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Posted 7/29/2012 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hi.... next summer i will have to have my sixth colonoscopy and for the past 2i have managed to get by with laxatives and enemas to clean me out.
See... I DESPISE drinking that s**t KNOWING it'll make me vomit.
My mind just will NOT let me do it....
I was reading about hydrotherapy, and it is the equilivant of 35 enemas.
I sent a place (near me) that does them And I just have to get permission from my gastro to have it done.
My question is.... has anyone else tried this? And if so, what were your results?
(oh.. a session lasts about 45 minutes and I they reccomend three sessions to completely clean you out)
Posted 7/29/2012 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
I may not know what I'm talking about, but wouldn't an enema only clean out your lower colon? I've never heard of hydotherapy, so maybe I'm mistaken. Can you tolerate Miralax? That isn't nearly as bad as the colonoscopy prep stuff.
Posted 7/29/2012 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Last year i drank a bottle if miralax and five hours later still nothing. and its not just one enema ....... i do probably 10... And they clear me out enough to do the scope.
It is something I'm going to talk to with my gastro.
Posted 7/29/2012 10:50 AM (GMT 0)
Before doing so .... there are some medical journal abstracts about hydrotherapy and warm water cleansing for scopes being conducted by the VA for our military. You might want to check into their results and protocol before "diving into" this hydrotherapy you are considering, NOT that this is a negative, but rather just to see how much is involved and actually needed..
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