I haven't posted in a while but check in often. All has been going beautifully since my Colectomy/ one-step J-pouch in 2010 due to second recurrence of colon cancer. I went for a routine sigmoidoscopy the other day. I was allowed to eat the day before, although I ate lightly, with a prep of magnesium citrate after dinner and two fleet enema the following morning, an hour or so before leaving for procedure. I felt I was empty. After my procedure I was very discouraged when the doctor said he couldn't complete the procedure because he couldn't see anything because there was so much stool in my rectum. He said I possibly need a full colonoscopy prep before my next procedure. I was still in the "twilight daze" with my mouth hanging open in shock, I really had no time to process or think of questions. I'm thinking I shouldn't have been allowed to eat the day before the procedure but use the same prep process. I even reread the directions later that day to make sure I had it right. I worry that a full colonoscopy prep will be too much!
What prep process have you all gone through to prepare for a sigmoidoscopy? Thanks for all your input, I appreciate it!!
Carolyn
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