Re: question about cleaning out

[Guest guest]

Meg,

My daughter has had countless colonoscopies and EGD's. They have

always made her take a bottle of magnesium citrate for the cleanout,

and she has been scoped at numerous hospitals across the country

because of her rare disease. All the protocalls for cleanout have

basically been the same. She is also on daily miralax, but I don't

think 2x daily is enough to clean anyone out for a scope. If he is

not cleaned out good, then they can't see any problems. They can

still biopsy, but they will be taking them blind without being able

to see the colon. Go get a bottle at your local drugstore of

magnesium citrate (not the red one), he will start going. It is not

great, but not terrible, like a really sweet kind of Sprite. If he

has not gone much I would do something now, so he can finish up, and

get cleaned out in time. One time my son was scoped and he had been

throwing up a lot. We were afraid he could not drink the whole

bottle and keep it down. The local GI dr told me we could try to do

it with Miralax, 4xdaily, for 2 days, with clear liquids both days.

So I just don't know if 2x daily is enough for sure. Hope you get it

all done,and can put your mind to rest. Take care.

>

> Sorry to be so blunt in the subject line, but I have a question

that

> is really starting to get me worried. is having an

endoscopy

> and colonoscopy tomorrow morning. Per the instructions from the

dr.

> we were to increase his miralax to 2x/day yesterday and again

today,

> liquid diet yesterday, and clear liquids today. That part is

going

> fine, besides the fact that I am having to FORCE things down him--

I

> mean really making him drink---he's not asking for anything. That

> sorta has me worried because he's usually a big grazer.

>

> So, I guess my question is, if he doesn't start going here soon

(he

> did this a.m. once, not at all yesterday), will the test get all

> messed up or will they have to clean him out before they start

> (enema??)? I am just getting nervous that his cleaing out process

> isn't doing what it should do. I know it will not be like when DH

> had his and had to drink a gallon of " go juice " in a short amount

of

> time. Am I being paranoid, or is this o.k.?

>

> I guess my calm exterior is starting to get me on the inside A

LOT!

> I have worried about this pain he has had for so long, had the

docs

> put me off for so long, then FINALLY someone listened and I am

> afraid of what they might find. Part of me is relieved that we

are

> finally going to look and see if there is anything going on or

not.

> But, I am just very, very nervous (and ate my way off my diet big

> time Friday night!).

>

> Thanks for letting me get this out!

>

> Meg, mom to

> , 15yo, asthma, allergies, growth hormone def

> , 11yo, asthma, allergies, gut issues

> Annie, 8yo, asthma, allergies, reflux, and hopefully hanging on to

> those pneumo antibodies (and I have a question about that, but I

> will wait for another day to ask!)

>

[Guest guest]

Meg - call the prescribing doctor. Do not go and buy anything OTC without their

permission.

macey is on 2x per day as a daily dose. Miralax depends primarily on good fluid

intake. He has to have the fluid in him for the drug to kick in.

Call the doctor if you are concerned.

Ursula - mom to (13) and Macey (11, CVID)

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