Here we go again...new doc, another round of tests. Miralax??

I'm 43 and have had Crohn's since I was 14. From 19-25 was the worst: one resection, another one while I was pregnant at 30. Been in remission or so I thought. Iron deficient and low blood counts for five years and guess what? Turns out it was Crohn's the whole time only it could only be diagnosed with the single balloon enteroscopy. Another resection March 2010. Things were great then same ol' symptoms: cramping, diarrhea, constipation, pain, bloating etc.

Seeing a new doctor who wants all new tests. Even though I have repeatedly told all of them (and shown them my records) that my disease is only at the site of my resection (small bowel--near where terminal ileum used to be), they insist on putting me through the same round of testing: Scheduled for upper endoscopy/colonoscopy in two weeks. I'm very nervous about the prep after the horror stories I've read (miralax/dulcolax). Also very depressed that I'm dealing with this once again.

Thank you all for letting me vent. Pretty much had enough at this point.

Hello!

I am also sorry that you have to go to this again. Dulcolax can be very frustrating thing. I have used it once to perform cleaning. Never again will! Was having in mind that my intestine woud blow up. But that is me, you are different person.

Please, search, google for MoviPrep. In my opinion better, do not know how would you handle it. Have used it. Way much hard is to drink 6 to 7 L of water. With MoviPrep you drink 2 L of it and some 1 to 2 L of salted water or other special fluid. And colono with sedative. Was on it and it was ok. If you have pain and inflamation, probabbly good choice. If you can ask for it, do not know how this goes in States.

Wish you best!

Post Edited (YP9) : 9/29/2011 7:07:23 AM (GMT-6)

Thanks for the responses.  I've so many colonoscopies that I've lost track, and I think I've done every different prep known to man.  Didn't like the Phosphosoda, the 16 pill-race (4 every 15 minutes), the Movi-prep, and the Go-Lytley.  They are all icky and come with their own "challenges." 

Bottom line is I also have a hiatal hernia which makes it difficult for me to consume large amounts of anything, especially yucky tasting liquid.  Already dreading it, and got myself so worked up about it last night, I couldn't sleep.  Hoping to find a good flavor of Gatorade to use in order to make things more palatable.  Will also try my much-beloved straw trick... 

Thanks for the support.  And gumby44, good luck with your test.  Mine are one week later!