Guest guest Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 How much of the E-Lyte should I drink before and after the scope? Thanks! Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 At 08:35 PM 3/24/2009, you wrote: How much of the E-Lyte should I drink before and after the scope? That's a tremendously individual thing. I use the dilution they call for on the bottle. I think Kim M dilutes it significantly more than that. What I did was dump a couple caps fulls into the broth and sip it that way -- it tastes kinda salty, so it isn't bad with the broth. (I don't recommend it for anything sweet.) I sipped on it whenever I was feeling nauseated. I also took a bottle with me and sipped it on the way home from the procedure. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I am not sure how the colonoscopy prep. will affect your pancreas. I know the prep. was hard on my stomach, lots of nausea, near vomiting, cramping. Not so pleasant in the lower GI either. I don't recall whether my Sphincter of Oddi reacted badly, so I'm guessing it didn't -- and I'm guessing my pancreas didn't react too much either. I always do OK with fasting in terms of insulin and blood glucose levels. My difficulties and fluctuating blood glucose levels (and all the upper GI symptoms) come as soon as I start eating and digesting. So maybe that is why my pancreas hasn't bothered me during the colonoscopy prep. As long as I stay hydrated I do well, so that is another difficult part of surgery or procedure preparation, having to stop liquids. The only really hard part for me was the recovery after the colonoscopy. The first 24 hours were really difficult, and it took a week for me to get back on track with my digestion and my metabolism. Hope your colonoscopy goes smoothly. It is a necessary test, though. I have my next one in another year... Kim M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I am not sure how the colonoscopy prep. will affect your pancreas. I know the prep. was hard on my stomach, lots of nausea, near vomiting, cramping. Not so pleasant in the lower GI either. I don't recall whether my Sphincter of Oddi reacted badly, so I'm guessing it didn't -- and I'm guessing my pancreas didn't react too much either. I always do OK with fasting in terms of insulin and blood glucose levels. My difficulties and fluctuating blood glucose levels (and all the upper GI symptoms) come as soon as I start eating and digesting. So maybe that is why my pancreas hasn't bothered me during the colonoscopy prep. As long as I stay hydrated I do well, so that is another difficult part of surgery or procedure preparation, having to stop liquids. The only really hard part for me was the recovery after the colonoscopy. The first 24 hours were really difficult, and it took a week for me to get back on track with my digestion and my metabolism. Hope your colonoscopy goes smoothly. It is a necessary test, though. I have my next one in another year... Kim M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I am not sure how the colonoscopy prep. will affect your pancreas. I know the prep. was hard on my stomach, lots of nausea, near vomiting, cramping. Not so pleasant in the lower GI either. I don't recall whether my Sphincter of Oddi reacted badly, so I'm guessing it didn't -- and I'm guessing my pancreas didn't react too much either. I always do OK with fasting in terms of insulin and blood glucose levels. My difficulties and fluctuating blood glucose levels (and all the upper GI symptoms) come as soon as I start eating and digesting. So maybe that is why my pancreas hasn't bothered me during the colonoscopy prep. As long as I stay hydrated I do well, so that is another difficult part of surgery or procedure preparation, having to stop liquids. The only really hard part for me was the recovery after the colonoscopy. The first 24 hours were really difficult, and it took a week for me to get back on track with my digestion and my metabolism. Hope your colonoscopy goes smoothly. It is a necessary test, though. I have my next one in another year... Kim M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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