COLONOSCOPY PREP & PROCEDURE // Chapter One. Page 020
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Colonoscopy prep is no fun, but hopefully this vlog will give you a little glimpse into what to expect during the process. I know when I was first diagnosed with crohns, I wished that I had someone who I could have connected with. So, this one is for my IBD friends!
If you have a choice, make sure you request GoLYTELY prep! This is the gentle solution that will not cause as much nausea and cramping. It also does not taste as bad as the moviprep or trilyte. Some doctors will allow patients to take miralax instead of one of the prep solutions. If that is the case, then you have nothing to worry about at all!! Miralax does not taste bad and can be mixed with some sparkling water to enhance the flavor. Unfortunately, my doctor would not allow that substitution, but did take my request for the GoLYTELY. That's a win in my book!
Plan a trip to the grocery store to make sure you have plenty of clear liquid options for your meals on prep day. You are allowed to have Gatorade, jello, popsicles, broth, mint tea, or italian ice. Personally, when I know I will be having a pretty yucky tummy day, I don't want to pump my body full of crap. I like to stick to chicken bone broth, mint tea, Propel water, Liquid IV, and lemon italian ice. Stay away from blue, purple, or red colored liquids that might be mistaken for blood on procedure day.
Make sure you drink PLENTY of hydrating water with electrolytes to stay hydrated throughout the process. Peach flavored Propel or Liquid IV are my favorite Gatorade alternatives.
Expect to go to the bathroom between fifteen to twenty five times during the prep phase. Booty wipes will be your bestfriend! Distractions really help you get through the prep day, so this is your perfect excuse for a Netflix binge!
On procedure morning, you are not allowed to have anything to eat or drink at all. Expect lots of paperwork and questions as you are being prepped for the procedure. If you are receiving anesthesia, the nurse will hook you up to an IV for easy administration as well as hydrating fluids.
Once you are taken back to the procedure room, the doctor will verify one final time what procedure you are having. The nurses will insert a breathing tube into your nose and ask you to roll onto your side. After you are in position, the anesthesiologist will come to the bedside and let you know that he is about to push in the anesthesia. It does burn a tiny bit. Typically they will ask you to count back from ten, but I never make it past five before I'm peacefully drifting off for a little nap.
You will wake up in the recovery room and feel pretty groggy. The worst part of the whole ordeal is that the nurses usually wont let you leave until you have passed gas in front of them to ensure everything is moving along as it should. It is SO quiet in the recovery room so when you start tooting and EVERYONE hears you that part can be pretty embarrassing. But, they are used to that sort of thing, so just go with it. Some people experience slight discomfort or bloating from the gas but I have never had any issues. If you do have any pain at all, be sure to let your nurse know and she can give you something to relieve it.
I know the first instinct after leaving the hospital is to go out and eat a big delicious meal! It is really important to take it slow after everything your digestive tract has been through. Start out with a lite meal. Breakfast foods are a great option. I usually have eggs, toast, or grits. Rest and recovery are your main concern for the rest of the day. Snuggle up and enjoy the rest!
If you happen to have any other procedures scheduled for the following day, make sure you stay hydrated and give yourself time to rest. My infusion day fell on the day after my colonoscopy. Every six weeks I go to the cancer center where they administer my Entivyo infusion. I had to be especially careful to rest and give my body lots of TLC so I could show up on infusion day strong.
I hope this video helped you get a glimpse into life with crohns disease. To learn more you can visit crohnscolitisfoundation.org
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Thanks for posting. Sorry that you are having to go through this. I don't have Crohn's, but because of a family history (my grandmother) of colon cancer, I've had 7 colonoscopies in 22 years. Your advice about drinking the broth is good. I was told the same thing by one of the Endoscopy Unit Nurses. It helps to prevent electrolyte imbalance from the liquid prep.
Thanks so much for posting this, girl! Very informative. I'm actually getting surgery soon, too. I am wondering if you could explain more about what it was like to get put to sleep? This is the part that freaks me out!! Like, what does it feel like? How do they do it? What does it feel like when they put the stuff in, like do you get sleepy or is more like wide awake to instantly out? Could you have stayed awake if you would have tried or is it impossible? Haha. Basically whatever you remember about that part would be helpful. Thanks so much!
Best wishes for your surgery ! I have had three Crohns related surgeries in the past. It’s not bad when they put you to sleep.
Basically they get you in position for whatever procedure you are having done and then the anesthesiologists will walk to the bedside and get ready to give you the meds in your IV. Then they will let you know when they are injecting it and as it goes in have you count back from ten. I usually only get to five before I’m out ! Then I don’t really remember much about falling asleep. It’s really a very peaceful process in spite of the nervousness I feel waiting to fall asleep.
I’ve tried to fight it before too just to see if I could resist the meds and not fall asleep 😆 but those are powerful so of course that didn’t work.
Thank you I have to take gavilyte tomorrow and I’m so scared 😭💔
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hi sarah i need a colonoscopy soon and i have a couple questions about it i messaged you on instagram woudl you mind if we chatted?