brutal colonscopy prep

I noticed that someone else who did the Miralax/ducolax prep had the same problem I had: they didn't start passing anything until later at night. If you are going that route, I'd suggest starting earlier, maybe around noon, and drink that stuff as fast as possible. Maybe it'll get the train rolling sooner, and you can get some sleep before your procedure.

HAD COLONOSCOPY IN JULY, ALSO HAD THAT ABSOLUTELY LARGE AMOUNT OF PREP IN THAT ZILLION GALLON BOTTLE. DID NOT DRINK WHOLE THING, ABSOLUTELY IMPOSS. FOR ME, NEITHER DID MY HUSBAND. USED TO HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF SOME OTHER REVOLTING STUFF, BUT, POURED HALF AT A TIME INTO GLASS OF SODA, WITH TONS OF ICE AND LEMON AND DRANK THROUGH STRAW, IT WAS DOABLE AND NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS THAT GALLON STUFF. NOW, HOWEVER THEY WON'T GIVE IT ANYMORE, SAY IT'S BAD FOR KIDNEYS. TOLD MY GI HE SAID HE HAD JUST HAD COLONOSCOPY AND HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH GALLON STUFF AND THAT DOCTORS WERE GETTING TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT OTHER PREP. COULD BE DONE. WE'LL SEE HOW LONG THAT TAKES.

ON ANOTHER SUBJECT, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS BEGINNING OF OCT. JUST FINISHED FIRST FLARE-UP. NOW BACK TO ALL FOODS AND TOLERATING THEM WELL. TAKING 8 PENTASA PILLS A DAY. ONLY THING, CAN'T SEEM TO GET RID OF DISTENDED STOMACH. WHAT CAUSES IT AND HOW CAN I GET RID OF IT. CAN'T CLOSE MY PANTS OR SKIRTS - EVEN THOUGH NO ONE ELSE HAS NOTICED IT. PLEASE HELP.