I had my first colonoscopy yesterday

[Marthe48]

Everyone who went has had one says the prep is horrible. It wasn't so bad, except I started running to the bathroom, so I took some Imodium The instructions said not to eat any red jello, but I wondered if I mixed red and green together, if that would be acceptable. My daughter talked me out of that. I got through the prep okay, but I had my gallbladder out a couple of years ago and since then have discovered 'trigger' foods. Tuesday was just another day. I thought to spice things up, I'd swallow a couple of googlie eyes, but my friend suggested I stick a couple on my butt instead. But I didn't want to look like trump. One really good thing-I rinsed out the pitcher and glass I used for the Miralax prep, and my sink pipes are running a lot faster!

[Turbineguy]

1. Study this first

https://vimeo.com/24340828

[Marthe48]

3. I bow to the master!

[Historic NY]

2. Ah the trigger foods.....

[Marthe48]

4. You know

But much better than uncontrolled pain and throwing up

[Karadeniz]

5. The Miralax is so much better than the original product used...I got to the point that I would have

Chosen a lobotomy rather than drink one more glass of that stuff!

[Marthe48]

6. I mixed it with cherry glacier zero gatorade

and it was fine. I don't like doing any procedures, but I got through it Hope you don't have to have any more any time soon!

[MuseRider]

7. The last time I had to do this

(sadly I have to more often since I have GP) they sent me home with a gallon jug full of liquid. I do not remember what it was. They had flavor packets, lol. Anyway, you have to drink a bunch every 20 minutes or so and at 2 hours I was hardly able to get any more down when all of a sudden, my god it was horrible. You had to finish that gallon of fluid by drinking a large amount every 20 minutes and it was suggested you drink it down fast. I hope I never have to see that stuff again. It worked very well but it was just a lost day and night.

[Marthe48]

8. I didn't know if I was supposed to gulp it down or sip

instructions said 8 oz. every 30 minutes, so I'd just chug it down. I stopped eating at 7 pm the night before, and I hope that helped.
I saw instructions online that suggested using a straw to get it to the back of your mouth without tasting it much.

My husband had 2 or 3 and I think each of the preps was different. He hated them all.

[OriginalGeek]

9. Not to be indelicate but

might I hear more of these trigger foods? My wife had her gall bladder out a few years ago (I'm thinking maybe even 5 or 6?). For the last couple years she's had several episodes where we will be out and have lunch or dinner somewhere and shortly after (1 to 3 hours later) she'll be in such distress that we have to leave immediately and get her home. The most recent one she was so bad she fainted going in the front door. That one scared us enough to finally say it might be something more than just "Something I ate". We went to the doctor and she is scheduled to go in to review the many test results next week.

We always figured it was something she ate but we can never pin it down because it can happen with food she's had a hundred times before. She kind of thought it might have been volume but lately it has happened when she barely ate anything because she was afraid to eat much while out.

I assume you aren't a doctor and so I don't expect a diagnosis but you're the first person I've seen mention this and in relation to gall bladder removal. I don't think we or our doctor have put that together before...

Oh and edited to add: Congrats on your colonoscopy! I didn't think mine was as bad as everyone always said it would be either. Got to take a nice day off work. Felt good and cleaned out since then lol.

[Marthe48]

10. In the interview for surgery

my dr. said that there would be food that might set me off after surgery. He said to be careful of Mexican and Chinese food, and not to be surprised if I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of a meal. He said as time went on, my body would adjust and I wouldn't have as many problems. I was careful to eat smaller portions, avoid fatty food and added fat, so I think that helped. I mainly had trouble with eggs, but 2 years out, I do much better most of the time. I think I was having trouble with cow's milk, but I recently switched to coconut almond milk and have have fewer upsets. One of my friends said anything sets her husband running to the bathroom. Another friend said salad bothered him. I don't have nearly as many bad days, especially since I went on a low carb diet in Oct. I don't know if that's related or not. It doesn't help that the surgeon and my dr. said everyone is different and will have different reactions to food.
I read about digestion and learned that after gall bladder surgery, the liver dumps the acids right into the intestine and that can stimulate the bowel.
I'm not a doctor, just have so many opportunities to hang out at the hospital I read that some people do have intractable issues after gall bladder surgery and there is a medicine that the dr. can prescribe. I can't remember what it is called. I probably googled diet after gall bladder and got a lot of information.
I hope your wife does ok. Good luck!

[OriginalGeek]

12. Thank you very much!

I'll be sure to have her ask about that medicine and definitely make sure the new doc knows about previous surgery (I would imagine she does know as I would think they ask about that sort of thing when you hire on a new GP. But I've never had any surgery and only had stitches once for a cut foot and I don't remember getting into all that with our new doc).

[Marthe48]

16. yw! Here is a link

I'm using a different laptop right now, so I'm not sure, but it looks familiar and it mentions medicines:


https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cholecystectomy/expert-answers/gallbladder-removal/faq-20058481

I'm getting to the point of wondering what else I can live without Had an injury stitched and that was it for many, many years

[Kaleva]

11. The prep I found to be easy. Not having coffee the morning of the procedure was the worst part.

I've had 4 colonoscopies since 2015. They find nothing wrong but cannot explain why I suffer from severe diarrhea for the past few years.

[in2herbs]

13. Could you have/be developing celiac disease? nt

[Kaleva]

14. They've done many tests and the diagnosis is that I have IBS for some unkown reason.

As I understand it, Celiac disease is hereditary and there is no family history of it.

[in2herbs]

15. "IBS" -- the human catch all phrase for "colic" in equines. CBD is helpful for auto-immune

disorders. It would take a few months to see any change and if you see results you would have to take it daily -- forever. Add probiotics, zinc and selenium to your diet in large doses at the beginning (say 2 weeks.) What you already know is that doctors aren't helpful so it will be up to you to heal yourself.

[Marthe48]

19. My husband was diagnosed with ibs

He made a few changes to his diet--stopped eating processed meats, started eating a bowl of Cheerios with a banana every morning, except for rare breaks. We got more fiber into his diet. And all of that helped.

[hamsterjill]

17. Good for you for getting this important screening done.

I had one a couple of months ago, and I had waited too long to go. I was lucky in that I got good results.

Good job on your part for getting it done!

[Marthe48]

18. I put it off a long time

It seems as if I can be idle for days or weeks, but if I make an appointment, everything in my life goes active that day. I am surprised I got there now. lol


Glad you are ok