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50. I was pleasantly surprised to find out myself the prep wasn't that bad at all

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 01:52 PM

Dec 2013

It wasn't as long and protracted as horror stories my friends told me it would be. In hindsight I realized it's because I eat a pretty healthy diet regularly anyway ( though I'm am not a vegetarian ) compared to my friends and was relatively "clean" anyway and so I was "done" in 40-45 mins after each dose of Suprep. My friends who told me all this are all of the classic American diet of decades ago: low-fiber, lots of red meat, gobs of white bread, junk food junkies etc. They never made the connection.

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I'm 52 and having my first colonoscopy Saturday. Tell me anything. [View all] cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 OP

Gatorade is good because it has electolytes. Stay close to your turlet! NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

Yeah, the fasting. I'll get through the day Friday okay... I'm a HUGE water and Iced Tea guy. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #3

People who have been thru it say dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #62

You are not going for a long drive right in the middle of the fasting part are you? Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #71

Safely ensconced in a hotel room close to the hospital. n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #72

K-good. Just checking on ya! Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #73

The worst part is the fasting and then the prep! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #2

Thanks Doll! cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #5

I'm sorry about your friend... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #6

The prep is hell ashling Dec 2013 #4

So true, the meds prevent awareness/memories of the actual scoping. HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #36

Watch the video during the procedure! It's one of the only chances you get to see struggle4progress Dec 2013 #7

People often sleep through it. MattBaggins Dec 2013 #9

Up at four for two more liters. Good thing I normally get up at five. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #11

Did you get the big jug of PEG? MattBaggins Dec 2013 #12

Won't get the jug o' stuff til Friday morning. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #14

You might consider drinking coconut water afterwards then. kentauros Dec 2013 #21

Not sure I know how to take this. Are you saying... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #10

I found the video fascinating. It was a view of myself I seldom get, though some people say struggle4progress Dec 2013 #13

I found it fascinating, too. kentauros Dec 2013 #19

This video? Turbineguy Dec 2013 #32

I've never seen a funnier sharp_stick Dec 2013 #56

Soon it will be Sunday...nt Walk away Dec 2013 #8

The prep is not hell, it's inconvenient and you'll feel deprived. graywarrior Dec 2013 #15

Thank You. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #16

are you a vegetarian? azurnoir Dec 2013 #18

Well, I've been a vegetarian since 2000 kentauros Dec 2013 #20

I'm a vegetarian - no extra prep was needed. anasv Dec 2013 #34

Same here! graywarrior Dec 2013 #41

I second that suggestion about eating light for a couple of days before fasting! It helps. CTyankee Dec 2013 #37

I was pleasantly surprised to find out myself the prep wasn't that bad at all Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #50

Ah yes the five second high sharp_stick Dec 2013 #55

Seriously, I've been sober since '87 and that was an awesome surprise! graywarrior Dec 2013 #58

Best advice ever: Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #17

+1 Fearless Dec 2013 #24

It's the only time in your life you'll actually be Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #22

You should watch this video for an idea of what the prep is like: kentauros Dec 2013 #23

Laughed my head off. So true! n/t Paper Roses Dec 2013 #25

OMG! graywarrior Dec 2013 #42

It doesn't matter what you mix it with Major Nikon Dec 2013 #26

There are a few different 'prep' drinks now. SeattleVet Dec 2013 #27

Depends or puppy training mats to sit on intaglio Dec 2013 #28

they make you drink the gatorade BainsBane Dec 2013 #29

Buy some of the softest toilet paper avebury Dec 2013 #30

My husband just had one and yes mix that drink with G'ade sarge43 Dec 2013 #31

prep and procedure anasv Dec 2013 #33

The procedure is a cakewalk.. sendero Dec 2013 #35

Will they give you propofol to knock you out? CTyankee Dec 2013 #38

I think you're right. anasv Dec 2013 #81

Yup. I don't do Pap tests any more either. Any problems, I go to Planned Parenthood (where I CTyankee Dec 2013 #82

Prep sucks drink the yellow gatorade (NOT RED) Rambis Dec 2013 #39

Take the pills, not the laxative drink! Lasher Dec 2013 #40

aha! there are pills, eh? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #63

Oh, I don't know what to say about that. Lasher Dec 2013 #67

The worst part is the prep of drinking that gallon of gross stuff. geardaddy Dec 2013 #43

If you live thru the prep, the actual procedure is a piece of cake. patricia92243 Dec 2013 #44

THANKS EVERYONE! cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #45

Here's some advice I didn't get until AFTER the prep Major Nikon Dec 2013 #59

Make sure your doc has itty bitty fingers. RedCloud Dec 2013 #46

LOL I'm thinking of having my Wife write cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #47

The procedure itself is a breeze. You won't be awake for it. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #48

Two words - baby wipes 2theleft Dec 2013 #49

Make sure you have the right doctor abq e streeter Dec 2013 #51

And you will ask yourself, "How can I possibly have that much in me?" Tom Ripley Dec 2013 #52

The prep is the hardest part LiberalEsto Dec 2013 #53

I am right behind you... HipChick Dec 2013 #54

I expected non-stop crapping the day before but that didn't happen. valerief Dec 2013 #57

You did that on purpose, didn't you? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #70

Ha! Sorry, but that would've wormed into your brain anyway. You can always ask, valerief Dec 2013 #74

It's not as bad as you imagine it will be, and you'll be glad, afterward. Paladin Dec 2013 #60

Piece of...uh...cake... onager Dec 2013 #61

LOL n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #64

Had more than a few of them... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #65

FYI, about the fasting... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #66

If they find oil, make sure you have the mineral rights. n/t A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #68

You so funny... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #69

I just had to share this; The Late, great Dennis Wolfberg and "The Rigid Sigmoidoscopy" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #75

The prep is the hardest part. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2013 #76

The guy's a trucker! A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #77

Yep. Driving the Freightliner back up the hill directly after. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #79

Dare ya go! n/t A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #80

Not to worry. No driving for me. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #78

I was there ten years ago DFW Dec 2013 #83

Yeah be prepared to SHIT your brains out bigdarryl Dec 2013 #84