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Bowel prep

Pierce80
Pierce80
It's almost five days to surgery (yay!) and four until I have to do the bowel prep. While I was in the hospital about four weeks ago, I had to do one for a colonoscopy. It wasn't bad, but I think that's only because my appetite had gone downhill and I was vomiting every day. Now that my appetite is better, I have been eating three times a day, but not as much as I used to eat. I wonder if this coming prep will be worse than the first because of how much I have actually eaten.

My big question is this: do any of y'all have survival tips for this splendid experience? The bathroom is right next to our bedroom, and I warned my hubby that the upstairs floor will be a dangerous place to be, haha. Besides getting moist wipes, is there anything else I can do to make this a little more bearable?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Are you talking about the splendid experience of the bowel prep or the lap?

I had my first lap in March of this year.
I have a few thoughts that may be helpful for you.
1) After the surgery, even if you feel like you are ready for eating normal food, hold off a little longer. Otherwise, you are in for days of nauseousness. (Not fun at all)
2) Again, if you feel ready to get up and get on the move again, hold off just a little longer. Give yourself a little extra time to heal before you start stretching that area again.

Also, having a good husband to cater to you helps :)

Good luck, you are in my prayers!

I hope to hear how things go!
whyme123
whyme123
Hi, i found that eating a light diet 2-3 days before the bowel prep helps alot. I don't eat alot anyway so it wasn't too bad but give that a try.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Buy desitin it really helps because your butt will be sore. I would also suggest to eat soup, jello, light stuff that day and the day before. My doctor said I could start drinking magnesium citrate between 5-7 I learned that the earlier you do it the better. The first time I did it a 7 and I was up all night going to the bathroom, the second time I did it at 5 and I actually got some sleep.

You're in my prayers!!
pinkiz434
pinkiz434
I got through my bowel prep by drinking lots of gatorade and chicken broth, that helped my stomach think that it had food so I wasn't starving. It sounds like you are pretty well prepared. Good luck!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey girlie, I agree with whyme123....eating lightly a few days before helped me. That and along with the wipes and being close to the bathroom is what I recall being the most important things. Good luck with surgery! :)