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Posted 5/15/2009 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy in a couple of weeks (it's time - my last one was nearly 7 years ago and I've put it off way too long) - I'm really sweating it.

Question is:  Since us UC types tend to stay pretty regular nearly all of the time, is it really necessary to drink all of the stuff prescribed?  I mean, I have 3-4 good BM's every morning - sometimes more during bad mornings and feel pretty clean most of the time thereafter.  WHat do you folks who spend lots of time on the toilet do for colonoscopy prep?  I plan to eat VERY lightly several days before the prep, and likely nothing for a full day before the prep... 

Posted 5/15/2009 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
As bad as that stuff taste I would drink it all...I just know I had rather make sure I am all the way cleaned out the first time so I didn't have to go through it again...I think even if you have 3 or more BM's a day there is still plenty of poop still in there...Just my opinion, but I am no dr...Hope it goes well for you...
Posted 5/15/2009 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
I'd say drink it because you may feel empty, but i'm sure there's always somethin there naturally... I'd do it just to be safe.
Posted 5/15/2009 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
i find that doing half of the drink i am always fine. They always compliment me on how well cleaned out I am.
Posted 5/15/2009 3:46 AM (GMT 0)
I always leave 1/3 in the bottle(it's all I CAN do without bringing it all back up), and my tests have always been fine.
Posted 5/15/2009 4:54 AM (GMT 0)
My prep ony required 8 cups the nite beforre (not Glasses- and beleive me, I measured out exacally ONE CUP each time, not an ounce more! And then three more the morning of the test. It was by far the easiest prep I have had to do, and I have had to do many of them with a long history of bowel promblems. The thing that REALLY made the differance was that the docotr said I could add "Crystal Lite Packets" to each cup of the saluation. It made it so much easier this time. And I was cleaned out perfectley. It is a myth that you HAVE to drink the whole jug. Its just not necessary. I think that is a crule researcher out there that made that rule for taking this stuff!Beleive me.. with this aamount... I was cleaaned out just fine!
But you DO have to do it. The doctor is not going to get the clear images that he needs to get in order to make a correct diaagonis. Good Luck
Posted 5/15/2009 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, usually it's recommended to drink the whole thing. Even though we go to the bathroom all the time there is still fecal matter higher in the intestine. That is why the prep is needed. To get rid of that high fecal matter. It takes approximately 12-72 hours for what we eat to reach our rectums so we can get rid of it. So even if you think there is nothing in there after a bathroom dash, there still is because food is constantly being processed.

Which prep are you using? I had to use Moviprep on my last scope in April but I found that this worked so well that I didn't even have to use the second liter. I would suggest you not eat anything the day before the scope. Clear liquids only - no blue or red dyes. This is what most doctors suggest too btw. It makes the clean out much more easier. And depending on which prep you are using, you may be able to get away with not having to use the whole thing. Basically when you are prepping, after a while whatever you expel should be clear. When it's clear then your good to go.
Posted 5/15/2009 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
im going almost every hour a few days ago i was going every fifteen minutes lol
on most days i go about seven times a day. give or take.

i have a colonoscopy sched for monday myself, honestly i really hate what drinking that stuff does to my body as well, i'm in the bathroom all night and i mean all night after i drink the stuff.
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