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Colonoscopy with enlarged prostate?

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uncklefester
uncklefester

I assume its not a big deal but with all the drinking of fluids and pooping did it affect your prostate and your ability to pee in any way? Thanks in advance for your replies

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  • Guest
    Guest uncklefester

    Posted

    There was no issue at all because of the prostate.  Don't worry!

  • Howard31850
    Howard31850 uncklefester

    Posted

    Hello uncklefester - what a coincidence as I had a routine roto-rooter a month ago and asked the same question. It was fine - no problems (except for the prep which had me supplementing my bi-hourly nightime pees with hourly fruit explosions for a while ). But no issues at all with my 300gm beauty.

    Neil

  • uncklefester
    uncklefester

    Posted

    Thanks fellas. I was a bit worried all the fluids may trigger acute retensiion or something. Did you pee alot during the purge ?
    • Howard31850
      Howard31850 uncklefester

      Posted

      I drank the prep in stages over a 2 hour period rather than all at once. But the high pressure fluid purge was through the rectum. I did pee a bit more during the night but that part of the plumbing was not aggravated.
  • jimjames
    jimjames uncklefester

    Posted

    Have you ever had a problem with acute urinary retention (AUR) related to fluid intake? If not, I wouldn't worry. If you're concerned, only advice is not to schedule the colonoscopy for a Friday as your personal urologist may be unreachable over the weekend just in case.

    Jim

    • uncklefester
      uncklefester jimjames

      Posted

      No problems with AUR, but peeing at night is more difficult than during the day. If I drink alot after supper I tend to pee multiple times over the course of an hour or 2. Then things settle down. I'm sure I'm getting some retention besause I pee maybe 150 ml go back bed and get up in 10 minutes and pee another 150 ml. This can go on for an hour or so. Maybe my kidneys are just producing more urine at that point. I drink mostly water and some decaf coffee

    • uncklefester
      uncklefester

      Posted

      One more thing, at night flow rate can be pretty bad to just as good as during the day. I never really know how flow is going to be until I standing over the toilet. I sometimes think its a relaxation thing or maybe even sleep postion.
  • oldbuzzard
    oldbuzzard uncklefester

    Posted

    The prep didn't cause me any problems at all. If they give you general anesthesia, it could, but they rarely do that for colonoscopies

    • uncklefester
      uncklefester oldbuzzard

      Posted

      They do sedate you pretty heavy though. I think they call it twilight sedation. I assume that isn't considered general anesthesia

    • oldbuzzard
      oldbuzzard uncklefester

      Posted

      ITs not the same - they twilighted me and I don't remember a thing - but I had no problem peeing after

  • uncklefester
    uncklefester

    Posted

    Thanks for the answers everyone cry This is face I'll be making Monday morning

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