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Posted 2/24/2012 11:18 PM (GMT 0)
My stomach keeps hurting especially after I eat. The pain is usually around my navel area. My CT scan was normal. I had my gallbladder out in 9/2011. My GI doctor wants to do a colonoscopy to determine why I have stomach pain. I tried the dulcolax / miralax prep and I got sick and felt like I was going to pass out after I took the dulcolax pills. I am not sure if I felt like that from the pills or from not eating. Does anyone have any advice on how to make it through the prep since you cannot eat solids? What alternative prep can you suggestion I ask my doctor about taking? Does anyone know what happens if you cannot go through all day without eating and you have to eat something during the prep?

Thanks
Posted 2/25/2012 1:16 AM (GMT 0)
You can not eat period!!!! If you have to only eat jello, but remember not to eat red or purple colored jello. I used a fleet enema as well as the pills and the drink. Just try having lots of variety to drink. I found I was not even hungry and I had to go for 2 days without food. But I did drink a lot of drinks like Gatroade and others with vitamins and minerals.
Posted 2/25/2012 1:56 AM (GMT 0)

jobell said...
You can not eat period!!!! If you have to only eat jello, but remember not to eat red or purple colored jello. I used a fleet enema as well as the pills and the drink. Just try having lots of variety to drink. I found I was not even hungry and I had to go for 2 days without food. But I did drink a lot of drinks like Gatroade and others with vitamins and minerals.

Thank you for your response.
Part of my problem might be I can't tolerate the taste of of the juice flavors you are allowed to eat during the prep.
Last time, I did try the broths for lunch when I had the dulcolax and still felt like I was going to pass out and felt sick.

Maybe I should forget about have the procedure done since I got sick during the prep.
Posted 2/25/2012 1:56 PM (GMT 0)
No don't forget about the procedure, call your doctor's nurse and ask her what you should do.

I also get nauseous since I've had 11 colonoscopies by now and the prep is hard to get down, etc.

As I'm going into the procedure I usually feel very nauseous and now they give me Phenergan in my IV, it takes care of the nausea instantly. I know you get this medication in pill form and perhaps you could take 1/2 dose (full dose will produce a drowsy effect), the day of your prep or maybe your doc's nurse will suggest something to take to curb the nausea.

You cannot eat anything the day of your prep and after midnight, nothing by mouth, if you brush your teeth you use minimal water to rinse, etc.

I ask for very early appts. now so I can get to eating as soon as possible. I get whopping headaches w/o food.

I do eat light the first few hours after the procedure, 1-2 Club crackers at a time, to make they'll stay down. By lunchtime, I'm up to eating a turkey sandwich, soup, etc. But that's the day of and I know you're worried about the prep day.

Good luck.
Posted 2/26/2012 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
I had an allergic reaction to the drink before my colonoscopy. I ended up learning that you can go to Walgreens and tell the pharmacist you are having a colonoscopy and you are not tolerating the drink. There is a spray thing you can spray up your rear and clean out that way.
Posted 2/26/2012 1:54 PM (GMT 0)
What? I have never heard of that before! More details....
Posted 3/14/2012 5:55 PM (GMT 0)
If you have to drink that gallon jug go lyte I think it is called instead of mixing it with the flavors they give you. Mix it with Crystal Light lemonade and put it in the freezer let it get slushy and drink it with a straw. The nurse gave me this recipe due to it use to make me sick and now I can handle it this way. Best of luck.
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