I am sitting in a hotel in the city where my GI has his practice. I am scheduled for a small bowel capsule endoscopy in the morning, and since I live 2 hours from here, thought it would be easier to check in, do my prep, and drive the less than 2 miles to his office in the a.m.
I have never used GoLytely for prep before as my previous GI used different stuff. I have managed to get down the whole gallon, over 4 1/2 hours (handout said it should take about 3 hours, but I simply could not hold the volume without being near vomiting), and that the first BM would happen about an hour after I started drinking.
I have only had 2 soft BM's about 2 hours after I started drinking, and I am distended like I'm 7 months pregnant. I have no urge to go, some mild cramping, and I feel like a beached whale. I don't want to have to reschedule this. What can I do to get things moving? I have tried walking around the room, massaging my stomach, etc. I followed all the prep instructions to a T. Didn't eat anything after lunch, started drinking at 5:30 PM, finished close to 10PM.
Help!!!
Lisa
I have never used GoLytely for prep before as my previous GI used different stuff. I have managed to get down the whole gallon, over 4 1/2 hours (handout said it should take about 3 hours, but I simply could not hold the volume without being near vomiting), and that the first BM would happen about an hour after I started drinking.
I have only had 2 soft BM's about 2 hours after I started drinking, and I am distended like I'm 7 months pregnant. I have no urge to go, some mild cramping, and I feel like a beached whale. I don't want to have to reschedule this. What can I do to get things moving? I have tried walking around the room, massaging my stomach, etc. I followed all the prep instructions to a T. Didn't eat anything after lunch, started drinking at 5:30 PM, finished close to 10PM.
Help!!!
Lisa