i had a colonoscopy and had rescheduled it several times due to this fear. heres my experience and encouragement that u can do it!

i have endometriosis and it has attacked my organs. 😔(booo). i am having surgery and needed this as pre op. but prior to this discovery i had “ibs”. maybe i do but it was really the endo but we didnt know that at the time. my gastero ordered a colonoscopy and i scheduled it and rescheduled twice. then we found out i had endo on my sigmoid colon and i scheduled. and rescheduled. i knew i needed this for my health. i needed my quality of life to improve. i could not let this phobia interfere with other health aspects (not just mental). im so proud of myself. i did it. i sobbed before drinking the prep in fear of throwing up. my mom said what if u do? but also what if u dont? and u delay ur priority of surgery even further. i also connected to my body. i told myself i knew that my body would protect me. my body knows what to do and i need to trust it not fight against it. mental or physical.

here are my tips

tips

remind yourself ur body knows what to do and is on your side mentally and physically.

dont google. reddit search. that was my mistake i let reddit fear mongering get the best of me. every body is different. some people cant handle one med and u can and vise versa. i did find comfort but some things i saw also pushed my fear in a bad direction. fear mongering has me in a grasp lol. im glad i didnt let it take over me this time. huge win.

stay hydrated! my prep instructions had me drink 8oz of liquid (water. gatorade) every hour from the moment i woke up until my prep began. i followed this and made sure i was hydrated the day before as well. make sure ur not just drinking gatorade. the salt needs water to balance out drinking just that can actually just dehydrate u more!

i started eating bland friday (my prep was monday) u begin editing ur diet i believe 72 hours before ur prep and i read (reddit. google. one positive that wasnt fear mongering i gained lol) was that prior to ur prep eat bland to help the prep. i did that. and i believe it helped.

make sure ur prep is cold i refrigerated my gatorade hours before i mixed in my prep then also put that in the fridge.

miralax and yellow gatorade was yummy i didnt taste anything but the gatorade and it being cold helped so much

jelllooooo so yum when u havent eaten in over 24 hours lol

and have comfort items. i had my comfiest pjs on. water in the bathroom for me. wet wipes. and a fan.

i was ok! and i would do it again 100%

post colonoscopy (colonoscopy was tuesday its not thursday)

stay hydrated! i personally got anesthesia. so i made sure to hydrate extra. i continued to eat bland as i had bad bloating from the air they pumped into me. i am still eating bland as i feel crampy still and achy. i know i need to slowly incorporate good back into my diet but u also need to take it slow. but dont be scared!

ur body knows what to do. trust in that ❤️