Pills for colonoscopy prep?

[rollinstone]

Hi guys, so I'm goIng in for my 2nd scope in 2 weeks time, the doc I can use pills instead of liquid prep. The nurse told me its 32 pills? 4 every 15 minutes until you've had 20, then the rest in the morning... Just wondering if anyone else has ever done this?

 

[lizbeth]

Not hard of that before well be interesting to hear how you get on with them. I had moviprep last night and its still doing is thing! Good luck with the scope, would love to hear how you get on.

 

[araceli]

What kind of pills? Never heard of that. Let us know how it works. Good luck with scope.

 

[emmaaaargh]

Once I had a combination of liquid and pills, but never only pills! I think I'd prefer it that way, though. Let us know how you get on, and good luck!

 

[gemmafer]

Never heard of this but I'd prefer it. Prep makes me vomit every time and the colonoscopy never works.

 

[kh216]

Read the label carefully if you are using pills for colonscopy prep. Some of them have black box warnings on them because the high sodium damages kidneys.

 

[rollinstone]

Thx, I'm picking up the prep today so I'll ask

 

[lizbeth]

good luck, I'm really interested to hear how it goes.

 

[rollinstone]

so the pills are called diacol, they don't like to give them to people older than 60 because of how dehydrated they get you, plenty of fluids should protect the kidneys, I think its the dehydration that can worry some peoples kidneys, and normal prep can cause hectic dehydration also. anyways hopefully it goes smoothly.

 

[Samboi]

Yes I have used the pills.
I request these in preference to the liquid.
They are very effective and more manageable than all that fluid.
I already take six bajillion pills over day - what's a few more.
To be honest - I don't understand why more people don't choose the pill option.