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Alright maybe I am just being a big baby but I am scared to death to drink this stuff and take these pills that comes with it!
I read online all these horror stories people had after drinking this stuff, and I havnt been able to eat really anything with salt without unrelenting stomach pain, what is this stuff going to do to me?
Has anyone had to take this stuff? Is there anything I should be concerned about?
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i called cvs pharm. he said there wasnt anything else! What do I ask for? Is that as bad? with my stomach in so much pain and pssoible crohn's wont drinking all this make me sick or bring on really bad pain?
Do I just ask for Miralax prep?
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dr said no to miralax! have to drink this stuff and get it down! so freaking out!
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Im working on staying calm! I alraedy have D before starting this stuff, so dont know how this is going to work out. they just call in some phenagen to help with nausea, plus im nervous about what they are going to find tomorrow!
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It's tough only because there is so much of it to drink. Other than that, it's not too bad.
I did my colonoscopy without anesthesia a couple of years ago and it wasn't too bad...more bark than bite.
I'm sure you'll make it through fine.
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You can take Magnesium citrate too, it does the same thing and its OTC. Just take it until you poop clear water, then you know you are cleaned out.
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Lymetoo I am being a big baby BUT...Ever since the stomach sym have started I have a reaction to everything! I eat banannas and baby food. I just dont understand why there isnt a more safe way to go about this. I am weak and very sick, it just seems like a very bad idea to take someone who is so sick and pump them full of violent explosive laxitives!
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I've had the procedure done twice and the first prep was far worse than the second (6 years later). I used Pico-Salax a small volume laxative for the prep. It only requires 2-3 six ounce glasses of the stuff over a 8 hour period. It's much easier on your system from what I found. That compared to the gallon that I had to drink the first time around.
Not sure you have it in the States, but that is the typical prep we use in Canada.
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I wish you well, whatayear! I hope they find out what is wrong.
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You will be fine. Cleaning yourself out is actually good for you. Try not to build it up too much.
My daughter works in a gastro's office, this is what they do all day long. Its really not a big deal.
Just drink all the stuff, poop till its clear, then go to bed. Get up the next day, have the test and its over.
You can also eat bananna popsicles while you drink the stuff to help get it down. Don't eat colored popsicles though.
Some gastro's allow you to drink "half" a gallon, instead of a whole, and then you take a few pills along with it. Some don't like that method though. I think drinking the gallon is a better cleansing. No mess during the procedure.
Good luck!
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