The real reason GIs wont prescribe opioids is due to liability and strict laws. What they will do, however, is refer you to a pain management clinic. Talk with your GI and have them recommend, then...
Take the Hydrocodone if it puts and keeps you in remission, dont screw around! I was dealing with severe UC for 15 years and have had 8 scopes all of which came back showing active inflammation....
Been down this road before. Just like all the other scopes, the prep is the worst part. You will just lie there and watch your colon get plucked here and there in dazed state of mind. You won't...