Colonoscopy Prep Solution??

[Rerun]

A friend of mine on dialysis is having a Colonoscopy next week and was wondering if we can take that prep solution with magnesium in it...??  I told her I'd post the question and see.

She is on home Nestage treatment.

 

[cattlekid]

I had a colonoscopy since my kidneys failed and I took the polypropylene glycol prep (basically Miralax) plus 4 Dulcolax pills.   

[amanda100wilson]

I had the same asCattlekid

[Riki]

I was given something called Go Lightly.  I was told that it was a special formula for dialysis patients.  The stuff is nasty, but it does the job.. sucks if you are fluid restricted, though

[Speedy1wrc]

Don't honestly know. But the first place to check is what his magnesium level is to start with. Mine was always low and I was cramping. I actually was taking supplements for awhile.The cramping is better now that I am on Home Hemo and not taking off so much and my magnesium level was actually just a touch high. I have stopped taking the supplements and back to normal on the labs.

Actually Riki when you get cleaned out you lose a lot of fluid. You need to drink some when doing that except of the dyed fluids. just like when you get a stomach flu. Almost impossible to guess on what the balance is though. It's a guessing game. Nothing that does the job is fun. Especially when the waves start coming over you, that sucks.

[Chris]

I have had what cattlekid and Riki have had pre and post tx. The last time I had what cattlekid had and they now have flavor packets (that was not available the last time), so that is one thing to ask about to. I am not sure what the flavor packets contain.

[Alex C.]

Forget the 'flavor packets', they don't make it taste any better!

[thegrammalady]

simple ask your neph!

[cattlekid]

I am allowed to mix in Jello packets.  I use the peach flavor since it is not a flavor that I would normally eat.  Check with the prescribing doc.  I got the "recipe" from my gastro.

Forget the 'flavor packets', they don't make it taste any better!

[Chris]

Forget the 'flavor packets', they don't make it taste any better!

Sooo true with kayexelate!

[Riki]

i didn't know they made flavor packets for kayexelate... that stuff is nasty x15.. the Go Lightly was a mix that came with a 4 litre jug, and you had to drink the whole friggin thing.. I only drank half of it, and it did the trick... it tasted like you were drinking plastic.. I was living with my brother at the time, and he kept bugging me about drinking it... I debated replacing his beer with it, but I didn't do it

[Kong]

I had to drink two bottles of magnesiun citrate and take Ducolax also, and the morning before the colonoscopy I had to do two enemas. Fun times were had.

[MaryJoe]

My Neph told me I could take the GoLightly and Dulcolax and use the Fleets, but not to drink the magnesium citrate.  No one offered flavor packs for the GoLightly, it was like drinking spit - 4 liters of spit, ugh!  Words fail me...

[Alex C.]

Man, I remember straining to finish the whole damned 4l jug. Finished the last 1l the morning of my procedure, after having 'evacuated' about 10x during the night. The last 2 or 3 bits went trough me in less than 10 minutes!!! Now i know what they mean when they call the stuff "Colon Blow"!

[Riki]

I don't know why they called it Go Lightly... there's nothing lightly about that go

[BobN]

I used Go Lightly for my last one, and while the symptoms are similar, I thought it beat the crap out of the alternative.

(Hey, did I just say "Beat the Crap" for a laxative??  Now, that's funny.)

[Chris]

The way they had me drink the stuff was one cup every 15 minutes till done. I got it down to somewhat of a science on when to take the stuff so I am done going every 30 min or so by morning, I start at 2:30 or 3 pm instead of the 4:30 pm I am told. Drinking it plain taste very salty to me, but never drank spit either!

[Riki]

My best friend is doing it now.  She has an appointment in the morning, so she's been drinking it all evening.  I think she drank the whole thing.  I couldn't, I only got half of it..  She shares facilities with other tenants in her building, so I have a feeling she'll have a long night of running, and hoping no one is in there

[Alex C.]

It's probably easier to just sleep ON the crapper. Saves time and reduces accidents....

[CebuShan]

I, too had the same as cattlekid. The Dr. knew I was a kidney patient and they simply marked off the instructions that I couldn't do.

[Rerun]

Thanks guys.... I'll pass this information along.

[Riki]

It's probably easier to just sleep ON the crapper. Saves time and reduces accidents....

I suggested that, but since she shares the facilities with other tenants, it wasn't an option... she made it through the night ok, though.. and she said that her appointment went smoothly

[Jean]

I am having one on Tuesday and soooo looking forward to it. They do put you out for this dont' they? And, one more embarassing question, do I need to take my dentures out for the procedure???

[jeannea]

They put you out. They use anaesthesia that you wake up from faster. I don't know so much about the dentures. They always ask me if I have any but since I don't have them I don't know. You can call and ask.

[Riki]

The used conscious sedation on me, where I was awake, but have no memory of the procedure, which is good, cuz they were coming at me from both ends that day.. I had 2 scopes, one down the throat and the other up the bum. *L*