Colonoscopy
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Had my third colonoscopy today and as the others it was absolute torture, Had to grit my teeth and bear it to the end. I was on the verge of jumping off the strectcher. Was told that I have a lot of looping in my colon and that the next one will be done under general anesthetic. Others were coming out from the procedure saying they did not felt any pain. Why is this is it true
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I had the exact same problem 3 weeks ago, during my colonoscopy they struggled and said I had a twisty colon. It was extremely painful for me too. I've had my report back from the hospital and they have said I have a tortuous bowel, it's bendy and twists around a lot. They said the best way to treat this is a high fibre diet and prescribed me laxatives. Did they manage to finish the colonoscopy or did they have to stop because of the twists?
are you still experiencing pain? Because I haven't been the same since the colonoscopy, I'm having more lower abdominal pain than before.
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Life is risky.
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sorry for you all...truly.....posted a few weeks ago that I had a totally pain free Colonoscopy, it really was ! Felt only slightly odd when they turned the corners of my colon.....and was given a cuppa and biscuits half an hour later....
But realise from yours and other postings that you need to have a relatively healthy bowel to achieve this.....tortions and Diverticuli would be extremely painful and me and others said we need to talk to our consultants...ANYONE who has a more difficult suspected prognosis should be given the opportunity of a general anaesthetic for this procedure.....yell at those doctors for putting you through this.....it wasn't necessary...!!!!
good luck all.. X
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If I have to have another one ever I will be asking a lot more questions! One thing that I am wondering is whether the extent to which the bowel is bendy or twisted could have been identified on the CT scan that preceded the colonoscopy. If so it could have been flagged up that I would experience pain and I would have asked for medication. I am really not a wimp -I can cope with pain but this experience exceptionally unpleasant.
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