Colonoscopy prep causing pain

[Crohns08]

I need advice, I'm suffering from my colonoscopy prep with excruciating pain. I threw up most of it but it still seems to be working. The prep is Magnesium Citrate and I only manage 10 oz out of the total 20 oz. I just took a tramadol to help with the pain. Any thoughts, suggestions? I really don't want to take any more of it since my stools are yellow and very liquidy already and not much is coming out. TIA

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

I don't know, my first instinct would be to head straight to the ER. When I did prep last week, it made me really dehydrated and I had to go get IV fluids, but I wasn't in pain like you're describing. At the very least, call your doctor and let him/her know what's going on.

 

[Crohns08]

I have and he said it's because I'm highly inflamed and to just take a pain pill. I'm getting a new GI after this though because of prior incidences I just can't trust him anymore. The pain is dull now and tolerable since my pill kicked in but I don't know if I can handle the rest of this prep

 

[Cooro]

OMG! Take miralax instead! Its so gentle. (I'm gonna guess your prepping for a colonoscopy.)

 

[Lisa]

I would handle as much of it as possible - even if you have to take a couple of sips every few minutes.....

If the output is very watery and almost clear, I would not worry too much - when the scope is done, they ARE able to suction out material, and even put some water in to wash things out a bit.......trust me, it CAN be done.....

Now I am off to see how my prep is dissolving - took the dulcolax a while ago and my belly is already gurgling - have to head down to the school for a meet the teachers night, then home and start to drink ugh! (Miralax prep here)

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

You're highly inflamed and he's going to stick a scope in there - how does he expect the scope to get through if you're that inflamed? You poor thing, I don't know what else to say, but this seems a little ridiculous. You said you're already going pretty clear, so if it were me I'd stop drinking the prep. Good for you for getting a new GI, sounds like this one isn't very good.

 

[Crohns08]

Apparently he thinks it's okay. He must hate me though because he said he would not do it if I did not drink all of the prep. I could not finish the prep because it hurt too much even on tramadol, so I just took the dolcalax and hope for the best.

 

[Lisa]

What he doesn't know, won't hurt him.....I'd call it a little white lie to say you drank the prep...

btw - I do not think I have EVER finished all the prep...and never been turned away!

 

[Manzyb]

I don't think I have ever finished an entire prep before! I never tell them that though. If you're clear going clear I don't see what it matters.

 

[Cooro]

I finish it just fine. I mixed it in warm chicken broth, so its easy to down. Plus I love chicken broth. lol

 

[kello82]

aww =/ i hope you are feeling a bit better by now

preps are always extra hellish for me as well. i throw it up within an hour of each drink.

my advice is that since you are small (im pretty sure you are little lol..) then dont worry TOO much. they give the same prep to a 100 lb person as they give for a 250 lb person lol.
also, like someone else mentioned, if your poo is already pretty much just water, then you should be pretty much done.

i would say that the more intense pains its giving you is due to the fact that the prep is made to set your intestinal spasms into overdrive......like trying to run a marathon on an arthritic leg. not fun.
thats the way i think of it at least.

hope youre feeling a bit better and can sleep a bit tonight, good luck!

 

[Nyx]

I only ever get through half the prep...I wouldn't worry about it too much...

Good luck!!