I just had one while in the hospital. They supplied the clear liquid diet. Basically broth, all the flavors of jello I don’t like, and ginger ale.
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Nice foreshadowing.
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A & D cream is soothing, too.
Best of luck!
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Hospital wet bathing wipes … except my hospital was “out of them.”
Don’t kid around about not getting the screenings! No family history of cancer or anything else is no guarantee. This is a different world than that of our parent’s world. Bonus points if you can get your endoscopy and colonoscopy in one fell swoop.
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No pun intended. Lemon juice in the consomme, very tasty.
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I keep to the schedule. We have sufficient family history to make it a priority.
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I’m an anesthesiologist, we do about 15-20 endoscopies/colonosopies a day, and I have provided anesthesia services for them for over 35 years.
A good prep makes all of the difference. Most of the modern colon prep regimens do a good job. Trust me when I say that we can tell when someone has NOT done their prep according to instructions. or cheated… It’s a mess. The only other time when a prep doesnt do it adequately is when someone has for some reason a slow moving GI tract. That can occur with several diseases, and those who use narcotics chronically. Careful communication with your GI department can mitigate that with plans for an extended prep.
I’ve got a history of lower GI bleeding and polyps, so I am on the every 5 year regimen. No one likes it, but it is what it is.
For those who have avoided their screening colonoscopy let me say this… Colon cancer, like breast cancer, like cervical cancer, can be screened for and caught early, treated early and cured. I can recall more than I care to the people who put off their colonoscopy until some symptom or family member prodded them into having one…only to find an advanced, already metastatic or obstructing tumor. By then it is too late. Having to tell someone that they have an advanced, likely fatal disease that was preventable, is one of the hardest things we have to do. Have your screening colonoscopy. Yes it is a pain in the ass…literally, but it can save your life.
Just do it.
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Thanks!
So in the discussion there is mention of broths that are cloudy, vs perfectly clear; is that part of the…mess? Or a juice with pulp? I am trying to imagine how a cloudy broth or translucent beverage might affect things.
I am so jealous of the low risk peeps that can literally “mail it in”!
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Yes, there is no new info, just those who want to share.
I am not into this. Don’t you have anyone else to communication with?
The prep should be with clear fluids. Anything cloudy contains particulate matter that will remain cloudy in the colon. When a colonoscopy is performed, your colon is not completely empty, there is fluid in your gut remaining from your prep, not a lot, but some. That fluid is aspirated by the endoscopist as they are advancing the scope, as well as insufflating air to distend or gently inflate the colon so that they can see the walls of the colon. Anything that is not clear, or is red or purple for that matter will obscure the view of the walls of the colon, which are being examined for anything abnormal. Just as you cant see through it when it’s in the glass or bottle, you cant see through it when it’s in the colon. A good visual examination of the lining of the colon is the goal of a colonoscopy, anything that obscures that vision degrades the quality of the exam. You dont want them to miss anything because you have residual stool or something opaque in there…hence the guidelines for an optimum prep.
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Participation in any discussion here is purely voluntary. If this particular conversation is not for you I’m sure you’ll find some other thread to your liking.
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I respect your not being into this. However as the discussion was started about clear liquids, and probably the most common reason that people are on a clear liquid diet is preparing for a colonoscopy it has evolved into this. For non medical people over 50 who face having a colonoscopy, the guidelines for the prep can be confusing, especially what constitutes a “clear liquid”. This discussion has clarified some of those questions.
One of the advantages of this forum software is that you can choose to follow or not follow a discussion by toggling the “tracking” rectangle below the reply toggle if you dont wish to follow a discussion.
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At the recommendation of friends, I used Dr Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, and extra gentle baby wipes.
I have a few more years before I have to do that again.
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Please just stop following this thread. It contains a ton of valuable information for some of us. Nothing is compelling you to read it if you don’t like it.
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Disagree. My instruction from 2004 and 3 times since were very clear, no pun intended.
Yes, understand.
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Soo…I sometimes see frozen ice pops or even sorbet, if with no dairy or fruit pieces as okay, but maybe they would need to appear transparent in the container.
You have been more than patient, so please don’t feel obliged to comment.
One of the recurrent things I hear in questions about colonoscopy preps from friends and families are along these same lines. Technically a sorbet is almost like a fruit puree…so it’s not truly clear, and not optimal. But the instructions are guideline and not absolutes. The bottom line is that the more you can stay away from any particulate matter that may obscure the visualization of the wall of the colon the better. Dairy is more a strict no no because milk and cream coagulate in the gut…so it becomes a solid, the fruit pulp as well.
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heh heh heh
You said “bottom”.
heh heh heh
[Jeez Louise, I’m twelve years old again!]
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