First flex-sig

No it doesn't exactly hurt but it feels odd. Over in a matter of minutes so try not to stress out about it.

I somewhat compare flex-sigs to having a pap smear done. Both feel invasive, but not painful. And over quickly.

I'm sure you're aware, but they will want you to do an enema before. One time pre-cancer a doctor wanted me to do two enemas. Now I know I wouldn't be able to lie still on an exam table. Afraid of what 2 enemas would do to me! They seem to really clean me out now and for hours sometimes.

Good luck!

     It is uncomfortable, I won't lie to ya..lol.  If you are flaring it will be more painful

Well, i think they're pretty awful lol. But the last one i received i was apparently so "cleaned out" the dude thought he'd try and go as far up as he could. I guess I almost got a full colonoscopy not sedated so it was not very fun haha

Wow, then I think just a rectal exam is quite easy to endure. My surgeon does these on me and the scope is very similar to how deep a vaginal scope goes. The scope is just to dilate the area and she has a light she used to see the tissues in this area (mostly they're checking to see if I'm still held together correctly). Doesn't hurt. Now of course I do not struggle with UC so you'd have to ask someone else how painful this scope/exam would be but if the doctor is just looking at the rectum, it's much less invasive than a Flex-sig would be.

However I'm always told to do an enema even for this brief exam. Then again I don't have a reservoir anymore where stool can collect, it's often times barely inside. So if you're insides are intact, then this rectal area would probably be free from stool at the time they examine you.