The Colonoscopy Thread

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  1. NYGator

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    Yes my wife's friend had that. I had to drink 2, 12 oz drinks last night. Wasn't awful, but a pill is certainly better. Ready to go.
     
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  2. Constant

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    I think I would have doubts about the pill clearing out all those nooks and crannies as opposed to the turbo flush.
     
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  3. NYGator

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    My guess is you still need to drink a certain amount of fluids for it to work properly. You just don’t have to taste the stuff.
     
  4. fish

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    My prep was two dulcolax at 3:00 pm, drink 48 ounces of Gatorade/Miralax mix from 5-7pm. Two more pills at 7:00, and then remaining 16oz of drink 4 hours before arrival.

    It wasn't nearly as bad as I expected but I was pretty diligent on the low fiber diet the two days previous to fasting.
     
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  5. Constant

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    Very similar, except all the dulcolax (stool softener) was upfront, and the Gatorade/Miralax was split into two 32 oz lots. I didn't find it that taxing or annoying.

    I even wondered if the flush would be a good idea every year or two.
     
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  6. bigred77

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    that sounds exactly like what mine was
    was super easy, and I suspect the mixing with gatorade helped keep me hydrated through all the evacuation. something I would be worried about if its just one pill.
     
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  7. newengland

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    Family friend just got diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer at 39 years old. The rapid rise of early onset colon cancer is terrifying. They need to lower the age of first colonoscopy quickly.