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Aussie Girl · 10-29-2013, 03:15 AM

Dear SoCalGirl,

I've had many many colonoscopies. Make sure you put protective cream on your rear end! With the yukky washout fluid, it is important to continue to drink lots of clear fluids but avoid anything with red coloring if possible as it makes it a little more difficult for the doctor to view the gut lining. You should not drink milky products on the last part of the prep!

Drink more clear fluids than they suggest and keep going until the time you have to stop. The colonoscopy prep draws water into your gut and makes you dehydrated (causing dizziness and also a headache afterwards.)

The procedure is OK because they knock you out, but you may feel bloated and crampy afterwards until you are able to pass they use to distend your gut with so they can examine it. It'll all be over soon and hopefully they'll work out what is going on.

Many drugs including NSAIDs (eg. Nurofen) cause diarrhea . Many drugs contain lactose (and occasionally gluten) if you are intolerant of these. Have you looked on the internet about FODMAPs for foods that cause diarrhea in some people.

I wish you good luck. You may feel embarrassed but to the doctors, it's just one more bottom!

Aussie Girl

10-29-2013, 03:15 AM	#12
Aussie Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 260	Re: Fasting, colonoscopy NEED ADVICE! Dear SoCalGirl, I've had many many colonoscopies. Make sure you put protective cream on your rear end! With the yukky washout fluid, it is important to continue to drink lots of clear fluids but avoid anything with red coloring if possible as it makes it a little more difficult for the doctor to view the gut lining. You should not drink milky products on the last part of the prep! Drink more clear fluids than they suggest and keep going until the time you have to stop. The colonoscopy prep draws water into your gut and makes you dehydrated (causing dizziness and also a headache afterwards.) The procedure is OK because they knock you out, but you may feel bloated and crampy afterwards until you are able to pass they use to distend your gut with so they can examine it. It'll all be over soon and hopefully they'll work out what is going on. Many drugs including NSAIDs (eg. Nurofen) cause diarrhea . Many drugs contain lactose (and occasionally gluten) if you are intolerant of these. Have you looked on the internet about FODMAPs for foods that cause diarrhea in some people. I wish you good luck. You may feel embarrassed but to the doctors, it's just one more bottom! Aussie Girl __________________ 31mm Infiltrating duct carcinoma Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+, Neg Sentinel nodes x 5 49mm field of DCIS 17 June '13: Screen detected impalpable mass, Mammogram neg, US. 25 June '13: Diagnosed after multiple biopsies and MRIs 28 June '13: Left lumpectomey 4 July '13: Left Mastectomy 12 August '13: Commenced TCH chemo Mid December '13 : TCH finished. Herceptin continuing three weekly. 4 August 2014- Herceptin infusions finished. END OF THERAPY - YAY!