I saw a post on another DS board with misinformation again. This is what DSers need to know about being scoped.
What you need to know:
What you need to know:
- For EGD, you should tell the endoscopist what to expect, so they aren't surprised, but there are no special precautions needed - you have an anatomically normal stomach, just narrower.
- For colonoscopy, there are two potential issues:
- It is easier (for MOST but not all) to clean you out, and drinking large volumes of GoLytely is nearly impossible and unnecessary. Ask about a different kind of prep that uses smaller volumes, like Suprep (http://www.suprepkit.com/) - while still fairly unpleasant, it is not as bad as GoLytely because smaller volume and the taste is slighly less obnoxious - and I strongly suggest beef broth as a chaser, as it washes away the taste of the prep solution pretty well.
- Anyone who has had ANY abdominal surgery needs to tell the colonoscopy doc about it - adhesions from the surgery to the colon can cause the procedure to be more difficult because the colon is less flexible, and there is therefore a higher risk of perforation if they encounter resistance (e.g., to "turning a corner").
- But other than that, the DS doesn't touch the colon, so the DS specifically is irrelevant for how the actual procedure is done.
- Abdominal CT - needs to be done with IV contrast, because we have TWO limbs, one of which will not be visualized with oral contrast.