Hello, when going for a colonoscopy, I must first be "flushed out" so to speak using laxative preparation such as Golitely.
If you have had the preparation before, you'll know that you must drink this awful stuff. I have had more colonoscopies than I care to count, and every time my stomach has rejected all varieties of the preparation, so they do the alternative, which is a nasal gastric tube whre they pump it directly into my digestive tract through a nasal tube.
Now, call me a coward if you want, but that procedure is the single most nightmarish thing I have ever had to experience in my life. I have had TERRIBLE things done to me in the course of my health, and this is the one thing I cannot stand. I can't bring myself to do it anymore. They have tried to make me just not eat for 3 days before the colonoscopy and that SORT of worked, but it wasn't very thorough and thus caused difficulties.
So my question is, does anyone know of a more palatable way to be flushed for a colonoscopy?
2006-07-21 21:47:34 · 3 answers · asked by CumQuaT 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Also, it would have to be an alternative that my specialist would actually accept.
Please help me, you have no idea how much I dread the nasal gastric tube :-(
2006-07-21 21:48:27 · update #1
Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear....
I don't CHOOSE not to drink the fluid. I literally can't keep it in my stomach. My stomach convulses and it is rejected.
If I need to eat or drink something gross, I can do it fine. But this rejection is involuntary.
2006-07-21 22:03:35 · update #2
Homeopathic Remedy :-
NUX VOMICA 30C thrice a day half hour before meals.
report back with your progress after three day of taking it regularly.
Take Care and God Bless !
2006-07-22 04:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if a flexible sigmoidoscopy is the same thing but I had one recently. I had my choice of drinking the horrible stuff that makes me sick too OR I could use 2 Fleet enemas. I chose the latter. The nurse commented during the test that it had cleaned me out very well. I'm not sure this will help for you, but it won't hurt to call and inquire. Good luck.
2006-07-22 04:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by cricket 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, you either drink the stuff or have it "tubed" in. There are no other choices I am aware of at this time. And given the choice between the two, I'd certainly choose to drink it over the agony of having an NG tube passed! Pinch your nose and swallow it fast! :)
2006-07-22 04:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by druid 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋