Colonoscopy. Oh joy.

[cisamcgu]

Perhaps you can help me then and explain the joke?

If you have to ask, then there is little point

 

[oldwheels]

Ok, all clean and clear, bar diverticulosis appropriate to my age. Good to know that the quit test was a false positive. But doesn't answer the question of the ongoing serious constipation, six months now. A bit fed up with that. May actually consider @Reynard and Worf's prune juice...

I second the use of prune juice. You need at least 20 prunes and just liquify them with some water then drink.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

What is that causes a person with reasonable intelligence to want to be a proctologist ( I think thats the term, bum doctor will do if it isn’t ) I mean.. really… wouldn’t you really rather be a titty doctor or some other much nicer thing?

Oh, you mean like a breast cancer surgeon?
Yes, must be nicer.

 

[Reynard]

Oh, you lot! The laughs are one of the reasons I stick around here.

@DCBassman - you might want to try eating lots of popcorn. The husks are full of fibre and keep things moving along nicely.

And I had this vision of @Drago floating away like Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...

 

[newts]

That moviprep stuff you have to drink the night before is the work of bealzebub. I was advised to drink bitter lemon after each glass full to take the taste away.

 

[Drago]

Oh, you're not wrong newts. After a session on the Moviprep my lavvy looked like the space shuttle had launched from it (although its unusual to see false teeth floating in a NASA launch pad.)

 

[FishFright]

Oh, you're not wrong newts. After a session on the Moviprep my lavvy looked like the space shuttle had launched from it (although its unusual to see false teeth floating in a NASA launch pad.)

My reaction to it was much the same.

 

[newts]

Pre covid there was a plan to offer all over 55's a colonoscopy, not sure if this is still in place?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Pre covid there was a plan to offer all over 55's a colonoscopy, not sure if this is still in place?

Mrs SD and three friends did have it at age 55.

It did happen but AFAIK it is now being evaluated as to whether or not it will have enough benefit to become an NHS standard test at 55.

According to our GP.

 

[Hover Fly]

I was going to have one tomorrow, but just as I was reading the instructions for “the mixture” I got a phone call cancelling it.

 

[Jenkins]

With all this talk of colonoscopies and preparation therefore, the way the threads fall on CycleChat sometimes sugges an answer...

 

[vickster]

@DCBassman - you might want to try eating lots of popcorn. The husks are full of fibre and keep things moving along nicely.

Oranges and pumpkin seeds good too. Or senna plus Dulcoease to soften!

 

[presta]

That moviprep stuff you have to drink the night before is the work of bealzebub. I was advised to drink bitter lemon after each glass full to take the taste away.

If you can taste it you're not drinking it fast enough.

Contrary to appearances though, Moviprep is not something to drink before you go to the cinema.

 

[ianbarton]

If you can taste it you're not drinking it fast enough.

Contrary to appearances though, Moviprep is not something to drink before you go to the cinema.

They do Moviprep in several different tastes. I am due to have my sixth (?) colonoscopy as a three-year follow-up after being discharged five years after my initial diagnosis in 2016. The worst part used to be enduring Jeremy Kyle on the TV in the waiting room. At least he has gone from TV for good.

 

[presta]

They do Moviprep in several different tastes.

I think mine were all orange, but it doesn't really mask the bitter taste so I just gulp it down quickly.