[RN.38SPCL]

Originally Posted by jolleygirl

Did they do an xray on your daughter to see if her colon is full of stool? Alot of people have done that prep without problems, but our facility has stopped it because of the issues previously noted here. Good luck to her.

She didn't say that they did. Does it make a difference in the prep? The doctor told her he could not hear any bowel sounds.

[jolleygirl]

I don't think it would make a difference in the prep, but if shes full it may be harder to get cleaned out.

[careerchoices]

I can't do the PhosphoSoda prep again. I've done it like 10 times...my bloodwork is messed up for days afterwards, and I can never keep the second dose down, no matter how hard I try or clench my teeth...I just vomit it out my nose. Then I get another bottle and dose again, vomit it out again.

I think my body knows it is bad. The problem has gotten much worse the last three times.

I get really sick and dehydrated the day of the scope. Bad headaches and MS issues the whole day.

I'm certain the problems are 100% prep related, as I can feel myself getting sicker, and when I have to do the final morning-of dose of the phosphosoda, it puts me into a tailspin.

[RNiel]

Our Doc used to use Fleets Phospho more than anything else until the recent study came out. He now uses GoLytely more than anything else. Previously he reserved the GoLytely for people with history of cardiac, renal or electrolye problems and gave the Fleets to everyone else. Now in addition to pts w/ those problems he includes those over the age of 60. Our patients are told to take 30 ml of MOM the night before the prep when they go to bed. The next day it's nothing but clear liquids and the prep. On the morning of the colonoscopy they are mostly all pretty well cleaned out. If the pt has a hx of constipation the doc with increase the MOM to 30 ml for two nights before the day of the prep.

[CrohnieToo]

I ABSOLUTELY can NOT do the Lytely preps or ANY prep that requires drinking a huge amount of liquid w/in a short time period. And I REFUSE to do them.

I have a partial obstruction and I just can NOT do a large volume of food OR LIQUID w/in a short period of time. Since I have minimal symptoms I am not ready to submit to surgery.

I do the PhosphoSoda prep w/no problems. There is less sewer water to drink and I can spread out the time period in which to drink sufficient liquids to prevent dehydration and to thoroughly rinse and flush the colon.

I do think that too many people do not drink sufficient fluids between downing the PhosphoSoda and the time they must go NPO. I start earlier than recommended and use a 20 oz water bottle for my subsequent liquids so that I KNOW I am getting sufficient fluids down before NPO time.

I've found too many of these doctors script "overkill" for scope prepping rather than making it clear to patients the need to drink sufficient fluids to maintain hydration and flush the colon when using PhosphoSoda or Magnesium Citrate. I've also found that they are too rigid in their time table. I was once given instructions and a time table for a morning scope that wasn't scheduled until 12 noon by a gastro who is ALWAYS late, even in starting the first scope of the day. Fortunately, I've gone thru enough colonoscopies I can figure out the timing myself.