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Posted 7/10/2015 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
Last year I had a flex sig and my prep was two dulcolax tabs at 6pm the night before and two fleet enemas two hours before the procedure. Now, I just got paperwork for a flex sig in the fall, same GE, same hospital, but the prep is clear fluids only(no food) the whole day before, THREE dulcolax tabs at 8am the day before, then the two fleet enemas two hours before the prep. ***? Doesn't this seam like overkill? If I take three dulcolax at 8am the day before I surely can't be at work, I'll be poopin' me self silly! confused I already have to take the day off work for the flex sig, and either request to work from home the day after(or at minimum take the morning off) since I'm a wimp and am sedated for the flex sig (legally impaired for 24 hours after, can't drive). Like, the prep for colonoscopy is less cumbersome than all of this!!!

What's your GE have you do for flex sig prep??
Posted 7/10/2015 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
I had a flex sig in March my GI had me use Moviprep works fast but expensive cost $82 dollars out of pocket well worth it for me because I had a flex sig last December using mag citrate and 2 fleet enemas both were a disaster !
The mag citrate didn't work till 10 PM and I was up all night in the bathroom ! I could not give myself the enemas properly , when I got to the hospital then they worked what a mess Asked for the Moviprep in March Had to have the 2 flex signs because my GI found a suspicious polyp and wanted to check again Thank goodness all is ok turn
Posted 7/10/2015 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
I just had 2 fleet enemas. I wish there was a better way without the horrid clean out. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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Posted 7/10/2015 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
I've had the 2 fleets prep and I've had no prep. I think it's the doctor's preference. The dr who let me do no prep really wanted to get samples. Last time i did a prep I used prepopik and it was the easiest i've ever used.
Posted 7/10/2015 11:09 AM (GMT 0)
Just 2 fleet enemas before the procedure.
Posted 7/10/2015 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
I also do just the Fleets.
Posted 7/10/2015 1:17 PM (GMT 0)
Just the fleets here too.
Posted 7/10/2015 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hmmm, sounds like my suspicions were correct and my prep is over kill. Would it be awful of me to just do the two fleet enemas and call it a day?
Posted 7/10/2015 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
I never understood why some people have to do the full clean out and sedation for a sig. If I have to go thru all that then just do the full scope lol

I don't see why you can't just do the Fleet. Usually it's 2 hours before the sig, do one fleet, retain for about a minute or as long as possible then I think it's like 15-30 minutes later do the second (it's been a while since I had a sig so I may have forgotten).
Posted 7/10/2015 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
In the long past for sigmoidoscopies I mostly was instructed to just do rectal enema's no oral prepping all except one time when I saw GI#3 for my first scope and he told me not to even do that, he wanted to see how the stool stacked up against my bowel wall, weird eh! He refused to put me to sleep and with my perianal crohn's skin tags I was in major tears and it freaked him out so he stopped then I scolded him and told him that's why I always get sedated no matter what kind of scope they want to do...the was the last time I saw him.
Posted 7/13/2015 4:44 PM (GMT 0)
I just had a sig on thursday and just took a couple senokot the night before, same with the last one I had a month ago. Had a couple boiled eggs for breakfast the day of.
Posted 7/15/2015 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
6 tablespoons of Milk of Magnesia and 2 fleet enemas. No food after lunch the day prior. Just had one yesterday and I am still recovering from the dehydration.
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