I am a 30 year old woman. For the past few months I have had the following symptoms:

constipation alternating with diarrhea
fatigue
lower abdominal pain
slight traces of blood on toilet paper after wiping

I have an appt for a consultation with a surgeon on Monday. He will be setting me up for a colonoscopy. I was just wondering what were some of your results and symptoms. My grandma had colon cancer and my dad had colon polyps.

I have to have a colonoscopy next Monday. I have had one before and am really not looking forward to it. The problem is drinking the triLyte crap! Anybody have any ideas about how to get it down quick and painless? Which flavor packs are the best?
I can’t take the pills because I have kidney damage.

I have a colleague who’s odour is terrible, I want to tell him, but someone said he might have a colonoscopy bag because the smell sometimes is like wee and poo rather than always B.O. I dont want to embarass him, so how can I tell if he has one or not? He always takes a carrier bag into the loo with him- is this a sign? Please help!

I have to get a colonoscopy done tom and really nervous!
What do i expect?

I have to have a colonoscopy in a week. My doctor said to purchase a bowel cleanser from my local drugstore. Can anyone recommend a good colon cleanser that will empty my bowels? What have you taken prior to having a colonoscopy?

I had a colonoscopy today, and started eating again when I got home. After eating dinner I felt like I had to poop and I had diarrhea. Is this normal? Should I keep eating as normal? Should I take anything for it?

I got the Fleet Phospha-soda. How long an I going to be in the bathroom ? Colonoscopy next week.

I have to have a colonoscopy done Thursday. They said I will have conscious sedation. The paperwork says I will be given a sedative and pain meds through an IV before they start. Anyone know what sedatives & pain medicines they give you? I wonder b/c I have had 16 surgeries and a lot of pain medicines and sedatives have no affect on me. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!

Let’s say that a person has a grown son with a late night paper route and the parent goes along every night to help them. Now let’s say that the parent is scheduled for a colonoscopy. Will the parent still be able to go along with the grown kid or will he parent need to stay home and let the grown kid do the route alone?
Will the parent be able to go along with the grown kid that nigh or will the parent need to stay home and recover?
What if the kid really wants the parent to go?
What I the kid refuses to go without the parent?

I had a colonoscopy done 3 months ago. I came out fine, but am just wondering if any form of inflammatory bowel disease can be detected that way. Such as ulcerative colitis (i know i spelled it wrong) or Crohns or any other form of it. And if I had it, could some of it’s effects be detected in my blood or urine some how since I had both of those checked this week?

I had a colonoscopy last year and received 2 separate bills for anesthesiologists. (Both of which were denied by my insurance.) When I called to inquire, I was told that I should have only requested 1 for the procedure. How is someone supposed to know they would automatically get 2? I’m stuck with 2 at 0 a pop!
I was only out for 15-20 minutes. I was told after being billed that one was a nurse and the other was an anesthesiologist. I just don’t understand why it was necessary to be charged for 2 on a very simple procedure. It must be "normal" to have 2 present. (My health insurance didn’t even cover 10% of the roughly ,000 it cost for the procedure.)
I didn’t even want the procedure and had no idea how much cost was involved. I wasn’t aware that I could have requested to have no anesthesia. I didn’t even "NEED" the procedure. It was done to rule out any internal problem causing tailbone pain. I’m just angry because I never would have had it done. The surgeon said it would be half the cost of having it done in a hospital. 00 is HALF of what I could have been charged? Yeah, right.

IWhy haven’t I had a normal bowel movement since my colonoscopy 24 hours ago. The colonoscopy showed no polyps.

What should I expect after a colonoscopy? Can I go to a concert 5 hours afterwards?
I bought tickets, and completely forgot about the colonoscopy until it was too late to switch dates. Could I pull off going to the concert after my colonoscopy? ( I have a driver for those who are about to mention sedative danger!

If you overdose on laxatives (which is basically what they make you do) will the tip of your small intestine be inflamed for the colonoscopy the next day?
Thanks!

I just had a colonoscopy this morning at about 7am…I feel great after sleeing all day, and I really want to get a shower. My instructions from the doctor say to wait a full 24 hours…Would anyone have any idea why you need to wait that long? I am just curious….

My father needs a colonoscopy and I’ve heard that can range around 00……is there anyway to find a better price?

Thanks in advance.

I’ve been informed that, recently, a laxative used to cleanse the colon prior to a colonoscopy was found to cause kidney damage. Since a family member may have used it, I’d like to find out which one it was, and information about it.

Can anyone help? Colonoscopy is at 9am

I now have to get a colonoscopy… I know that it is a procedure that they probably do not allow a family member to watch. However, my sister was wanting to be in the room with me, and i would i also like it if she were there… From personal experience, does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks

I had a sigmoidoscopy about 4-5 years ago and am considering getting a colonoscopy. I am a 58 yr old male and have developed a bothersome IBS condition.

A family member of mine had a colonoscopy over a year ago and his colon was punctured which led to infections. However, a year later he is still going to the bathroom around 20 times a day…losing sleep..feeling tired etc. He has had numerous tests, blood work, antibiotics, and nothing seems to work.

I will be making an appointment for a Colonoscopy soon and would like to know that Kaiser prescribes for Colonoscopy prep. I’ve read on internet that some preps are bad for your kidneys. thx.

I just had a quick question involving MEPS? When I am getting a medical evaluation and tell them I recently had a colonoscopy and endoscopy for abdominal pains could that eliminate me from joining the military? I don’t see how it could because the doctors who conducted the colonoscopy said that it was nothing. I personally think it’s lactose intolerance or stress. But could that reduce my chances of joining?

Okay, so i ate breakfast this morning, totally forgetting that i had to prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow. I did all of the prep work and everything is clear in the toilet. I should be okay right?

I had a colonoscopy on Tuesday and had horrible pain ever since, but I woke up this morning and noticed that I now have bruises on my abdomen. What the heck?! Is this normal??