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Posted 11/9/2009 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
Yep this evening I'll be gaggin down the movi prep. There are only two things going through my mind right now- Ewww and I'm so hungry lol.

I've already started narrowing down all of the awesome meal ideas for tomorrow afternoons post colonoscopy grub session. I always go through this...

"I'm gunna have a big fat steak with some taters! Oh oh maybe an entire pizza! Oooohh four peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, no how about pasta and garlic bread!"  Usually I'm so doped up afterwards that I'm in love with the graham crackers they give me, then I pass out, too exhausted/dopey to care what I eat as long as I do. This time, I'm determined! I will have that entire pizza pie.

Do any of you bring a favorite snack for afterwards? Or maybe have a friend/family member nice enough to have your favorite meal ready for when you come home (if so, what's your meal of choice!). If you can't tell, I wasn't joking about food being the only thing on my mind right now ha.

 

Posted 11/9/2009 1:36 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck! I did my annual colonoscopy 1 1/2 months ago.
My favorite thing - we usually go out and have brunch, I have some kind of eggs and toast. I'm usually groggy enough to be please with that!
Posted 11/9/2009 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
Pillsbury farina made with lactose-free milk : bland but filling & soothing. My gastro takes a lot of biopsy samples during c-scope so I allow King Colon extra time to recover from this intrusion. Just call it erring on the side of caution-- because c-scopes do have the potential to bring on a flare for those already in remission, or to aggravate existing inflammation. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])
Posted 11/9/2009 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
For my colonoscopy, I went out for Chinese food with my husband and sister-in-law the night before starting the prep. I took home the leftovers and had a feast for my post-scope meal. It was HEAVEN.
Posted 11/9/2009 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
Ugh, the only scope I've had was the one where I was diagnosed, and I was so sick, I didn't want to eat much of anything at that time. Hopefully for the next one I'll be healthy and will be STARVING afterward!
Posted 11/9/2009 6:43 PM (GMT 0)
Huge Hamburger!!
Posted 11/9/2009 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
I remember it was still early enough that we went to Chik Fil A after and i got two chicken biscuits and then we had chilis for lunch and pizza for dinner LOL
Posted 11/9/2009 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
Breakfast is my FAVE meal of the day.....so, it's fitting for a perfect breakfast meal out. It would include eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, toast and coffee...or a combo of something like that.

I'm never groggy after the scope, but definitely mellow, usually we do the day out.

I have tons of biopsies done as well....the urge to go isn't usual until we get home, thankfully.

Hope all goes well TraumaDoll...let us know the details tomorrow.

Will you be awake during the scope? That, to me, is the best part....good to know what's going on in there.

quincy
Posted 11/9/2009 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
     OMG...you people cannot be flaring!!!  Those foods would absolutely KILL me...lol.
Posted 11/9/2009 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Oh these anwers are great! Good to know it's not just me that obsesses about food the day prior lol. I'm usually out like a light during the entire thing. I woke up once, but only momentarily. I kind of like it that way for some odd reason but then when I wake up I ask anyone around me the same five or so questions over and over again lol.
Posted 11/9/2009 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
Last time I kept swearing to myself that I was gonna eat a whole pizza.

But, then I kinda went home and passed out.

I didn't really have an appetite though. During my prep the prep essentially killed it (only reason I even ate jello was to get rid of the taste) and the day after I guess I wasn't hungry due to the anaesthesia.
Posted 11/9/2009 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
Biscuits and gravy from Bob Evans.
Posted 11/9/2009 11:25 PM (GMT 0)
Since I was 15/16 years old when I was having all my scopes, my mom would baby me and take of me while I was recovering. I usually come out
of anesthesia easily so I'm pretty hungry. My absolute favorite thing in the world to eat is my mom's chicken dumpling soup so she always made that for me for when I came home. It almost 'bulks' me up after because of the dumpling. I'm currently in the process of begging her to make me some this weekend to take back to school! tongue
Posted 11/9/2009 11:42 PM (GMT 0)

In the last phase of the prep I have to fight off dreams of wolfing down a 24 oz Porterhouse or Ribeye... but as far as what I eat first afterwards, I stick at first to very softly cooked veggies and maybe a bit of broiled fish, knowing it'll all be scraping by the wounds from the zillion biopsies I need.

Posted 11/9/2009 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
a good delmonico steak.... grilled over the open fire grill.... baked taters done same way. Maybe a side of horseradish potato salad. thats what I dream about... But last time I was so groggy... The girl friend took me down to the local bar for dinner so all my friends could enjoy the show. The cook likes me though... I ordered scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and wheat toast at 6 pm. LOL. and those things aren't even on the menu.
Posted 11/10/2009 6:16 AM (GMT 0)
Bubba, between the grill & the crockpot you must be a good cook-- invite us over! Maybe some venison is in your future from the deer hunt ... ? Glad to hear you did scrambled eggs post-scope, though; your gang looked out for ya! / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])
Posted 11/10/2009 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
Burger King ..... 1 double whopper with Cheese, 2 junior whoppers, 1 chicken sandwhich, 1 large fries, and 1 choclate shake. It was a glorious feast until I puked! I would not recommend this highly delicious, fattening, and possibly flare-inducing mix.
Posted 11/10/2009 5:42 PM (GMT 0)

I would die right along with you Christine.  I have had three scopes in the last 18 months and was lucky to eat toast and tea for two days after.  Probably the fact that I have IBS and the prep really messes with that!

ElaineNY

Posted 11/10/2009 5:50 PM (GMT 0)
On the day of my prep, my hubby and kids are NOT allowed to cook! I make them go out to eat LOL But usually I have my scopes first thing in the morning so it's sort of tradition now that when I get out, we stop at McDonalds for Egg McMuffin's :)

I hope your scope goes (went) ok and that you get to enjoy the "day after" food fest!
Posted 11/10/2009 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
I try to eat healthy after my scope....it's right BEFORE THE PREP that I go crazy, knowing nothing is going to stick around long enough to do any harm!!

Mac & cheese, definitely. Or pizza.
Posted 11/10/2009 9:08 PM (GMT 0)

Good idea Peety.  Before diagnosed I used to stop at McD's and eat ALL the time - love their milkshakes.  So today I had a mammogram and my treat was a vanilla shake and McNuggets - we will see how that goes - so far I feel great!

I feel like I am so close to remission - love it! However, always have to watch the IBS.

ElaineNY

Posted 11/11/2009 9:43 AM (GMT 0)
Scrambled eggs, soy bacon and toast.
Posted 11/11/2009 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
  What timing! I had my scope today...

last time I went overboard and had eggs, pancakes, and the works at a diner. Wound up with such bad heartburn that I had to call my doctor cuz' i was sure it was a post colonoscopy heart attack! Soooo, today I took it easy... turkey sandwich on rye toast at that same diner. HOWEVER, my husband is on his way home now with a delicious pizza for dinner, yay! Oh, the little pleasures in life!!!

(I might  add that my insides looked pretty good ,considering i am just out of a bad flare.. just some lower inflammation and lots of old scarring)

Cheers for good test results and PIZZA!!! Be well.... 

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