Colonoscopy preparation questions

Tomorrow I'll have my second colonoscopy. The last time I did prep, there was a lot of liquid stool (I don't remember the name of the drug I used).

This time they told me to use Picoprep. It took 4 hours to start working, and even then, only thin formed stool came out. No liquid stool and I only went twice. I did drink a lot of water, and I peed very little.

This is very different from the first time.

I drank the second bag of Picoprep 2 hours ago. I don't know if this will be ok.

When I had colonoscopies after being in the hospital, there was this woman whom I referred to as the "poop ****." She would come by my room and check my bedpan to see if I passed the colonoscopy prep requirement. She insisted that in order for the GI to do his job properly, the stool had to be clear liquid. I got to the yellow point and she made me do another whole prep. I was in tears.

Some hospitals are really strict about this so I would call and see what they are aiming for.

3h, some solid stool and some very dirty water in the end. This has a delay or is too weak.

notsosicklygirl said...
Are you drinking a lot of water? I think picoprep is the one i did before surgery. I didn't go a TON, like with other preps, but I definitely went enough that it was coming out clear in the end. I thought it was an amazing prep, not a lot of quantity but good results. I won't have to do it again, but if I did, i would use that for sure! I really hope you start to empty out.

I drank water to the point of nausea and feeling strong pressure in my stomach. I couldn't drink anymore. This lasted for some time, until I passed a small stool. After the stool it all suddenly started building up and "exploded" into the toilet and then continued to leak. All I do now is crap dirty water, so I guess it's good.

I wonder why it took a lot of time for the water to come out.

notsosicklygirl said...
I'm just happy to hear it's working out :)

Thanks. I am happy too :).

The only problem is, I AM SO FREAKING HUNGRY. I went to the kitchen to get more water. My dad came home and pulled out roasted pork out of the fridge and left it on the table. Gaaaah! :)