Mucus and colonoscopy

[guest9933]

Hey guys I got a colonoscopy coming up on wednesday morning but I have a heap of mucus leaking out of me daily.

What i'd like to know is should i do the prep earlier than suggested or just follow they're instructions i'm worried i won't clear out properly and they won't get good pics

also when i take laxatives when i have been constipated i usually pass stool all day but my colonoscopy is at 7.30am but in the instructions for the prep they say i gotta start the first sachet of picoprep at 5pm then drink a 1 litre jug of glycoprep an hour later and then another sachet of piciprep another hour later will this clean me out quick or should i start earlier

 

[Crohn's 35]

Wow that is alot of prep! I just use the picosalax and one sachet and water to follow, and the next morning another sachet. I guess cause you constipate. Also my prep is 2 dulcolax the night before the prep. As far as the mucous goes, it will be ok. I would the day before your fluids is no meat, or hard to digest foods. Just a thought.

Let us know how it goes!

 

[rygon]

The mucus wont be a bother as they can suck that away to see your colon. I think I normally have to drink 2 ltrs of prep beforehand. As said, you should have a got a leaflet about what you can and cannot eat and drink the day or 2 before.

Hope it goes well

 

[StarGirrrrl]

If you're worried about not having finished before needing to leave for the procedure, then starting a little early would be fine.

Don't know if you've had a scope before but the over the counter laxatives and hospital prep are worlds apart- just to warn you lol.

 

[guest9933]

Thanks for the help guys it is hospital prep and I think i'll start a few hours earlier

 

[xJillx]

Don't worry about the mucus. I have the same issue, too. But as rygon said, they can just suck it out of the way.

Good luck and give us an update.

 

[guest9933]

well had the colonoscopy and had some good pics but only got 30cm up till they found why i was having ribbon like stool and my bowel was closing up they also got some good pics and seen heaps of deterioration and infection so now i have to be on antibiotics under a drip for at least a week and also getting steriod infusions to settle inflamation

 

[Mountaingem]

Wow, I'm so glad you are getting the treatment you need. Sending get well wishes and healing thoughts!

 

[guest9933]

Thanks mountain gem i'll get through this crap just need the bacteria gone and then i'll be fine