On osmosis and the drink that makes you explode
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Date: 2024-05-24
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sail2byzantium
RE: The colonoscopy prep: It's really not that bad.
Nope. It's hideously disgusting. Absolutely terrible in taste. And one of the brand names for this stuff is actually called Golightly (go lightly) and whoever came up with the perverse name needs a serious slap upside the head. And then of course, you have to mix up a gallon of this stuff and down all of it over a period hours, to where you are NOT going lightly.
I get my tap water from a lake (in the city I live in) that the water company is always battling algae--so the water is over chlorinated. And that notable chlorine after taste in my tap water reminds too much of the Golightly that I can't drink it and have to buy my water bottled. Otherwise, I gag and feel ready to barf.
When I had to have a major hernia repair, the surgeon of course needed me to do a bowel prep--and all he had me to do is down two bottles of magnesium citrate, which was far more tolerable (the plain, which tastes like a stale 7-Up is superior to the artificially flavored stuff which taste too medicine-y. So there are other ways.
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RE: The colonoscopy prep: It's really not that bad.
Nope. It's hideously disgusting. Absolutely terrible in taste. And one of the brand names for this stuff is actually called Golightly (go lightly) and whoever came up with the perverse name needs a serious slap upside the head. And then of course, you have to mix up a gallon of this stuff and down all of it over a period hours, to where you are NOT going lightly.
I get my tap water from a lake (in the city I live in) that the water company is always battling algae--so the water is over chlorinated. And that notable chlorine after taste in my tap water reminds too much of the Golightly that I can't drink it and have to buy my water bottled. Otherwise, I gag and feel ready to barf.
When I had to have a major hernia repair, the surgeon of course needed me to do a bowel prep--and all he had me to do is down two bottles of magnesium citrate, which was far more tolerable (the plain, which tastes like a stale 7-Up is superior to the artificially flavored stuff which taste too medicine-y. So there are other ways.
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nolongeramused8135
About 20 years ago you could do the prep with a Fleet Phosphate Soda, colloquially known as a warm fizzy, which are basically unavailable now. You could mix them with a Mt. Dew, chug that thing down with a straw, and basically not have to worry about the god-awful taste of the big jug of toxic waste from some superfund site, or the puking that frequently comes along with using the big jug. White grape juice is my preferred fluid of choice when cleaning out the bowels.
Also, the previous generation of anesthesia would loosen your tongue to the point that they banned everyone except the doctors and nurses from interacting with the patients until it had worn off. Apparently, people would confess all sorts of stuff that they normally would keep to themselves. Now they just roll you in, put you out, and then you wake up when it's done.
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About 20 years ago you could do the prep with a Fleet Phosphate Soda, colloquially known as a warm fizzy, which are basically unavailable now. You could mix them with a Mt. Dew, chug that thing down with a straw, and basically not have to worry about the god-awful taste of the big jug of toxic waste from some superfund site, or the puking that frequently comes along with using the big jug. White grape juice is my preferred fluid of choice when cleaning out the bowels.
Also, the previous generation of anesthesia would loosen your tongue to the point that they banned everyone except the doctors and nurses from interacting with the patients until it had worn off. Apparently, people would confess all sorts of stuff that they normally would keep to themselves. Now they just roll you in, put you out, and then you wake up when it's done.
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CaseNumber00
I had one at 29. Funny story. It was quick, did the colon clense procedure. Arrived. The had me change clothes, get preped, got me to the room, had me count down from 100, they knocked me out, and the next moment I know was the nurse was instructing me what happened and my ride was here. All her talk was 30 seconds or so. She said you can leave when you are ready. Not missing a beat I just got up. I was working really hard at that point so my will to get up while being really tired was exceptional. I got up fast and but till clumsy a bit but the nurse rushed toward me and knocked over a few things and fell and I was the one helping her up. I never confirmed this but she was around her mid 50s and apparently, in all her years she never encounter someone get up as quick as me from the procedure.
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I had one at 29. Funny story. It was quick, did the colon clense procedure. Arrived. The had me change clothes, get preped, got me to the room, had me count down from 100, they knocked me out, and the next moment I know was the nurse was instructing me what happened and my ride was here. All her talk was 30 seconds or so. She said you can leave when you are ready. Not missing a beat I just got up. I was working really hard at that point so my will to get up while being really tired was exceptional. I got up fast and but till clumsy a bit but the nurse rushed toward me and knocked over a few things and fell and I was the one helping her up. I never confirmed this but she was around her mid 50s and apparently, in all her years she never encounter someone get up as quick as me from the procedure.
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pXnTilde
I've had several colonoscopies and it's always been dump a bottle of miralax into a thing of gatorade which is good because PEG tastes like paper by itself. I really don't see why it would be better or easier to drink salty stuff to just dehydrate you clean but, I'm no doctor. Also can confirm, those instructions are bad. I accidentally went an extra day without food because apparently a day before still means the day before when you're going in at 6 am
Also, guys go get scoped as soon as your insurance will cover it. GI cancers worldwide - in the US it's primarily colorectal - are becoming more common in younger people, and there's no clear understanding of why. I was 29. I'll be 5 years clear this year though, which means I'm just about officially considered cured.
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I've had several colonoscopies and it's always been dump a bottle of miralax into a thing of gatorade which is good because PEG tastes like paper by itself. I really don't see why it would be better or easier to drink salty stuff to just dehydrate you clean but, I'm no doctor. Also can confirm, those instructions are bad. I accidentally went an extra day without food because apparently a day before still means the day before when you're going in at 6 am
Also, guys go get scoped as soon as your insurance will cover it. GI cancers worldwide - in the US it's primarily colorectal - are becoming more common in younger people, and there's no clear understanding of why. I was 29. I'll be 5 years clear this year though, which means I'm just about officially considered cured.
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aragusea
My uncle died of colon cancer in 2021. Unhealthy diet, obese, heavy drinker and heavy smoker. Never had a colonoscopy because he didn't care. He had to suffer for a whole year, because the life insurance would't pay out to his wife and his son if he killed himself instead of dying from colon cancer. She, my cousin, my mother and his parents were with him when he passed. I can't imagine what it's like to lose your brother or your child, because he simply didn't care to do a simple and safe check up. Was a wake up call for me to stop drinking so excessivly. Guys, get checked! If not for yourself then for the people you hold close to your heart.
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My uncle died of colon cancer in 2021. Unhealthy diet, obese, heavy drinker and heavy smoker. Never had a colonoscopy because he didn't care. He had to suffer for a whole year, because the life insurance would't pay out to his wife and his son if he killed himself instead of dying from colon cancer. She, my cousin, my mother and his parents were with him when he passed. I can't imagine what it's like to lose your brother or your child, because he simply didn't care to do a simple and safe check up. Was a wake up call for me to stop drinking so excessivly. Guys, get checked! If not for yourself then for the people you hold close to your heart.
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Zenobeus
The Prep is ALWAYS the worst part of a colonoscopy. In the VA, they make you take that stuff, but about a gallon of it for prep. I've done some horrible stuff in my life BUT knowingly drinking what tasted like SALTWATER DEATH, was truly awful. I had to get mine 41 years of age for similar reasons, my older brother did it at a private practice and he was only required to drink Two 8 oz bottles(lucky guy. Granted the results outweighed the psychological/physical pain, but I'm definitely not looking forward to doing it again, which I know will be many: /
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The Prep is ALWAYS the worst part of a colonoscopy. In the VA, they make you take that stuff, but about a gallon of it for prep. I've done some horrible stuff in my life BUT knowingly drinking what tasted like SALTWATER DEATH, was truly awful. I had to get mine 41 years of age for similar reasons, my older brother did it at a private practice and he was only required to drink Two 8 oz bottles(lucky guy. Granted the results outweighed the psychological/physical pain, but I'm definitely not looking forward to doing it again, which I know will be many: /
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martinweber8445
For those who want more info, studies show that colonoscopies when used as a screening test (i. e. healthy patient no symptoms) do not significantly improve mortality over not getting them done (i. e. pointless. Like all invasive procedures, there is a risk and they say very slight chance - but the numbers are less than 1/1000 will experience a bowel perforation. Over a large amount of healthy people, that's actually not a small number. Out of those that get that serious complication,
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For those who want more info, studies show that colonoscopies when used as a screening test (i. e. healthy patient no symptoms) do not significantly improve mortality over not getting them done (i. e. pointless. Like all invasive procedures, there is a risk and they say very slight chance - but the numbers are less than 1/1000 will experience a bowel perforation. Over a large amount of healthy people, that's actually not a small number. Out of those that get that serious complication,
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JetstreamGW
Oh god. that tastes much worse than I was expecting.
Bolt it. Just chug the whole goddamn thing as quickly as possible. Don't bother tasting.
I know there's no point in saying this, you're already done, but I'm just sayin'. That's very similar to the prep I used for my colonoscopy. I had a bleeding episode at 30, so I had to have one then: D You are correct, they're nothing to be afraid of. Now if only my 60 year old aunt would go get hers done. SMH.
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Oh god. that tastes much worse than I was expecting.
Bolt it. Just chug the whole goddamn thing as quickly as possible. Don't bother tasting.
I know there's no point in saying this, you're already done, but I'm just sayin'. That's very similar to the prep I used for my colonoscopy. I had a bleeding episode at 30, so I had to have one then: D You are correct, they're nothing to be afraid of. Now if only my 60 year old aunt would go get hers done. SMH.
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MikeU128
As someone who has had yearly colonoscopies since 2020, I can relate. And yeah, the prep is definitely the worst part. I suspect this is because they knock you out with Propofol for the shove-the-camera-through-your-guts part, so you don't remember any of it. Amazing stuff, Propofol - it punches a clean 30 minute hole in your timeline. Probably the closest thing to time travel you'll ever get to experience, unless you're in the habit of getting blackout drunk.
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As someone who has had yearly colonoscopies since 2020, I can relate. And yeah, the prep is definitely the worst part. I suspect this is because they knock you out with Propofol for the shove-the-camera-through-your-guts part, so you don't remember any of it. Amazing stuff, Propofol - it punches a clean 30 minute hole in your timeline. Probably the closest thing to time travel you'll ever get to experience, unless you're in the habit of getting blackout drunk.
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wizeacr867
Ladies, please don’t let Adam’s comment discourage you from getting your annual mammogram! I KNOW Adam wasn’t trying to discourage anyone from their annual mammogram, but his statement made me cringe a little knowing someone may fear radiation. Mammography is the most regulated medical imaging modality to provide the best medical imaging while delivering the lowest dose to patients. Please get your mammogram, it’s an exam that can save your life.
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Ladies, please don’t let Adam’s comment discourage you from getting your annual mammogram! I KNOW Adam wasn’t trying to discourage anyone from their annual mammogram, but his statement made me cringe a little knowing someone may fear radiation. Mammography is the most regulated medical imaging modality to provide the best medical imaging while delivering the lowest dose to patients. Please get your mammogram, it’s an exam that can save your life.
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dtemp132
I am 38 years old and generally healthy, and 4 months ago started seeing blood in the toilet after #2. Got myself a colonoscopy, they found a pre-cancer, cut it out during the procedure, and I woke up half an hour later without even knowing anything happened. They want to check me again in 3 years but they're pretty sure I'm good now.
I'll note that I could eat whatever I wanted up until 36 hours before my procedure, and I took the same prep as you.
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I am 38 years old and generally healthy, and 4 months ago started seeing blood in the toilet after #2. Got myself a colonoscopy, they found a pre-cancer, cut it out during the procedure, and I woke up half an hour later without even knowing anything happened. They want to check me again in 3 years but they're pretty sure I'm good now.
I'll note that I could eat whatever I wanted up until 36 hours before my procedure, and I took the same prep as you.
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drewlawson1858
I'm Adam 20 in age. Prep is annoying and/or inconvenient. The procedure meh.
I've had two with findings. The first was biopsy, but this is never anything, and the second was that could develop. Good thing we took it out.
If you have coverage for this, jump when scheduled. If you don't have coverage, look for a public health service.
And for certain hesitations -- they are not doing with your butt any more than is needed.
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I'm Adam 20 in age. Prep is annoying and/or inconvenient. The procedure meh.
I've had two with findings. The first was biopsy, but this is never anything, and the second was that could develop. Good thing we took it out.
If you have coverage for this, jump when scheduled. If you don't have coverage, look for a public health service.
And for certain hesitations -- they are not doing with your butt any more than is needed.
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Tahlock
Does your jazz bass have the 5 decible boost button I helped a friend with rheumatoid arthritis move and he gave me a short scale squire bronco bass and I've been loving that its only 30 inch scale.
Much love from minneapolis, I gotta dig in my butt sometime soon I feel like this video in particular highlights the symptoms of processed food diets which are very forward in popular culture and stores all about. Thank you.
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Does your jazz bass have the 5 decible boost button I helped a friend with rheumatoid arthritis move and he gave me a short scale squire bronco bass and I've been loving that its only 30 inch scale.
Much love from minneapolis, I gotta dig in my butt sometime soon I feel like this video in particular highlights the symptoms of processed food diets which are very forward in popular culture and stores all about. Thank you.
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SheyD78
I remember a friend talking about working at one of these clinics, and apparently there are different amounts of prep you can be directed to take. One particularly obnoxious client was told to take the maximum dosage which was about 20-30% more than standard (if I remember correctly, and I might not it was decades ago. Nothing harmful but definitely hard to stomach. Be nice to your medical professionals people.
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I remember a friend talking about working at one of these clinics, and apparently there are different amounts of prep you can be directed to take. One particularly obnoxious client was told to take the maximum dosage which was about 20-30% more than standard (if I remember correctly, and I might not it was decades ago. Nothing harmful but definitely hard to stomach. Be nice to your medical professionals people.
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Naeddyr
Not going to watch this one, because I've had enough endoscopies in my life. Suffice to say, the worst part of the whole thing is drinking the laxative solutions. It is horrible. I still can't eat ginger after my first time was flavored with it. The pooping (or rather, spraying) and the procedure itself aren't that bad, except. remember to fart constantly, kids! otherwise the air might bubble UP.
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Not going to watch this one, because I've had enough endoscopies in my life. Suffice to say, the worst part of the whole thing is drinking the laxative solutions. It is horrible. I still can't eat ginger after my first time was flavored with it. The pooping (or rather, spraying) and the procedure itself aren't that bad, except. remember to fart constantly, kids! otherwise the air might bubble UP.
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aragusea
Explaining the why not only makes it easier but helps people understand the importance. Like not eating before a surgery so you don’t have a stomach full of contents or liquid that leave your stomach and enter your lungs when you’re sedated and your body can’t contain it. Dumbing down the instructions can lead to people thinking that they aren’t that big of a deal when they really are.
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Explaining the why not only makes it easier but helps people understand the importance. Like not eating before a surgery so you don’t have a stomach full of contents or liquid that leave your stomach and enter your lungs when you’re sedated and your body can’t contain it. Dumbing down the instructions can lead to people thinking that they aren’t that big of a deal when they really are.
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danielhale1
I've had one colonoscopy and it was not a fun time to prep for, but again, not so bad. I was most impressed with being put asleep for the procedure - they told me to count down from 10, and at some point in the countdown I was waking up. No gradual falling asleep or waking up, it's just a blip from one to the other. I've never had that before, kinda fascinating.
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I've had one colonoscopy and it was not a fun time to prep for, but again, not so bad. I was most impressed with being put asleep for the procedure - they told me to count down from 10, and at some point in the countdown I was waking up. No gradual falling asleep or waking up, it's just a blip from one to the other. I've never had that before, kinda fascinating.
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flapjackfae
Wow. They didn't tell me the week-before instructions re: don't eat this stuff. Also, I hate anaesthesia, so I went without. The worst of it was like a brief, bad cramp, and i got to watch the video and get the explanation of what we were looking at. The med staff were impressed, and i didn't need someone else to drive me home.
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Wow. They didn't tell me the week-before instructions re: don't eat this stuff. Also, I hate anaesthesia, so I went without. The worst of it was like a brief, bad cramp, and i got to watch the video and get the explanation of what we were looking at. The med staff were impressed, and i didn't need someone else to drive me home.
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Shaun. Stephens
Kooky from the anaesthesia 10: 46 What anaesthesia When I've had colonoscopies there is none, I just reeeelax. and then grip the edges of the tilt-table and try not to slide off.
It looked like you'd woken from a general, or at least been fed a tonne of benzos - is that how they do it in the US
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Kooky from the anaesthesia 10: 46 What anaesthesia When I've had colonoscopies there is none, I just reeeelax. and then grip the edges of the tilt-table and try not to slide off.
It looked like you'd woken from a general, or at least been fed a tonne of benzos - is that how they do it in the US
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WG1417Gaming
My grandmother passed away from colon cancer two years ago. Please get a colonoscopy if your doctor recommends it. Also a good idea if, as an older adult, you have develop a sudden intolerance to particular foods. Colon cancer is a horrible, slow, uncomfortable, boring death no one deserves that
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My grandmother passed away from colon cancer two years ago. Please get a colonoscopy if your doctor recommends it. Also a good idea if, as an older adult, you have develop a sudden intolerance to particular foods. Colon cancer is a horrible, slow, uncomfortable, boring death no one deserves that
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