Re: Dulcolax for colonoscopy prep

[Guest guest]

At 06:30 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote:

I am looking for an alternative

to the Dulcolax

The idea of taking 4 laxative pills has me in the fetal position.

Doesn't 4 of those buggers seem an awful lot?

I am going to check Walgreens out today as per Marliyn's

experience.

Jodi,

Believe me, I understand how you feel. The Walgreens stuff wasn't too

bad... took about two hours to take effect. I did not, to my

astonishment, have gut-cramps from it.

I recommend against the herbal concoctions or the raw food item because

we don't know what kinds of polysaccharides they may have in them -- at

least with the ducolax or the Walgreen's stuff, we know what and how

much.

I was terribly upset by all this because I'd just managed to get my gut

back in shape after the illegals in the pain meds after the surgery.

What I absolutely did NOT want, however, was to go through all this

business, and the anesthesia, and then have the doc tell me the clean-out

was inadequate, and I'd have to do it again and come back!!! (Like that

friend of mine who had either three or four clean-outs in one week, and

then the doc tells him he's STILL not adequately cleaned

out?!?!)

So, I decided to stay within the parameters of their program for the

clean-out.

What liquid junk do you have for your prep, and how much?

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 06:30 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote:

I am looking for an alternative

to the Dulcolax

The idea of taking 4 laxative pills has me in the fetal position.

Doesn't 4 of those buggers seem an awful lot?

I am going to check Walgreens out today as per Marliyn's

experience.

Jodi,

Believe me, I understand how you feel. The Walgreens stuff wasn't too

bad... took about two hours to take effect. I did not, to my

astonishment, have gut-cramps from it.

I recommend against the herbal concoctions or the raw food item because

we don't know what kinds of polysaccharides they may have in them -- at

least with the ducolax or the Walgreen's stuff, we know what and how

much.

I was terribly upset by all this because I'd just managed to get my gut

back in shape after the illegals in the pain meds after the surgery.

What I absolutely did NOT want, however, was to go through all this

business, and the anesthesia, and then have the doc tell me the clean-out

was inadequate, and I'd have to do it again and come back!!! (Like that

friend of mine who had either three or four clean-outs in one week, and

then the doc tells him he's STILL not adequately cleaned

out?!?!)

So, I decided to stay within the parameters of their program for the

clean-out.

What liquid junk do you have for your prep, and how much?

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 06:30 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote:

I am looking for an alternative

to the Dulcolax

The idea of taking 4 laxative pills has me in the fetal position.

Doesn't 4 of those buggers seem an awful lot?

I am going to check Walgreens out today as per Marliyn's

experience.

Jodi,

Believe me, I understand how you feel. The Walgreens stuff wasn't too

bad... took about two hours to take effect. I did not, to my

astonishment, have gut-cramps from it.

I recommend against the herbal concoctions or the raw food item because

we don't know what kinds of polysaccharides they may have in them -- at

least with the ducolax or the Walgreen's stuff, we know what and how

much.

I was terribly upset by all this because I'd just managed to get my gut

back in shape after the illegals in the pain meds after the surgery.

What I absolutely did NOT want, however, was to go through all this

business, and the anesthesia, and then have the doc tell me the clean-out

was inadequate, and I'd have to do it again and come back!!! (Like that

friend of mine who had either three or four clean-outs in one week, and

then the doc tells him he's STILL not adequately cleaned

out?!?!)

So, I decided to stay within the parameters of their program for the

clean-out.

What liquid junk do you have for your prep, and how much?

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Katy,

I am so beyond happy and ecstatic for you..

Do you see me doing the happy post colonoscopy SCD dance?

You're awesome!! I thank you too!

They must invent something better than these horrid preps. Thankfully fleet

phosphosoda isn't the go to anymore although my old GI probably still gives it.

What an A$$ (no pun intended- he just might as well of killed me with his

" doctoring " all of these years)

As was said to me the other day and I will paraphrase for you " I am so glad your

intestines are in the pink " I think this should be the new BTVC-SCD post

colonoscopy motto!!!

Hugs-

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Hi Marilyn,

> What liquid junk do you have for your prep, and how much?

I need to do the Miralax prep.

I spoke to my GI today and expressed my concerns that I am fearful to experience

any kind of intestinal spasming as it is a very painful thing for me. In Israel

I experienced Spasms with that whole ER experience and I told my husband during

this ordeal " if god takes me now it is ok " I had no fear Marilyn. I swear it

sounds crazy but I was prepared and I called it " I am ready to be elevated " .

Not to get too dramatic but the hallucination from the pain was incomprehensible

and they couldn't do too much pain wise because I am on LDN (the real freaky by

product of being on LDN- in an emergency there is really no pain relief

whatsoever and everyone should have it written in their wallet they are on LDN

if they don't want to experience rapid withdrawal sickness- crazy.)

So my GI actually said he understood my concern and seeing the images and amount

of stricturing on my films he said he would not want me to experience such

discomfort and he agreed it could be possible.

So, he told me to forgo the Dulcolax. Do liquid diet an extra day and be sure

to drink the whole Miralax drink.

I am going to eat soft foods starting Thur.

I am going to take bowel tolerance Vitamin C and Salt (I tried the Salt/C

protocol for Lyme disease and it gave me explosive D- so I think it will be ok)

If I find I am not clearing I will have a back-up laxative from Wallgreens.

I wish it wasn't this hard.

I am starting to feel butterflies and nerves that this is for real.

I just don't feel strong enough.

Jodi