought this was all in my head, but after reading other peoples problems after colonscopy i know now that this all has to do with that. and my gastreologist said the same thing, that he doesn't think it had anything to do with it. i don't believe him. it really makes me wonder whether these doctors r being careful or careless when they do these procedures. you don't really know how ur being treated while put under sedation.

[Rick2u]

Hello everyone, I am 61 years old and had my first colonoscopy over 2 weeks ago. On the prep I was reading the side effects on the 2 little pills they give you for vomiting and one of the side effects there was NO CURE FOR so I ask the doctor if I had to take it and he said no it was just because 50% of people may vomit during the prep and it would stop the vomiting. If I did not read I would have been shooting craps because of the no cure chance so I did not take it. I have constipation now which I can not remember the last time I ever having it. I should have been told about the side affects. Now I read to - Use Colorectal Recovery Kit to restore and maintain proper stool morphology. It's funny I asked the doctor before the prep about good intestinal bacteria and he says to there is no problem with that with this procedure (colonoscopy). ????? That is why God gives you a true gut feeling (your spiritual EAR)
Doctors mainly keep their side effects info to themselves and tell you nothing just like the Lisinopril cough I had 8 months ago that sent me to the ER and they sent me to a specialist which told me I got the Lisinopril cough that nearly sent my blood pressure through the roof. Again they never told me what the side effects were when they gave me the medication. Get all the info that you can so you will make the right move.
Sincerely, Rick
God bless everyone

[Rick2u]

Hello everyone, I am 61 and had my first colonoscopy over 2 weeks ago. On the prep I was reading the side affects on the 2 little pills they give you for vomiting and one of the side affects there was NO CURE FOR so I ask the doctor if I had to take it and he said no it was just because 50% of people may vomit and it would stop the vomiting. If I did not read I would have been shooting craps so I did not take it. I have consipation now which I can not remember the last time I ever having it. I should have been told about the side affects. Now I read to - Use Colorectal Recovery Kit to restore and maintain proper stool morphology. It's funny I asked the doctor before the prep about good intestinal bacteria and he says to there is no problem with that with this procedure (colonoscopy). ????? That is why God gives you a true gut feeling (your spiritual EAR)
Doctors mainly keep their info for themselves and tell you nothing just like the Lisinopril cough I had 8 months ago that sent me to the ER and they sent me to a specialist which told me I got the Lisinopril cough that nearly sent my blood pressure through the roof. Again they never told me what the side affects were when they gave me the medication. Get all the info that you can so you will make the right move.
Sincerely, Rick2u

[rick007jb]

Hello, i had my first colonoscopy a few days ago.  My first and i am 57 years old.  I have had blood in stool for 3+years and bowels ranging from diarehea (spelling) to small bits and pieces.  The doctor found a few polyps and removed them. He also found one about 16cm up my rectum/anus and said it was size of golf ball.  He is going to send me to another doctor in another larger city to have it removed. I am worried. He did not seem too worried but still it worrys me.  I am a little sore on my left side of rectum/anus, esp. when i cough.  Hopefully that will go away.

[Sweetpea56]

At 56 I had my 3rd colonoscopy.  I have not had any problems on my previous two.  On this one I expiereinced many of the same symptoms mentioned here...severe back pain, headache, vomiting after the procedure.  They gave me 3 doses of anti-nausea medication and morphine for the back pain.  Of all things, I also had an earache and sinus pain (from the oxygen, perhaps?)  When I came out of the anethesia, my husband said I looked really weird (meaning indigent) and was shaking violently.  The same evening and next day, I ran a fever of 99.7 and had a raised resting heart rate of 82.  I was not feeling at all well, was lightheaded and had the shakes.  I took some Tylenol and benadryl and went back to bed for a few hours. In the meantime, I slowly introduced liquids and soft foods back into my diet.  7 up, chicken noodle soup, bananas, jello and water.   I decided to try and break up the gas that was trapped inside by rolling and bouncing on my core ball, lying down, both front wards and backwards.
That helped to release some of the gas.  Did this several times at separate times.  I ate a cup of yogurt (with active cultures) and added cinnamon and took an acidopholus capsule to try and replace the flora that had been removed by this whole process.  I put a moist heating pad (microwavable type) across my abdomen when I went to bed.  Much better the next morning with noticeable reduced swelling.  Just sore now, and I hope that will go away in a couple of days.  Definetly not an experience that I hope to ever have to repeat!  I hope some of this information will be helpful to someone else out there.  Replace the flora in your intestines.  Take acidolphoulus, eat yogurt, take probiotics.  I would think that a good gastroenterologist would be recommending this as a followup to the procedure because they know they are stripping the body of much needed good bacteria that takes time to replace.  Those little guys help break down the food so your body can absorb it.  Take it all away and blow up your intestines, and you have a combination for a colon in shock.

[rambo730]

sorry to hea about your experience , i had one 5 weeks ago , still got lots of pain , cnt seem to empty my bowells properly , also back pain , and vomiting a lot wrse than i did before the colonoscopy , i had 3 polyps removed , ive had  3 colonoscopys before left with a bit of pain but not like this , i did feel that they were a little rough this time , when i got home i went into shock , cold shaking so bad i could hardly speak , so i know what your going through , , ill be telling them next time to ease up a little , i was in the theatre for one hour forty mnts ,  hope you get better soon , paul