After having at least 7 or 8 colonoscopies/EGDs since being diagnosed in 2003 (Crohn's) today was the first time I did my prep and was sent home and rescheduled after my GI found I wasn't all cleaned out. 🙁In the past I've done the Fleet soda (yeesh! So icky!), the 32 pill regimen and various forms of the GoLytely prep (blech!) and have ALWAYS been well prepped.
This time I was able to try the 64oz of Gatorade, 8oz of Miralax and 4 Bisacodyl as prep. I began clear liquids at 8A yesterday morning after I got off work (overnights in an ER) and went to sleep until I took 2 of the Biscodyl pills and then mixed and refrigerated my Gatorade at 3p. At 7p I added the 8oz bottle of Miralax and drank 32oz over 1-2 hours. At 10p I took the last 2 Biscodyl pills. By 12:30-1:00a I'd only gone to the restroom once or twice and was worried. It usually takes an hour or less to have me camped out in my bathroom/entertainment "fort". 😉Prior to going to clears I had been on a full liquid/low residue diet for nearly 4 days before that.
My instructions said to start drinking my second half of the Gatorade/Miralax concoction at 3a, but I was concerned it wouldn't work in time so I started at 2:15a and finished by 3:45a. I walked around the house for at leaat an hour to hopefully "help" things along and kept "eating" Jell-O and drinking apple juice to stay hydrated. I actually fell asleep and awoke at 5a and finally had to use the bathroom. It had finally felt like it was working right but by the time I got out of the shower at 8:20a I was worried as I'm used to being quite confident of a successful prep only a few hours into it. I used the restroom 2 times before leaving and once when I got to the endoscopy center and felt a little more confident.
And then...I awoke in recovery and was told they had been unable to finish my colonoscopy because I wasn't fully prepped enough. 😒 Of course about
halfeay home it REALLY kicked it. I've been in the restroom for the major part of the 2+ hours I've been home and could totally do my colonoscopy now.
At least the Gatorade didn't leave me horribly nauseated or so dehydrated all I could think about
was swallowing "just a tiny sip" of ANY liquid. It tasted, for the most part, like lemon-lime Gatorade; which was a nice change. But now I get to do an "extended prep" next month and get to somehow drink 2 gallons of GoLytely (Two. GALLONS.) and live on clears for the three full days leading up to my colonoscopy. My new instructions say I drink 1/2 gallon 2 nights before at 5p, then 1/2 gallon at 8a and 5p the day prior and finally the last 1/2 gallon at 5:00a the day of my procedure. That seems like overkill as I'm normally completely prepped after 3/4 of ONE jug the day before. 😯
My doctor said that Miralax for some Crohn's pts just doesn't work as well due to everything we already have going on in there. My nurses all said the same thing. Although now - 12 hrs after my last dose - I could sure pass this time! 😉 It was nice he told me it wasnt my fault and I didn't feel like an noncompliant patient.
Anyone else have this problem?
Post Edited (77Kelly) : 5/4/2016 5:05:16 PM (GMT-6)