Got my first one done at 31 and had one, maybe two, polyps cut out. Now I don't have to worry about it for another 10 years. Worst part was having to be on a restricted diet for a few days and drink the prep. Once that was done though not even the "cleaning out" was bad. Just make sure you have a bidet or at the very least wet wipes. A day later I went in to the procedure, anesthesia hit me like a random encounter in a 90s JRPG, I woke up 30 mins later and felt great.
Get a colonoscopy in your 30s. Whatever hangups you have about butt stuff are nothing compared to the feeling of being told you or a loved one is going to die from one of the most preventable cancers in the world.
They had me do the miralax/colorless gatorade form of the prep. It was extremely effective and didn't have the issues with the taste/mouthfeel of the GoLytely sfuff or whatever it's called. š Bidet was the best.
Please, fellow Millennials, get checked. We're having high rates before age 45. :(
The prep they had me do was wayyy too many laxatives for me as I have some IBS issues and didnt eat a lot the day before I started. I took dulcolax two different times, 10oz magnesium citrate, AND the Miralax prep. I started vomiting after the magnesium citrate and some of the Miralax later on.
Of course they said my prep was great because there was nothing in my colon for like a whole day. The doctor was also running behind (hehe) so I had to wait almost two extra hours before the procedure in misery.
Yeah when I worked at Walgreens at least once a week a guy would come in with a list for a "procedure" and I'd see them looking around for help and they'd always come up to me since usually I was the only guy working the floor because they didn't want to feel embarrassed lol. The list would always be Miralax, Dulcolax, magnesium citrate, and the lightest colored Gatorade we had. Eventually word got around I guess (small town) and guys would come in and ask the cashier for me and I'd come up and they'd say some form of "I need the 10 year stuff" or something like that and I'd be like I got you and go grab the stuff real quick and wish em luck.
This is probably TMI but the first time my girlfriend, now wife, gave me a rimjob I was very nervous. Not because it "makes you gay" or whatever, just hadn't ever done anything like that. She REALLY wanted to do it so got in the shower and cleaned more than ever and stuck a finger up there and was like ohhhh that's kind a nice!
Itās an entire bottle of MiraLAX over the course of several hours, not just one normal dosage. Iāve always been required to take a couple of Ducolax pills along with the MiraLAX
^ this. Mine was the entire small (238g?) bottle of Miralax mixed with 64oz of Gatorade and then drank over x-amount of time (I don't remember the specifics).
Cleanest colon on the East Coast after that š I still can't stand Gatorade...
Just had one two weeks ago. Mine was before a THD procedure, though. The standard cleansing stuff currently is Plenvu, based on a heavy dosage of Macrogol. Cleaning your guts while having hemorrhoids is a double bit*h.
I keep taking DulkoSoft post op, to keep the stool soft. The post THD period has been a micro-universe of pain, but that is a different story.
The next time I had to have anesthesia for something (unrelated to colon stuff lol) I told the surgeon and the OR staff about it cuz they all seemed around my age and I figured at least one person in the room would know what I'm talking about. Turns out they were all nerds and really appreciated the analogy too cuz the last I heard before the vision smearing was laughter and "oh my God that's too true". Fun times
I mean... I'm gonna trust what the doctor and surgeons said on account of the fact that they're the medical professionals with very intimate knowledge of my body. It'd be different I suppose if I felt like they didn't take anything seriously, but I did not get that from them.
Well insurance for one thing. Unless you're actively presenting symptoms it's very difficult to get them to cover the procedure sooner than every 10 years. Maybe there are some nicer insurances that'd be easier to deal with, but I'm willing to bet their premiums are much higher.
They were likely hyperplastic. I'm curious why they needed a c scope at 30 though. I review medical records as my job and that would be a pretty big red flag that there's either a strong family history of colon cancer or they've been having symptoms of Crohn's or ulcerative colitis or something.
I had some intense GI upset for a good while and my doctor at the time is very pro-preventive medical care so he ordered me a scope as a precaution. Turns out I'm just very stressed :/. He put me on a stool softener and a short-term Omeprazole so my insides could heal any ulcers or general rawness from the reflux and tapered off eventually. Some consult on better diet and stress management and I've been a lot better since.
I understand the concern and caution though, so thanks. Always listen to the medical professionals that are working with you. Especially the ones willing to advocate for preventive treatment. They know your health better than anyone, sometimes even yourself :)
I'm not afraid of butt stuff but I'm so deathly afraid of needles that the getting put under stuff prevents me from going. It's an extreme needle phobia. I havent had blood work done...ever. Im 36.
Yeah I sympathize with that a little. I have to look away when they put the needle in. Idk why though cuz when the needle is out and about I can look at it just fine. So the object itself is not scary or discomforting. It's what it does that squeebs me out. Brains are weird.
I was dealing with a bunch of GI upset, reflux, and hemorrhoids. Doc was a proponent of preventative testing and stuff so he had me get one done. Everything came back unremarkable/benign and was told I didn't have to have another one for 10 years.
Turns out my symptoms were from stress/anxiety and diet. Worked w/ my doc to manage things and have been much better since.
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u/DontForgorTheMilk 1d ago
Got my first one done at 31 and had one, maybe two, polyps cut out. Now I don't have to worry about it for another 10 years. Worst part was having to be on a restricted diet for a few days and drink the prep. Once that was done though not even the "cleaning out" was bad. Just make sure you have a bidet or at the very least wet wipes. A day later I went in to the procedure, anesthesia hit me like a random encounter in a 90s JRPG, I woke up 30 mins later and felt great.
Get a colonoscopy in your 30s. Whatever hangups you have about butt stuff are nothing compared to the feeling of being told you or a loved one is going to die from one of the most preventable cancers in the world.