There are risks in all operations but in case of a colonoscopy they are extremely rare.
The worst part of the colonoscopy is the day before when you take a laxative all day long to induce diarrhea .and you'll be playing upside down volcano all day.
The doctor will give you instructions so follow those and not the instructions on the laxative bottle. I usually scan the instructions inside my computer in case I can't find them.
On the day before the operation it is an all liquid diet. Fortunately, you can still have your coffee, tea or soda but drink nothing red. I go a bit further and omit the colors that contain red.
Purple (red and blue),
Orange (red and yellow),
Pink (red and white).
Brown or grey (red and green depending how the portions of those colors are mixed).
Usually, the instructions say mix the laxative with gatoraid and drink it every few hours and keep the bathroom free. I use lemon-lime gatoraid
On the day of the colonoscopy you might want to get your coffee ready before you head out cause when you return you will not be thinking straight. The main reason why you need someone to drive you to the hospital don't drive yourself, and no major decisions for a few days.
When you get home do not eat for four hours and lift nothing weighting more than 10 pounds think of a 10 pound bag of potatoes Don't eat any roughage like broccoli,cauliflower, cabbage etc.
If you did you use lemon-lime gatoraid to mix your laxative with, your stool will be yellow for a few weeks nothing to worry about.
It'll be all over before you know it :)
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