My 17 year old daughter is going in for her 3rd one since she was 12... They do both Endoscopy and Colonoscopy at the same time with her.

She has severe Ulcerative Colitis and it has been a nightmare for us. But as you can imagine, for her. Breaks my damn heart.

They let her do her cleanse with a combination of MiraLAX, Ex-Lax and Dulcolax. The cleanse has not been so bad for her. Procedure is fairly uneventful. They use a nice sleepy med and she wakes up groggy but no pain or anything. Then we go out to eat wherever she wants afterword's.

She has also had to do a small intestine MRI and that was horrible for her. They required her to do the huge salty drink stuff and she was vomiting everywhere and miserable while she had to stay awake in the MRI machine super nauseous.

Will have my 5th in 2022. I began at age 40.

I lost my BIL at age 46 to Colon Cancer. He left behind a beautiful family.

It is very treatable if caught early.

Not a lot to add to what others have said.

Back off solids a couple of days before your prep day.

Pat don't wipe, it will make a difference.

Before doing the pre-procedure preparation, install seat belts on your commode.

I’m 37 and have had 4-5 of them. Get it done as soon as possible and schedule it for as early in the morning as you can. The day/night before not great but it’s not the end of the world. You will be in and out in 1 hour or so and then you go get some breakfast. If your embarrassed by having a camera shoved up your behind might as well get over it you’ll be asleep and most likely won’t feel a thing. Mine always made me pass gas before I could leave which isn’t hard since they pump a lot of air into you.

I’m so so so sorry for your daughter I’ve got a Crohns diagnosis myself if you need someone to talk to or she does my email is in my profile. That stuff sucks more than anyone knows

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Originally posted by lude4life:
My 17 year old daughter is going in for her 3rd one since she was 12... They do both Endoscopy and Colonoscopy at the same time with her.

She has severe Ulcerative Colitis and it has been a nightmare for us. But as you can imagine, for her. Breaks my damn heart.

They let her do her cleanse with a combination of MiraLAX, Ex-Lax and Dulcolax. The cleanse has not been so bad for her. Procedure is fairly uneventful. They use a nice sleepy med and she wakes up groggy but no pain or anything. Then we go out to eat wherever she wants afterword's.

She has also had to do a small intestine MRI and that was horrible for her. They required her to do the huge salty drink stuff and she was vomiting everywhere and miserable while she had to stay awake in the MRI machine super nauseous.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Anyone do Cologuard instead of the colonoscopy?

The problem is that if they see something the will have to do the real version to address the issue.

So what?

No offense, but this is like those who argue against Lasik by stating that you're still going to need cheaters when you get older.

Bottom line is would you rather have a scope shoved up your ass once or twice...or not at all? If they see polyps on a scope you're likely back under the juice in 2-5 years rather than every 10.

With a sensitivity of roughly 94%, Cologuard is a perfectly acceptable alternative. This coming from a brother who was a gastroenterologist for 30 years.

I'm not arguing either way, and having the actual procedure done is a piece of cake. But, some find it not to their liking, or don't have a ride home, or whatever the reason. Either one is fine.

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Originally posted by snwghst:
just think of the prep as a very bad case of the "Beer Shits"... think Geneesee cream Ale type stuff

I haven't thought about Genny Cream in 30 years. Do they even still make that sewer water?

Been there, done that……enjoy the cleanse!

Been there
Scheduled again next week.
Get it done. You will be asleep through it all anyway.
The prep is the worst part, all downhill from there

prep sucks. the rest is easy.

Not eating the day before sucked. Otherwise a nice propofol nap and you're gtg.

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Originally posted by Flash-LB:
I'll be the devil's advocate.

Consider Cologuard instead. It's what I did.
https://www.cologuard.com/?gcl...H_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

And although the risk is small, there is still a possible serious risk when getting a colonoscopy.

https://www.ices.on.ca/Newsroo...dians-risk-procedure

Just as a side note, a good friend's wife got a colonoscopy every year. Absolutely paranoid about cancer and preached it from the mountaintops. Told me I was nuts to use Cologuard.

She died of a Stroke 4 years ago.

I’m with Flash. The wife of one of my friends suffered a punctured colon during a colonoscopy.

When I was due for my next one, I told my GP that I wasn’t having any more. She didn’t fuss at all – just gave me a poop kit. And one every year since then.

In addition to that, I’m careful to maintain a high fiber diet.

I've had 2, and a Sigmoidoscopy. Prep is uncomfortable, but the procedure is easy. Lie down, get put to sleep, and wake up. They removed 3 benign polyps during my last one. No big deal.

flashguy

Maybe do some pre-stretching.
Propofol is a wonderful nap.

You go in there, they IV you, wheel you into a room. They have you shimmy over to a table and lay on your side, and then you wake up later and it feels like fives minutes has passed. You won’t even have a sore ass.

Worst part by far is the prep, it turns you into a firehose. I hope you have a good bathroom fan.

Advice? Fold your clothes as you take them off.

At my last routine check-up I mentioned to the primary care doc that my last (only) colonoscopy was twelve years ago.

Brief discussion, then he suggested cologuard.

They send you a kit, you poop in a box and send it to the lab via a pre-paid UPS sticker. Sounds easy enough, no special prep or anything, so I'll do it.

Do it.

Also, my wife followed the protocol and meds her doc gave her for the prep. I followed the Miralax protocol I found online. Mine went well. She sounded like a Yeti dying in the moonlight for the second half of the night....

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Anyone do Cologuard instead of the colonoscopy?

Cologuard only detects advanced polyps and cancer... and if it does detect something you need to go in for a colonoscopy anyways.

Also, it's better to catch and remove the polyps when they are small, than wait for them to become large and/or cancerous. Large polyps are more difficult to remove, and have higher risks associated with their removal including perforation.

There's a reason insurance companies are willing to pony up the extra couple thousand dollars for a colonoscopy versus cologuard tests.

I won’t drink Sprite anymore after finishing the “lemon-lime” flavored prep.

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Originally posted by WingedMedic:

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Anyone do Cologuard instead of the colonoscopy?

Cologuard only detects advanced polyps and cancer... and if it does detect something you need to go in for a colonoscopy anyways.

Also, it's better to catch and remove the polyps when they are small, than wait for them to become large and/or cancerous. Large polyps are more difficult to remove, and have higher risks associated with their removal including perforation.

There's a reason insurance companies are willing to pony up the extra couple thousand dollars for a colonoscopy versus cologuard tests.

Cologuard disagrees with your contention that it only detects advanced polyps and cancer.

https://www.cologuard.com/effe...9PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Cologuard® finds colon cancer even in early stages when it is more treatable1,2
92%
Cologuard finds 92% of colon cancers overall1
94%
Cologuard finds 94% of Stage I & Stage II colon cancers3
Cologuard sensitivity, per stage of cancer: I: 90% (n=29); II: 100% (n=21); III: 90% (n=10); IV: 75% (n=4).1

Cologuard performance in adults ages 45-49 is estimated based on a large clinical study of patients 50 and older. False positives and false negatives may occur. In this clinical study, 13% of people without cancer received a positive result (false positive) and 8% of people with cancer received a negative result (false negative).1,3

Post a link to some evidence to the contrary as I'd like to see it and I'm sure others would also.