Colonoscopy tomorrow - bowel prep not working yet. Any experience?
Hey folks,
In the continuing saga that is my chronic constipation, nausea, and pain after eating, I am having a colonoscopy tomorrow. (I already had an upper GI and small bowel series that came back supposedly normal, but the colo-rectal doctor thinks it's adhesions and an "intermittant obstruction" in the small bowel that just isn't showing up on tests.) I started the Movi-Prep over 3 hours ago and it hasn't yet kicked in. I called the 24/7 Nurse line that my health insurance provides, and they told me onset is within an hour.
I have to repeat a second jug of the prep an hour from now, hoping I'll get some action then. I'm pounding the chicken broth and clear liquids and I look like a boa constrictor that just ate a bowling ball. Ugh, I feel gross and miserable.
Anyone ever have any issues with a bowel prep not working??? If no action after I complete the second jug, I'll call the doc and see what they say.
In the continuing saga that is my chronic constipation, nausea, and pain after eating, I am having a colonoscopy tomorrow. (I already had an upper GI and small bowel series that came back supposedly normal, but the colo-rectal doctor thinks it's adhesions and an "intermittant obstruction" in the small bowel that just isn't showing up on tests.) I started the Movi-Prep over 3 hours ago and it hasn't yet kicked in. I called the 24/7 Nurse line that my health insurance provides, and they told me onset is within an hour.
I have to repeat a second jug of the prep an hour from now, hoping I'll get some action then. I'm pounding the chicken broth and clear liquids and I look like a boa constrictor that just ate a bowling ball. Ugh, I feel gross and miserable.
Anyone ever have any issues with a bowel prep not working??? If no action after I complete the second jug, I'll call the doc and see what they say.
5'10", HW: 326/SW: 280/CW: 181/Goal: 165
Ugh, oh no!!
I had a few problems. I was using Nulytely, which is, I believe, just a larger volume of the same stuff you're using. I drank the whoooole gallon of stuff plus a bottle of magnesium citrate and 4 dulcolax laxatives and I was still not running clear. I called the on call service for my GI's office and the doc recommended another bottle of mag citrate.
I never did run totally clear, and ended up having to do an enema on the day as well.
After allllllll that trouble, I did end up still getting a satisfactory colonoscopy.
Does your GI have instructions on what to do if the prep doesn't work? Mine had the number for medical exchange so a doc could be paged.
I had a few problems. I was using Nulytely, which is, I believe, just a larger volume of the same stuff you're using. I drank the whoooole gallon of stuff plus a bottle of magnesium citrate and 4 dulcolax laxatives and I was still not running clear. I called the on call service for my GI's office and the doc recommended another bottle of mag citrate.
I never did run totally clear, and ended up having to do an enema on the day as well.
After allllllll that trouble, I did end up still getting a satisfactory colonoscopy.
Does your GI have instructions on what to do if the prep doesn't work? Mine had the number for medical exchange so a doc could be paged.
5'9.5" | HW: 368 | SW: 353 | CW: 155 +/- 5 lbs | Angel to 
Just spoke to them. Just finished my second container of stuff. He said if I don't go within an hour to take 2 Duloclax pills and then use a Fleet's enema in the morning. I can't believe there are over 2 liters of fluid just floating around in my digestive tract right now, just hanging out!!
5'10", HW: 326/SW: 280/CW: 181/Goal: 165
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