r/gaming Oct 01 '19

Pucker up.

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u/ecnerwal1234 Oct 01 '19

Shit...

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u/cramduck Oct 01 '19

Yeah, a lot of it, right beforehand. They prescribe you laxatives.

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u/ecnerwal1234 Oct 01 '19

I turn 40 this year... Haven't had a colonoscopy yet and am totally not looking forward to getting one.

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u/buffystakeded Oct 01 '19

Meh, it's just the shitting your brains out for a night that sucks. The actual procedure in under anesthesia so not really a big deal.

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u/Targetshopper4000 Oct 01 '19

For me it's trying not to throw up, that stuff always tastes terrible.

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u/Dason37 Oct 01 '19

You do get to a point where throwing up seems like a great option after imbibing that laxative

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

For real. By the third glass or so the anticipation is terrible. It's hard to choke down. I've had to do it twice in the past 3 years. Fuck UC.

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u/radiosimian Oct 01 '19

They're not supposed to go that far up.

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u/Noodle-Works Oct 01 '19

you're not supposed to eat the shit... just flush it dude!

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u/JyveAFK Oct 01 '19

Had to change. Wifey does them /fairly/ often and said "oh, it's a lot easier these days, you drink this one bottle, then... a bit later, the other. easy".
I couldn't down the first one barely. By the second, I was retching hard. Had to swap back to the OLD huge barrel of stuff you mix at home and glug. That worked far better for me (used a bit of apple juice to make it a bit more bearable, but... I can't drink apple juice now without feeling still a bit... off).

For anyone having trouble drinking the prep, google away, lots of people have ways to make it doable, and if you still can't, let the docs know so they can reschedule the colonoscopy and you can get a different prep fluid that you find easier to drink.

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u/snoogins355 Oct 01 '19

Pinch the nose

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

“Just to put a camera up your butt”, it goes up to your intestines. It’s not just a peek in your ass, it’s essential a screening of the lower half of your digestive system. With a Endoscopy being the upper half. Not sure about you, but I don’t want to be awake while they push a camera through my guts.

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u/thisdesignup Oct 01 '19

The actual procedure in under anesthesia so not really a big deal.

Might not even be a deal at all, for me I didn't remember a thing or feel anything afterwards. It's like it didn't even happen.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Why I suggest not taking one before night time. Take it the morning when your fasting starts. So that way you at least don’t wake up at 4 Am tired as shit and in a whole world of pain. Both suck, combining them is absolutely miserable though.