I have Lynch Syndrome, so I'm supposed to yearly for the colonoscopy and every other year for the EGD. My grandfather was one of 9 children in his family, 7 died of colon cancer. My dad's first cancer was renal cell, then died of bladder cancer. Many cases of breast cancer in the family. I have lost several cousins to colon cancer. Several more to other cancer types.

I am the only one out of 4 in the extended family to live more than 18 months after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. It's been almost 9 years, it is very possible that kidney stones saved me, it caused symptoms that led to an early diagnosis.

Even with all of that, I absolutely dread the colonoscopy. However, last year's doctor was an absolutely beautiful woman.

Just got off the phone getting all my final instructions for my procedure next Monday morning.

What product is recommended as far as something to grease the ole skids?

I did Plenvu and it basically tastes like super salty gatorade. It costs a little more than the over the counter stuff, but you don't have to take as much of it. Worked fine for me. No complaints here.

That's not even the worst part.....it was not eating for about 30 hours. My stomach was SO LOUD!

10andBOUNCE said:

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Just got off the phone getting all my final instructions for my procedure next Monday morning.

What product is recommended as far as something to grease the ole skids?

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I assume you mean the bowel prep. Don't you have one prescribed to you by the doctor? Mine was SUPREP. Delicious. Like the best Old Fashion you've ever had! Ok, ngl, tastes not so great but to me its bearable.

The tablets are awesome because you just have to drink water with them. At times it was even hard to finish the whole chugger of water.

eiggA2002 said:

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I did Plenvu and it basically tastes like super salty gatorade. It costs a little more than the over the counter stuff, but you don't have to take as much of it. Worked fine for me. No complaints here.

That's not even the worst part.....it was not eating for about 30 hours. My stomach was SO LOUD!

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Hence the protein beverages. Again, the "clear" ones. They are really a bit opaque. Isopure makes a good one. Just avoid the red, purple obviously. Green is fine iirc. But, since my doc knows I train and don't want to lose too much muscle, she allows the drinks. Get your doctor to approve it first.

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10andBOUNCE said:

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Just got off the phone getting all my final instructions for my procedure next Monday morning.

What product is recommended as far as something to grease the ole skids?

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I assume you mean the bowel prep. Don't you have one prescribed to you by the doctor? Mine was SUPREP. Delicious. Like the best Old Fashion you've ever had! Ok, ngl, tastes not so great but to me its bearable.

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I was trying to avoid the word lube because its weird, but I am trying to make sure things are greased up down at the tail end.

Drink some clear chicken broth on fasting day. The grease will lube the pipes. Almost did it a little too well for me

Vaseline is all you need if you're concerned. Also get some wipes to use, rather than toilet paper.

Sticking to a liquid diet the day of your prep makes everything easier. Those last few trips to the toilet should be essentially be clear fluid.

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Capitol Ag said:

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10andBOUNCE said:

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Just got off the phone getting all my final instructions for my procedure next Monday morning.

What product is recommended as far as something to grease the ole skids?

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I assume you mean the bowel prep. Don't you have one prescribed to you by the doctor? Mine was SUPREP. Delicious. Like the best Old Fashion you've ever had! Ok, ngl, tastes not so great but to me its bearable.

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I was trying to avoid the word lube because its weird, but I am trying to make sure things are greased up down at the tail end.

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Ah! Yes, A&D and any diaper rash ointment is fine. Or as was stated, petroleum jelly too. I'd start using early and often.

I forgot to ask about this: I have mine on Monday. I know I'm not supposed to eat a day before, other than liquids...but my procedure is at 8:30a monday. If I'm up early on sunday, can I eat breakfast, assuming its more than 24 hours before the procedure?

Mine was at 11 the next day and they said only clear food the day before. Jello and broth - go for it.

It is typically the whole day, not just 24 hours. I would say the last thing you want is to do all the prep, then you still have lingering breakfast **** in your ass and they have to cancel it.

well, that sucks. gonna be a terrible workout on sunday, but oh well.

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I forgot to ask about this: I have mine on Monday. I know I'm not supposed to eat a day before, other than liquids...but my procedure is at 8:30a monday. If I'm up early on sunday, can I eat breakfast, assuming its more than 24 hours before the procedure?

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They want you clear, so it's probably not a good idea. I mean, when does the "clock" start? What if you have a meal at midnight the night before the prep day? It's likely not going to matter, depending on what it is of course. Avoid anything with seeds, fruit in general, etc. But I probably ate a large protein meal the night before, like always. 50 g casein protein. Heck, I loaded up pretty good Wednesday. Had an extra meal even. Upped my carbs. Had a lot more then 200g protein that day too. But only had the clear protein beverages and a little honey and maple syrup on Thursday. Then Friday loaded up on calories. I still had a pretty low energy training session Saturday. It just takes a lot out of you. So go easy the day after and play it by ear. Deload if you need to. It actually wasn't until yesterday that I finally had my normal head of steam while training where I felt strong and full of energy. I did deload session up to that point and just tested the waters each day until I felt ready.

all good. in general, not a big deal if i miss or have a bad workout or two. i'm i'll be in week 2 of a 6 month training block.

appreciate the insight.

My last one was the first time I had schedule for a time other than first thing in the morning. My doctor's instructions have three columns for three different timeframes of the procedure - when/what you can eat, when to take the preps, etc. This one was around noon, I think.. It actually allowed me to have breakfast the day before. I choose to have a light breakfast of some eggs and a biscuit ( we were travelling that day.) I also found that the timing for the preps lined up better for a better nights sleep on the midday procedure. Your mileage may vary. But I will probably go for the midday time from now on.

Hello. Anybody have recommendations on a doctor to get a colonoscopy in the Katy/Houston area? It'll be my first time, so don't have one yet. Thanks.

I saw Katherine Nguyen at Digestive & Liver Specialists at Hermann Memorial City.

It's worth missing a work out to get the prep right. A liquid diet all day will make the experience of the prep much easier and ensure you have a clean shiny colon for the procedure. We went to Katz's and got 2 bowls of chicken broth. I diluted that and sipped it throughout the day whenever I got hungry.

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eiggA2002 said:

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I did Plenvu and it basically tastes like super salty gatorade. It costs a little more than the over the counter stuff, but you don't have to take as much of it. Worked fine for me. No complaints here.

That's not even the worst part.....it was not eating for about 30 hours. My stomach was SO LOUD!

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But, since my doc knows I train and don't want to lose too much muscle, she allows the drinks.

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Do we really lose a lot of muscle from one day of no protein? (Genuinely asking because I'm about to go through this myself!)

No

When in the process are you guys drinking this protein drink? Once you take whatever laxative you're using, you're not absorbing any protein from that drink. It just flushes right through you.

You fast for 24 hours but the laxative prep starts around 12 hours before. Mine has you do two doses, one 12!hours prior and one around 6, iirc.

I assume they are drinking protein in the pure fasting part. I don't worry about it and just drink water and maybe some clear Gatorade or juice. As I have gotten older, I really don't have an issue with fasting for a day. So it doesn't bother me much. Just take it easy.

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When in the process are you guys drinking this protein drink? Once you take whatever laxative you're using, you're not absorbing any protein from that drink. It just flushes right through you.

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I drank the protein drinks prior to the laxative. Definitely helped. Never felt hungry until I woke up this morning. Once I took that laxative, I pretty much just drank a crapload of fluids until I went to sleep.

Overall, the process was simple/easy. Prep wasn't fun but wasn't as bad as I was expecting.

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eiggA2002 said:

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I did Plenvu and it basically tastes like super salty gatorade. It costs a little more than the over the counter stuff, but you don't have to take as much of it. Worked fine for me. No complaints here.

That's not even the worst part.....it was not eating for about 30 hours. My stomach was SO LOUD!

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But, since my doc knows I train and don't want to lose too much muscle, she allows the drinks.

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Do we really lose a lot of muscle from one day of no protein? (Genuinely asking because I'm about to go through this myself!)

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Not really. Not anything significant. But it won't hurt. Depends on how hard you train. If you've trained hard all weak, you might want to consume as much as possible to stay as anabolic as possible. But in the grand scheme, if I'd not consumed any, I doubt I look or perform much different today, over a week after. And as was said, anything after a certain time will get a large % flushed out. So I tried to get in as much early. Had one at 3pm realizing it was likely not going to fully be absorbed, but it is whey and liquid, so enough got in....

The weakness I felt Saturday and Sunday was likely as much from not really getting much carbs for a whole day (lower glycogen in the system) and the lack of sleep Thursday into Friday, plus there could have been some left over effects from the anesthesia.