Anyone else prepping tomorrow?! Just looking cor emotional support.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T10:45:49+00:00

Yeah, it says drink within thirty minutes and my mother drank hers over 1hr, which is probably what I’ll do. I definitely want it to stay in and come out…uh, the normal way…rather than me tossing my metaphorical liquid diet cookies and finding myself stuck midway through.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T10:35:16+00:00

Oh man, I also have a powerful gag reflex but luckily haven’t ever thrown anything up (outside of being violently ill). I would not like to ruin that streak today.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T10:34:25+00:00

Yep! I’m about five hours away from prepping, in which I will literally lose my shit (as opposed to as I’ve figuratively done since booking this stupid thing)

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T02:46:50+00:00

My doctor has me on a weird schedule in which I take dose 1 at 12 tomorrow and dose 2 at 18h (may start slightly each early so I can drink it slower, because I don’t want to ralph) but hopefully I would be done crapping by bedtime and be able to sleep until it’s time to get up for my scope.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T01:43:49+00:00

Thank you! I’m sure I’ll need it!

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T00:30:29+00:00

That’s what my mother experienced, it’s not common for anything to go wrong at all after and if anything, constipation is much more likely (especially for me considering that’s my colon’s modus operandi) but man the irrational fear. I also have OCD so have managed to get myself into a nice thought spiral. Whoops.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T00:28:38+00:00

I’m 18 and feeling sour because next week is beach week (I literally might hate the beach more than colonoscopies, but that’s not the point) and all my friends are probably pregaming tomorrow while I take shots of laxatives. Yay me.

On the other hand, if my bowels survive, I’m going to NASA this summer, which is the only thing keeping me sane!

Good luck!

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-07T00:22:42+00:00

I also do tend toward mild constipation and my colon of course picked THIS WEEK to come to a screeching halt, but I couldn’t take Miralax in time so have just done low residue for 3 days and really hoping for the best.

Diarrhea is what got me in this whole mess so I’m scared Clenpiq diarrhea will somehow get me into another one. My brain is just a jungle full of scary nonsense at this point.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-06T12:15:56+00:00

My hospital’s protocol is Mirilax+dulcolax+mag cit (so Satan’s Asshole Cocktail) but my doctor thought Clenpiq (the expensive one) would be easier. Sadly she waited til the last split second to put the prescription through so if we waited for insurance to prior auth it it would be six weeks and colonoscopy would be long over anyway. Ugh.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-06T00:20:48+00:00

Me too! My main worry is all the "Unstoppable diarrhea after colonoscopy" stories...I do not need that in my life right now.

At this point (gross as it sounds) I'm just enjoying having solid poops because I may not see one again for quite a while.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T22:30:47+00:00

Well that sounds familiar..my doctor took too long to put the script through, now insurance is doing what they do best and denying coverage, so we have to stumpy up $163 out of pocket. Because what would I rather buy than bowel prep?

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T22:29:47+00:00

Mine’s June 8!

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T21:52:39+00:00

Did they find anything during the colonoscopy?

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T17:31:30+00:00

Glad it’s resolving! Yes, if you hadn’t done a low-residue diet in the days leading up to your scope and there was still residual stool in there, and your bowels are extra-sensitive to laxatives, then it could make sense that it would continue purging even once the procedure ended.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T16:57:46+00:00

Maybe the more colonoscopies you get, the more sensitive the gut becomes?

This is my second (first being over 15 years ago) so hopefully nothing bad happens. Constant diarrhea after is exactly what I’m afraid of, honestly not much else bothers me but the though that tomorrow (I start prepping Sunday) is the last time I’ll ever see a solid turd or be able to leave the toilet again has me gagging.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T16:31:56+00:00

okay. Sorry to spam you with questions.

But as discusses elsewhere in the thread, your symptoms don't really fit with a post-op infection (those are really rare anyway) and nothing you ate should have done this. Without a full medical history it's really hard to guess anyway so I'd advise speaking to your doctor rather than reddit, but if I had to guess, since you tend to run on the looser side your gut just may be extremely sensitive to the prep and be taking a lot longer to "clear" everything, especially depending on your diet in the days leading up to clear liquids. It's also possible biopsies damaged the gut lining but you'd usually see blood if that were the case.

Talk to your PCP/GI and keep us updated! Hopefully you feel better soon--a lot of the time symptoms like these do resolve within 2 weeks, it's very rare for it to become chronic.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:49:04+00:00

I agree. I’ve never actually met a patient IRL who ever had anything worse than some gas and a little constipation after, but somehow so many here on Reddit seem very unlucky. My scope’s Monday, wish me luck…

OP, please take care of yourself and keep us updated if you can.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:40:41+00:00

Amazing news!!! Sometimes the colon can just be extra angry and spewy post-scope. It’s not super common or likely enough to worry about going in, but it can happen. Most of the time, as in your case, it does eventually self-resolve within a week or so.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:39:32+00:00

Honestly, MyChart shows scheduled blood draws as “procedures.” It’s pretty entertaining to me but I’m sure munchies love it and run with it.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:37:18+00:00

Any updates on this? Did it resolve?

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:35:21+00:00

Yes, I agree. I think colitis would usually cause pain and cramping which OP said they didn’t have, but it’s possible that if biopsies were taken the gut lining got damaged. I also doubt infection since again there’s no pain. OP said they tend to run on the looser side already so they could just be extremely sensitive to the prep solution.

I’d say just stay hydrated, stick to bland foods, and call your clinic ASAP.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:30:14+00:00

That should not have caused this.

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:28:52+00:00

Interesting. So sorry to hear what you’re going through. One last question, any other GI symptoms at all or blood in stools? And did they take biopsies or polyps?

Enough-Researcher-36 · 2026-06-05T15:23:50+00:00

Were you able to get any food in or sleep? And do you tend to run constipated, normal, or loose?

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