Comments on: I Had a Colonoscopy

By: JD

JD — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:53:12 +0000

Beth: Ah, excellent analogy: the Amazon and then the Nile. Man, it’s all coming back to me! HA! But yes. It’s an unpleasant evening, a gurgly night, a kind of crappy morning, and then DONE! And then you can have a nice nap and delicious sandwich.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:24:40 +0000

You’re welcome JD.
Glad you liked my tips. The only thing I didn’t do that the Doctor said was also good was to have some Lemon ice after each cup (but I did the flat gingerale instead)

Anyway you slice it a colonoscopy is quite the experience-that is for sure!! I think I forgot to mention with the prep my stomach felt like the Amazon river was in it..and then the Nile flowed in.
Gurgling all night long.
Just remember it’s only a short time then you are back to normal

By: JD

JD — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:43:18 +0000

Beth: Thank you SO much for dropping by to share your tips. I wish I’d known about the apple juice thing. I’m not even sure when/if I have to go back. Hopefully never, but I don’t think it works like that. Orange jello is the best!

college girl: Oh, good! I’m glad you LOL’d. Be sure to read Beth’s tips (above your comment); she has some good ones. And truthfully, the pineapple flavor was probably no worse than the others. It’s just very hard to make elephant semen taste good, I guess. Best of luck, and come back to let us know how it went!

By: college girl

college girl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:24:31 +0000

This REALLY made me LOL. I’m in my early 20’s and will be having an upper endoscopy and colonscopy in a couple days. I was searching for tricks to make that disgusting “elephant semen” taste better, but I could not. I was going to choose pineapple, but I may rethink that now. I am going to read this again when I’m going through the laxative process (can’t wait) because it is sooo funny! Thanks for the post, hope everythings okay with you!

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:05:04 +0000

I had a colonoscopy for the first time a week ago.
There was probably no one more nervous than me as I am an anxious person to begin with.
Now a week later I can say I am soooo glad it is over and done with.All went well (just have a hemorrhoid which I knew about)
If I can offer my tip it would be to get the MoviPrep solution mix one liter with unsweetened ice tea and one with 1/2 strength Juicy Juice apple juice.Make sure you have the prep COLD and drink through a straw.
Take as long as you need to get through it.
The Office said I could do that and in between glasses I drank some flat gingerale to help the taste.
It worked well and I think the tea and the apple juice made the drink atleast bearable.
It’s not a picnic at all but if you get some herb ox beef broth and some jello smacks to help too and use my tips you can deal with it.
The procedure was not as bad as I imagined.
I had a small amount of diprovan and so I nodded off but was awake a bit too and it was over pretty quick.
Go and have it done for peace of mind.
I can go back in 5 years..

By: JD

JD — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:14:56 +0000

Megan: Hey, how did it go? I hope you’ll come back and let us know. God, I’m so glad I didn’t have to deal with a cold AND the dreaded solution. How awful for you. I was so relieved when it was over, I didn’t even mind about the gas-passing. (And really, you have no choice.) I hope everything went OK!

By: Meagan

Meagan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:17:26 +0000

This is hilarious, I’m actually sitting here chugging that vile mess right now, Orange flavor of course. I just read a blog from a woman who had a colonoscopy previously and the DR told her she could start sipping the stuff in the morning and slowly through the day as opposed to chugging it all at once and that it helped a lot. Good advice for next time but too late for me now. In reference to clear stool, and I don’t mean to be vulgar but it’s like peeing from your butt, it’s kinda weird if you ask me, and when it’s like just water coming out, yea it’s totally random and weird and I have no desire to go through this stuff again. I’m not really nervous about the procedure other than the general embarrassment of having to pass gas in a room full of people. I’ve actually chosen my ride on the way home based on the fact that they will likely be there when I have to do it… ick embarrassing! I’m glad your procedure went well and I hope mine goes just as well. I’m only 24 WAY too young for this stuff!!

BTW having a cold and continual sneezing while you’re bowels are on over drive, lmao, no fun!!

Thanks for this post a good way to pass the time while drinking this mess.

By: JD

JD — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:36 +0000

Mamajeanne: Hang in there! I’m not sure how strict the “no driving” rules are. You’ll be groggy from the anesthesia, even tho (in my case, anyway) it’s just the conscious sedation type. You may not even feel like going anywhere. Just take it easy and eat a turkey sandwich. This time tomorrow, it’ll all be over!

By: Mamajeanne

Mamajeanne — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:57:38 +0000

Thank you. Truly. I just drank my second bottle of mag cit and at 10 pm, I get to down 4 dulcolax. Still can’t figure out why they want a sick mom to be up all night, but I’ll follow their damn instructions.

Will I really not be able to drive for 12 hours?????

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