Colonoscopy Prep Very Worried!

Hello!

I'm very new here but was just wondering if anyone could give me any advice!

I'm having a colonoscopy in two days and start the dreaded prep tomorrow! I'm a bit anxious as I've been given three sachets of picolax to take, one of them hours before I set off for the proceedure. I'm really worried as I have trouble traveling around and being too far from a toilet without the picolax! With it I am wondering how I'm going to make it to the hospital taking that much, especially so soon before I set off. Journey will take me 40 mins by car and theres no service/stop offs...not looking forward to it!!

The few people I know who have had colonoscopy before say 2 sachets is standard proceedure, I only weigh 7 and a half stone and don't have a problem with not being able to go, so I'm wondering if three sachets is absolutely going to wipe me out. I'm a little worried!

Does anyone have any words of wisdom or advice? Any experiences of this would be really welcome

Miss,

You could start your prep earlier than scheduled, and as long as you stay on clear liquids no solids will be coming down the line, if you know what I mean. If you're traveling by auto, carry an old bowl and a plastic garbage bag to discard it in if you have to pull to the shoulder of the road and go. Be creative, for you can "go" inside your car if needed.

Thank you so much for your advice, I really appreciate it.

I had thought about creating my own portable toilet for the car but a relative is driving me so if I did have to use it, one of us might have to tuck and roll out of the car in embarrassment, or maybe never make eye contact again! I think I am going to take them earlier, thanks so much I just wanted to make sure they wouldn't be able to tell but you're right I won't be eating anything and kazbern what you say makes me feel less on edge about the travel urge fear. Tori thanks for letting me know what prep they've given you, it makes me feel better about the amount they've given me (I hope yours goes well in the next few weeks) I tried to give the hospital a ring earlier but no one was available to talk to me so have to try again early tomorrow so you're answers mean so much to me, thank you!!

Had the gastroscopy and colonoscopy and got through the prep. I ended up only taking two sachets, after the first one I was already running clear, and with the second I ended up not getting to bed until 5am as I could not leave the bathroom, the picolax certainly did its job! I was still going before we set off in the car so I was so glad I didn't see the third sachets through, I think I might have turned up at the hospital inside out!

Getting to there was tricky but I made it! Needed to take a detour off route to find a bathroom somewhere, 40 minutes was a bit much for me (the restaurant in question is now my personal saviour!) But I'm glad I did it to get the test done.

I was told everything looks normal which is great apart from a slight irregularity on the left side which caused a few problems scoping, but managed to biopsy, just have to wait for the results now but they seem very positive it will all be clear so really glad its over now!! Thanks so much for everyones advice and help x