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What I ended up doing

Helen Bach — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:57:24 GMT

another colonscopy thread! It's over now and I'm so relieved. HockeyNut John, I thought about you during the prep a LOT~ thanks for sharing your experiences.

I ended up taking the gallon jug of CoLyte and made it with Crystal Light (2 packages) Then I poured from the jug into empty water bottles ~ 16.9 oz. That made 8 manageable water bottles full of yuck. I drank deeply with nose closed, then popped a hard sour lemon drop each drink. Harsh drinking it all, and even harsher what happened afterwards. I am too old to pull all-nighters! 8:00 AM was procedure and the Profifall (sp) worked as promised. woke up in a different rooom... very disorientating!

Oh well. Clean bill of health, then next one in 5 years.

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Reilley — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:35:12 GMT

Congratulations! While I hadn't taken a poll/survey on this topic, I am sure many of us had the same scary thoughts prior to the first colonoscopy! It was a coworker that told me not worry about the procedure itself because you are asleep!, it's drinking all that "drink" that is the worst part of the whole procedure!

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Another new name Sue — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:22:00 GMT

It's good to have it behind you, isn't it? Yes, the prep wrecks a whole day, but it can be a lifesaving procedure, so good for you for doing it. A reminder to anyone who is planning to have a colonoscopy, it's best to book early in the morning to get it over with and so you don't have to spend too many more hours without eating.

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judy0330 — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 23:47:43 GMT

I got so sick from that prep. Now I use Miralax. Life changing. I alternate mixing it with iced tea and lemonade. It is tasteless. SO much easier. Everybody I know is using that prep now. If you need another colonoscopy -- talk to your doctor about it.

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sweetee2 — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:26:48 GMT

Seriously, I haven't use the drink all that liquid method for 15 years. Now it's 2 bottles of Gatorade. I don't know where you went, we went to a place where all they do are Colonoscopies.

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Franklinbell — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:40:07 GMT

@Helen Bach so glad everything is great!

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hckynutjohn — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 01:00:16 GMT

@Helen Bach

Glad my comments helped you some during your prep. Very happy to hear the results were also good news.

As far as "being disoriented"! For most of my Colonoscopies, Propofol was not the Anesthesia that was used. Fentanyl and Versed were used, which do not put many patients "completely to sleep". I had most of mine done in my 2nd home, the hospital. I was very familiar with the rooms used for the procedures, and the recovery room, so no disorientation.

Now that it's over and your got a clean result, life is good, in that respect. Good job!

hckynut 🇺🇸

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KathyM23 — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:11:28 GMT

@judy0330 I love ice tea, never thought about mixing the Miralax with it. I always mixed with water since I couldn't do the gaterade. I will difinitely ask my dr about ice tea the next time. Thanks for the suggestion.

I never found the Miralax/water combo to be too hard to drink, but this time my new Dr wanted 64 oz the night before and 64 oz the morning of. Was to much for me. I only did less than half the morning of. Never had to do that before.

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KathyM23 — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:13:39 GMT

@sweetee2 Surely you had to mix the gatorade with a prep?

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meallen616 — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:29:00 GMT

@Helen Bach,

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Reilley — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:43:47 GMT

@judy0330 I agree, talk to the dr first. Are you saying that your doctor gave you the go ahead to drink the Miralax mixture instead of the colonoscopy drink instead?

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chrystaltree — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:11:40 GMT

That's over. You don't have to think about it for 5 years.

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judy0330 — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:44:57 GMT

@Reilley Yes -- per the gastro doctor's instructions. Appparently I was late to this party. Friends I have mentioned it to have been using this prep for years. My husband has a colonoscopy in December and saw the doctor last week so I can give you the exact instructions from the instruction sheet. It says to take the Miralax with Crystal Light Lemonade or Gatorade but when I asked they said iced tea was fine. I also used a bottled lemonade -- not Crystal light -- which they also said was fine. Since I was switching off between iced tea and lemonade -- I mixed each glass separately and used ice. Here are the instructions:

Day before colonoscopy:

1. In the morning, mix the whole 238g bottle of Miralax powder with either 64 oz of Crystal Light Lemonade or Gatorade and refrigeragte. (No red or purple.)

2. At 1 pm take 2 Ducolax tablets with a glass of water and continue drinking liquids.

3. At 4 pm begin drinking the Miralax -- about 8 oz every 20-30 minutes until the Miralax is finished. Diarrhea is normal and will last a few hours after you finish drinking the solution. You are "clean" when bowel movements are translucent and brown stool is gone.

4. You may continue to drink clear liquids until 4 am.

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shoesnbags — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:41:06 GMT

@Reilley wrote:
Congratulations! While I hadn't taken a poll/survey on this topic, I am sure many of us had the same scary thoughts prior to the first colonoscopy! It was a coworker that told me not worry about the procedure itself because you are asleep!, it's drinking all that "drink" that is the worst part of the whole procedure!

@Reilley

For me, the worst part isn't drinking the yucky drink, it's what happens afterwards. I just keep going and going and going.......

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shoesnbags — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:44:22 GMT

@KathyM23 wrote:
@judy0330 I love ice tea, never thought about mixing the Miralax with it. I always mixed with water since I couldn't do the gaterade. I will difinitely ask my dr about ice tea the next time. Thanks for the suggestion.

I never found the Miralax/water combo to be too hard to drink, but this time my new Dr wanted 64 oz the night before and 64 oz the morning of. Was to much for me. I only did less than half the morning of. Never had to do that before.

@KathyM23 That's what my gastro group has been doing for years now, and that second dose is what absolutely does me in. The results just don't stop for me.

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lgfan — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 04:30:21 GMT

I agree with you shoesnbags. Going to the bathroom constantly was the worst part for me too. I had an upset stomach for the whole night.