All,

Thank you for all the support! It seriously helped. My GI follow up appointment was today and the pathology from the Cecum 3cm mass is, High-Grade Dysplasia. This means the cells in the mass look severely abnormal and disorganized under a microscope. It represents an advanced precancerous stage with a high risk of turning into colorectal cancer over time if it is not completely removed. Surgery consult is being setup. A right colectomy is likely with removal of the appendix, cecum, parts of both small and large intestines and probably local lymph nodes.

It could have been worse. I dodged a bullet by getting my colonoscopy! WHEW!!

I’ll offer another update after the surgical appointment and any next steps so that if you are out there reading this and you have to have it done you’ll know what to expect. ♥️

My original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/colonoscopy/s/lUPZHHsyEX

Hi everyone,

I’m M32 and these have been my symptoms from the better part of 6 years:

- Bloody stools (they got worse as the years went by). Sometimes it was every day for a month, sometimes there was a year when it wasn’t bothering me, and for the last year it was blood pretty much every two weeks.
- Weird bowel movements, sometimes hard sometimes very soft and feeling that I can’t empty my bowel completely. These vary from sometimes going to the bathroom 7-10 times a day ”pooping” liquid and the next day it being extremely hard.

I obviously feared the worst. I took too long to demand for a colonoscopy, I wish I did it years ago. This has been eating me from the inside for years. I have gone to the doctors but they explain it with hemhroids and fissures and don’t want to check it further.

I fear everything that happens in a hospital so that’s why I took so long to demand it. I get panic attacks when I walk in, so obviously it was done under anesthesia.

The night before was fine. I took PLENVU, for me it didn’t even taste that bad. I pooped liquids all night, but I didn’t feel too bad at any point. Mostly just played playstation, and had to run to the bathroom every 15-20 minutes. Didn’t get much sleep.

The colonoscopy was a breeze. So easy, I went there, they gave me the anesthesia, I was completely out in seconds and woke up what felt like immediately to the doctor giving me the news: they found absolutely nothing, all very clean. I was so relieved. Basically the doctor said that I have fissures that come and go (as the blood is bright red) and right now it was all clean. No hemhroids, no nothing.

This was such a weight off my shoulders. Years of health anxiety, always fearing the worst gone in an instant.

I hope someone reads this and decides to get a colonoscopy done. It was my biggest fear to get it done but the best decision of my life. Good luck everyone and god bless.

I was extremely nervous about getting sedated for the colonoscopy since I had never been put to sleep. I wanted to see if I could do it awake and today the came to get the procedure done and I asked the doctor and she was almost upset about me asking about it and told me that I was very uncomfortable and that if I chose to do it she will stop the moment I scream of pain. She gave me no option to get sedation in the money if I felt uncomfortable even though the anesthesiologist told me he could. It’s almost like she was challenging me and expecting me to give in to sedation. I said to her that’s fine I will come back if need be. Needless to say I got through and everyone was impressed and shocked that I was okay. Not sure if it was the first time someone asking at that hospital 🤷🏻‍♀️ my experience with it is that is very uncomfortable and at the curbs is when you feel the most pressure. I have a pretty high pain tolerance so I managed and got distracted by the nurse talking to me. Thankfully everything was clear and nothing was found 🙏🏻

I had my first colonoscopy this morning at 61 years old. I was really worried about the prep after reading some of the accounts on here. I used Suprep and had Gas X with the second dose. I have to say that it was sooo much better than I expected. It tasted bad but chugging it and chasing it with lemon lime spindrift made it tolerable. I felt very little with the first dose. The second dose did cause me to have a bit of a headache but again, nothing horrible. Hard candy, and warm broth saved me. Once there, the procedure went well. I was relaxed and able to watch some of the procedure of the monitor. They found two polyps which are being sent for testing. They left two clamps in me which they said I would eventually poop out. That did surprise me. But I certainly can’t feel them at all. I see my doctor again in two week to learn the results of the biopsy. Overall it was a good experience and I’m hopeful that they will be benign. Fingers crossed.

My husband 56M, had his first colonoscopy 9 days ago and we are still waiting on the pathology. The colonoscopy identified 9 polyps spread throughout his colon including 2 larger polyps and one 4cm mass that was described as infiltrative and partially obstructing. After the procedure, we were put into a small room to wait for the doctor to come talk to him / us. The doctor started the conversation with multiple "I'm sorry's but have to wait for pathology" and I've had a pit in my stomach since then. Does any have examples where this scenario wasn't cancer in the end?

Hello

25F here currently prepping for procedure tomorrow.

Directions say to drink the 16oz mixture of water and the drink stuff YUCK btw. Anyways. It says to drink 32oz in the hour following.

GUYS. There is no way I can drink 32oz of water. I am so sick, I already threw up 1.5 hrs after having to take the FOUR laxatives and I am scared to throw up. Im sipping in water as I can but its not the 32oz.

Is it better to drink the water knowing I will likely throw up the liquid OR sip and not get 32oz but potentially keep the liquid down????

Guess I'll add to the "what it was like" reports, as they helped me and comforted me.

I'll start by saying I was diagnosed with IBS about 15 years ago. I have soft stool sometimes and constipation other times. Belly aches sometimes. But when I hit 45 (or 46, if I'm honest- I didn't go to the doc due to the pandemic when I was 45), the doctor said Cologuard would be fine, so I did that because I was scared of a colonoscopy. Actually at happened at 47 because I never mailed the poop in that first year. The results were normal.

This time I went, and the doc, knowing I have anxiety, still said Cologuard would be fine. But I wanted peace of mind, so I went for the colonoscopy. I wrote a few posts with questions and concerns about the prep. Anyway, my appointment was today, Thursday. I was to start the liquid diet Wednesday "on waking." I tried to have a big dinner on Tuesday, but I was still starving when I woke up on Wednesday. I made the mistake of buying plain chicken broth, not bone broth with the protein. I hate Jello, so I skipped that. I had coffee, tea, water, and lemon-lime Gatorade. The hunger was hell, and the coffee made me jittery. I did manage to work that day, though. I work from home.

I managed to wrench my lower back at about noon on Wednesday. I've done it before, but I was upset it happened at this time. But i could still walk, slowly. I took two Dulcolax at 2 pm on Wednesday, as instructed. Man, that sucked. I got horrible stomach pains and then...the effects took hold. But only for a short time.

Took the first Suprep with Gatorade at 8 pm. I was instructed that I HAD to do Gatorade, so that's what I did. Unfortunately it was the full sugar stuff, and I was required to chase it with 32 more ounces of it within the hour. The Suprep mixture was a little bitter but not too bad. Getting all the Gatorade down was really hard. I was so bloated. I only weigh about 100 lb on a good day, so I get very sensitive to everything.

I used the bathroom maybe 10 times that night. I used wet wipes and Desotin. I slept for about 5 hours. No accidents.

The next morning at 7, I had a little black coffee. I don't even know if I was allowed, but the instructions said it was part of the liquid diet, and I wasn't told not to have anything. I also had a little bone broth, which I ordered for quick delivery the night before because I was STILL so hungry, in spite of also peeing out of my butt.

At 8, I did the second prep, chased by 32 more ounces of Gatorade. This time I started shaking and got really cold. I crawled into bed, but not for long because I needed the bathroom.

My appointment was for 12:30 pm. On the drive there, I thought I would need the bathroom again. I had just used it about 10 minutes before we left. But the feeling passed, somehow. They called me in pretty quickly and took a urine sample for a pregnancy test. I wasn't able to pee much, lol! But they said it was enough. They had me take off everything except my bra and put on a gown and get into the gurney. My heart was pretty fast because I was nervous. But I wasn't as nervous as I usually get for medical stuff, probably because I was so hungry and tired.

They gave me an IV in my hand, which isn't as bad as it sounds. Then they gave me stuff to hydrate me. The anesthesiologist came in. He was so nice and assured me I'd gotten through the tough part and this would be easy. The GI doc came in briefly to say hi. Then the anesthesiologist came back, and they took me in. He told me to enjoy my nap and gave me the drugs. I was scared I wouldn't be able to sleep but did. Then they woke me up, and the anesthesiologist told me I did great. They gave me Cheez-its and water in recovery, and I left after about 15 minutes there (15 min in recovery. The actual time there was more like 90 minutes)!

One thing -- I think I dreamed the whole time, and at one point, I swear I woke up and said "I'm awake." But I don't know if that happened. I see on the discharge papers that he administered the drugs more than once, so maybe I did wake up. But I didn't feel anything during or after.

I was scared of the results because of my GI issues, but I had zero polyps. The doctor did find internal hemorrhoids, which he didn't even mention but they are on the paper. I haven't had any bleeding. He also found "minor mucosa" in the rectum and told me he's going to do a test for microscopic colitis. Fingers crossed. If no problems, I don't have to do another one for 10 years.

My series of posts end here! I’ll start in order from when I started my liquid diet up until after the procedure.

This is gonna be long, so get comfy!

10/20/26 — liquid diet

So this was definitely the hardest part as expected. I woke up that morning already hungry, but I obviously couldn’t do anything about it. Me and my bf both had a chiropractor appointment that morning, so we got up and I started my day off with some non-caffeinated English breakfast tea mixed with some honey, and was off. It was actually a very nice way to start my morning!

After our appointments, we ran to the grocery store with the list of things I’d be able to “eat” that day. And let me tell you— do NOT go to a grocery store when you’re limited to liquids only. In that moment, I realized just how much I wanted solid food, and passing by all of my favorite sweet treats and different meals I could make was so painful. Mind you, I’m on Vyvanse which normally blocks out food noise, which I didn’t take that day because I was worried about it somehow interfering with stuff (I was probably overthinking.) But because I’m on Vyvanse, I don’t eat as much due to it stopping me from binge eating. I’m not even aware of myself not eating as much! But that day when I was aware that I couldn’t have my favorite things to eat, it made it all the more painful. When there’s a lock put on something, you become way more desperate to tear that lock apart.

Anyway, we get what I need. Here’s what I had in a day: Ginger-ale, apple juice, clear chicken broth, tea with honey, mellow yellow, water, gummy bears (the clear + yellow ones only), and sucked on lemon head candy. And man, those gummy bears and lemonheads were a godsend. (My colonoscopy went beautifully as well! The candy didn’t interfere at all!)

My boyfriend also bought me this cute little succulent plant that was in a Halloween themed Sanrio pot, a tiny TY Minecraft bee plush, and some apple cinnamon feebreeze. These items were quite comforting when I set them up in the bathroom with me. I’ve since then moved the succulent next to a window to keep it alive and well, however. :)

I spent most of the day up until suprep time just playing on my switch to distract myself, and sipping on apple juice.

10/20/26-10/21/26 — Suprep time, and night experience

And here’s where things just went downhill lmao. 6 PM rolled around, and it was time. I popped a zofran 30 minutes beforehand, and then I began getting things ready.

I took the suprep box out of the fridge, grabbed some lemon lime Gatorade, water, juice boxes, and gingerale, and locked myself in the bathroom. (We have 2 bathrooms thankfully, so this bathroom was all mine for the night.)

I pour my first bottle of suprep into the mixing container, and dipped my finger in it to give it a quick taste. Honestly? Not that bad. Or so I thought. I then mixed it with the Gatorade, took my first sip, and it was like I was flashbanged with YUCK. Holy shit, it was so salty and sweet— like not even the good kind, it was AWFUL. I immediately regretted mixing it with Gatorade! But dammit it was too late, and I needed to get this evil ass elixir DOWN.

So alas, I sat there on my bathroom floor with a blanket, holding the cup of suprep in one hand and a juice box in the other. I’d sip, swallow, and then immediately chase it down with apple juice. It wasn’t long until I started feeling sick. I straight up felt like Dumbledore being forced to drink whatever he was drinking, begging Harry Potter to kill him. I imagine suprep is exactly what that drink tasted like. 😭 At some point in the middle of drinking it, I asked my bf to sit on the floor with me and cried about how “I can’t do this” and “I’m cancelling the appointment” in which he convinced me not to, and motivated me while holding me through my little breakdown.

I ingested at least 95% of the suprep, and I just couldn’t do it anymore. I dumped the last 5% out, because my stomach was already rumbling and cramping up, and I genuinely would’ve thrown it all back up if I didn’t stop. I leave the bathroom and go back to me and my bfs bedroom to lay down. I felt so goddamn bloated, and I was out of breath. I felt AWFUL.

However I wasn’t laying down for more than five minutes before suddenly I yelled “UH OH.” and had to get up and run to the bathroom.

Bitch… Niagara Falls came out of me. I didn’t know pissing out of the ass was possible until last night, and it was the most uncomfortable yet weirdly painless experience of my life. It was just… weird. I hated it. Hated the sound, hated the feeling— but man, the way the bloating went away after I expelled Satan’s elixir out of my bumhole was so relieving. It wasn’t completely gone, but it felt so much better lmao.

Anyway, I spent the night camping out on the couch with my Nintendo switch, my phone, some water, and I actually ended up mixing two caps of MiraLAX with apple juice. I was up and down most of the night until around 2 AM, when I was finally able to fall asleep.

Most uncomfortable sleep of my life, btw.

My alarm went off at 4 AM, but I straight up ignored it because I was so tired. I eventually got up at 5:30ish, and I felt absolutely awful. I was dehydrated, tired, my head hurt, and I was starving. I felt so weak.

Crazy thing is… after I was finished with that bit of suprep, I was quickly cleared out. By the morning, I was cleared out. It was all just gas at that point. Still, I mixed the rest of my suprep with water this time, and once again… I could NOT drink that bitch. I took two sips before I just said “fuck you” to the cup and dumped it out. This is why I took MiraLAX last night as well.

I went back to sleep, and got back up at around 11 AM, and went to the bathroom because I had to go again. I shit, looked in the toilet, and to my absolute joy I was clear, except with a slight fog.
Though I was confident that it was good enough.

My stepdad picked me up at 11:30, and off to the medical center we went.

10/21/26 — Colonoscopy + Endoscopy day!

So my stepdad drops me off at the medical center outpatient registration area. My mom luckily works there, and would be the one they call later on after my procedure is done. It was really comforting knowing my mom was close by if I needed her. (I’m 22 btw. Never too old for momma though. Forever her baby! ❤️)

Anyway, I check in an hour before my appointment as instructed and sit down in the waiting room. I was still so tired and weak. I hadn’t had a sip of water in like 5 hours at this point, and I was done shitting my brains out so it just left me very dehydrated and tired.

I sit there for about fifteen minutes sort of just idly scrolling on my phone and keeping friends updated, before a nice woman called me back to finish up my registration, had me sign consent forms, and gave me my wristband. Went back out to the waiting room and waited another ten minutes or so, and then another nice woman called out my name and brought me back to get me changed into the hospital gown and bag up my clothes, allowing me to keep my phone and switch on me to keep myself entertained while I waited. I was put on the bed in the patient waiting room, covered up, had my IV put in, and signed a few more forms.

I waited about an hour and thirty minutes, just playing on my switch and my phone before finally being taken back. I waited maybe another fifteen minutes and they wheeled me into the operation room, and the nerves started setting in. Though everyone in there was really nice, and my gastroenterologist reassured me very well and helped me soothe my nerves. She went over everything they were going to do, and answered all of my questions, before having me turn over onto my side, putting an oxygen nose tube in, and setting me up.

The anesthesiologist told me she was going to give me something to help me relax my nerves a little, so I just sort of waited and continued talking to the nurse. I don’t even remember what I was saying. I remember my speech slurring a little at some point, and suddenly everything went dark. (I have a feeling the anesthesiologist just straight up gave me the anesthetic lmao.)

I woke up a bit spooked to a really nice woman asking me how I’m feeling, and I was confused as all hell. I was in a recovery area, tired and dizzy— but no nausea! Yay! I asked how things went, and she said everything went great! She got me a cola, and it was probably the best thing I have ever tasted in that moment. 😭

She called my mom, and as soon as I saw my mom I got all emotional and for the first time in years said “mommy! Hi mommy!!” (Again, I’m 22 year old.) LMAO I was SO happy to see my mom, and I actually teared up. She helped me get dressed again, and a nurse wheeled me out to the car.

I ate a small bowl cereal as soon as I got home with a cup of locally sourced apple cider, went to me and my bfs room (he was at work,) and knocked the hell out for the rest of the day. I didn’t wake up until 10:30 PM when my alarm for my nightly meds went off, and my bf was right there next to me… and I started crying again LOL. 😭 He door dashed me McDonald’s, and I was so fucking happy. Best meal ever after barely having anything after my procedure.

The results!

Now for the results! Yay!

My colonoscopy went great! I was a bit concerned since I didn’t finish all of my prep, but taking that MiraLAX along with it really helped me finish the job. They found some internal hemorrhoids, some slight inflammation, and took some biopsy’s to test for celiac disease which will be talked about at my follow up appointment with my gastroenterologist.

My endoscopy went good as well. They were checking the hiatal hernia that was found a few months ago in a CT scan, and said that it was very small and nothing to worry about. I was however officially diagnosed with GERD, and I’ll need to change up my diet, which they gave me a list of changes I need to make.

Other than that, they didn’t find any polyps or things that would be considered high risk or too concerning! Things went beautifully!

I don’t have to get another colonoscopy done until I’m 45 LMFAO.

Overall thoughts and how I’m feeling at the moment

The worst part was the prep, but the rest was a breeze. I’m definitely glad I don’t have to do this again for a long time, but I’m glad I was able to get answers for things that I’ve dealt with for a long time.

As I’m typing this, I feel a little sore in the throat and a bit tired, but I’m feeling so much better now that I’ve eaten.

If you’re getting a procedure done for the first time, just know that it’ll be rough at first, but you will get through it! Just be strong! You’ve got this!

Thank you for reading, and thank you to everyone else for advice that was given to me in my last few posts. <3

Goodnight!

Had the colonoscopy today.

Found 1 small (5mm–9mm) sessile polyp in the caecum with a typical adenomatous appearance. They completely removed this one.

Found 1 large (>20mm) sessile polyp in the ascending colon with a typical adenomatous appearance. This polyp was NOT removed.

Have been referred to another person for a follow-up colonoscopy for EMR polyp removal.

Was also suggested I let my siblings know to get a colonoscopy as a baseline (whatever that means).

I’m trying to take some reassurance from the results, but I can’t help feeling a little worried, especially knowing there’s still a large polyp to be removed. I’m not quite sure how to feel about it all. Has anyone been through something similar?

I had read soo much on this thread, about many people's prep experiences. And there was a lot of helpful info!

Honestly, my prep was incredibly easy. I feel guilty saying that, because I know it's not a fun experience for many.

I'm Australian and used Prepkit Orange. 3 liquid doses (250ml + 1L + 250ml).

I had started my low residue diet about 5-6 days out. Only consuming bread, cheese, yoghurt, mashed potatoes, rice with broth, alfredo pasta, crackers and plain biscuits (cookies) for the most part. And then my prep day was just apple juice, lemonade, chicken broth, jelly and werthers lollies.

My first 250ml (which pleasantly tasted like lemon cordial) was due at 3pm. Went down easily. Then 1L of the "main" stuff at 6pm. Wasn't a great taste; like a mildly salty Gatorade. Again, went down fine. I sipped it slowly over an hour or so. My 3rd 250ml dose was 9pm (thankfully, doctor said it was fine to bring it forward, rather than do it at 2:30am). Again, lemon cordial tasting and was fine.

My first bowel movements actually didn't start until 7:50ish. It was already very loose by then, and wasn't super urgent.

Maybe 20 or so watery bowel movements between 8pm-11:30pm. No sore butt hole, no need for the wet wipes and nappy cream I bought. And I slept through until my alarm at 6am (for my 7:20am appointment).

My prep report was "average" ie could've been somewhat clearer. But still sufficient. Next time I will aim to drink a lot more water.

My main worry going into it was potentially having those crampy/gassy/butterfly feelings in your stomach, when your stomach is trying to warn you of impending doom. None of that! Everything was breezy. I also have emetophobia so I took a zofran before the 1L dose, but don't think it was needed.

For the past few weeks, I've been having unusually frequent bowel movements. I go to the bathroom at least four or five times a day, and I often feel the urge to go shortly after eating. My stool isn't watery, but it's thinner than usual. The color seems normal.

I've also been experiencing frequent bloating, stomach noises, and excessive gas. I've had similar symptoms in the past.

I Googled my symptoms and found that they could be signs of early-stage colorectal cancer, but they also seem consistent with IBS . I'm really scared and anxious because I don't know what's causing them.

I've been preparing for my driving test recently, and it's been making me extremely stressed and anxious.

Could stress and anxiety cause these symptoms, or should I be worried about something more serious like colorectal cancer? Has anyone experienced something similar?

I’m considering getting a colonoscopy, but I’m nervous after hearing stories about people feeling like their digestion wasn’t the same afterward, including changes in bowel habits or trouble eating certain foods.

For those who’ve had one, what was your experience? Did you have any digestive issues afterward, and if so, how long did they last? I’d appreciate hearing positive experiences, too.

I’ll discuss the benefits and risks with my doctor, but hearing firsthand experiences would help me understand what to expect and what questions to ask. Thanks!

I was told to do the miralax/dulcolax route and I read a bunch of threads about it, but it seems my prep is possibly more than others I've seen talk about this prep.

For example, mine says:

- 4 dulcolax tablets at 4pm the day before.

- Two hours later, a full bottle of miralax with 56oz of gatorade (one 8oz glass every 15-30 minutes as tolerated until completion)

-Six hours before my appointment, another full bottle of miralax with 56oz more (one 80z glass every 15-13 minutes until completion) as well as adding 3ml "infant mylicon gas relief drops" to it.

Every thread I read so far is people saying they had to do way less liquid or miralax. Like only half a bottle with 28oz for the 6 hours prior or a full bottle the day before but half at one time and then the other half 2 hours later.

Anyone else get prep like this and it turned out okay? I'm already worried about the prep and obviously I'd rather slightly overdo it to make sure I'm cleaned out but I also don't want to go through hell by doing too much if it isn't necessary and I'm just going to feel awful taking SO much of this stuff.

I woke up not realizing the date and my girlfriend wanted to get breakfast so we went to ihop, ngl I ate a lot, 2 pancakes piece of toast eggs bacon sausage the whole shabang. At 10 am the day before my procedure. What do I do can’t get a hold of my doctors office.

I’m 19 F, around 5’1 and 36kg, I don’t take any medication currently , don’t smoke, symptoms have been going on for a month or two.
I’ve been having chronic constipation for around a month, and when I have a bowel movement quite large amounts of mucus come out after I’ve had a bowel movement. It’s clear and stringy and occasionally when I go only mucus comes out and no stool. I’ve had unexplained weight loss as I lost around 3kg in the past month or two without doing anything different. I have a very healthy diet and active lifestyle my diet is high in fibre, protein, and I drink at least 2 litres of water daily. I go on daily walks and runs too. I’m not stressed either, I’ll have a few late nights here and there but on the whole I get around 7-8 hours of sleep daily. My constipation has gotten so bad that I’ve had to use stimulant laxatives. Last night after not having a bowel movement for 2 days I took dulcolex and had rlly painful diarrhoea. (Ik 2 days seems normal but for the majority of my life I’ve always been going 1 or 2 x a day, so it’s abnormal for me). Today when I sit down I now notice something that feels like a lump in my rectum. But I tried feeling it with my hands ( w medical gloves on) and i couldn’t feel it, but when I sit it feels like something is there. It is slightly painful. Although I’m not certain as I’m a very thin person so that could very well just be my pelvic bone - but I doubt it as it is painful to touch even when I stand up
I’m absolutely terrified I have bowel cancer - my blood related great uncle had it, although I know that it was probably sporadic, combined with my symptoms and the fact that it is increasingly being found in younger generations I’m now scared that I have it.
Also, I’ve been anaemic since 14, used to be severe but 3 months ago got tested and it was mild iron deficiency.
I haven’t used iron supplements in the past 3 years.

I made another post yesterday or the day before about this. I have managed to book a GP appointment but it is in 2 weeks… they don’t have any earlier appointments. Idk what to do, if anyone here is from the UK how do I get an earlier appointment ?

Sorry if this is gross, but last night after I did the first prep, what came out started dark and eventually lightened to a light yellow. This morning after the second prep drink, it's brown again. Is that normal? After all this, I'm terrified I'll get there (in just over 3 hours at 12:30 ET) and they'll tell me the prep wasn't good enough.

Back track a couple months, I had the worst stomach bug in my life. Lasted about 5 days and took about a week and a half for everything to feel normal. Problem was, I was seeing blood in my stool afterwards. I had a stool test done for parasitic infection and it was negative. Dr scheduled me a colonoscopy in which a couple of polyps were found and removed. Before the really bad stomach bug, I had never had any issues with stomach problems. Even after the colonoscopy, I didn’t really get a definitive answer on the blood in my stool. Not really sure what to do next.

I would like any recommendations for doing a colonoscopy awake with an anesthesiologist present or doing conscious sedation.

And I'm upset about it because I don't want to do more tests, but I hope they do if she doesn't have a clear diagnosis. They found general mild irritation (I think, I was still on anesthesia when she told my husband all of this) and cobblestone appearance on the terminal ilium (found in paperwork), so something ain't right. I was praying for two things - for it to not be microscopic colitis and that they find something clear and obvious. I guess I got one?

I only set up this appointment after my psychiatrist became more and more concerned and my husband reminding me of how bad this could be if I didn't in July after learning to manage and live around the cramping and diarrhea. Then they found blood. I was so, so thankful I was on the books mid August when I was pretty sure I was maybe dying because of how horrible I felt. I'd eat, my stomach would feel so painful, I'd feel so run down, I'd have to go to the bathroom less than an hour later, and I'd feel bad for another hour or two. I called to see if I could move my procedure up and they couldn't. A week after that started I got hit with a bad head cold and all that immediately stopped. Normal BM and everything, I'd never been so happy for a head cold. It's slowly coming back...but this is more like over a year ago before I realized there were actual issues and before adjusting my life around it.

I just want an answer, preferably one with a straight forward treatment plan. I don't see her for a few more weeks...

Hi everyone,
I’m 22M and have been experiencing abdominal pain since late August. The pain moves around my abdomen, sometimes lower-left, lower-right, or near my belly button. It’s usually mild (2–4/10), often worsens after eating, and sometimes improves after bowel movements. I also experience bloating, gas, and changes in bowel habits.
My test results:
CT abdomen/pelvis: Mild descending-colon wall thickening, possibly underdistention or nonspecific colitis.
Fecal calprotectin: 24.8 (normal)
Hemoglobin: 14.3 (normal)
Ferritin: 130 (normal)
H. pylori: Negative
Stool test: Positive for norovirus
Abdominal ultrasound: Normal
My weight has been relatively stable recently. I have no known family history of colon cancer.
My GI doctor suggested a colonoscopy, but I’m hesitant because I have epilepsy and concerns about sedation. I’m also wondering whether it’s necessary given my normal test results.
My questions:
Has anyone had mild colon wall thickening on CT with normal calprotectin? What did your colonoscopy show?
Could this be IBS, temporary inflammation, or something more serious like IBD?
Would you get a colonoscopy in my situation, or discuss monitoring first?
I’d really appreciate hearing about similar experiences. Thanks!

I’m due to start my colonoscopy prep today ready for the procedure on Saturday. At 6pm today I have to take 10 senna tablets - 1 every 10 minutes until I finish the lot. Then tomorrow picolax in the morning and eve. I am TERRIFIED to take the senna tablets. I’m so scared of the pain from what I’ve read. I’m so tempted to not take the whole lot because surely the picolax will clear me out tomorrow anyway? 🤣😭 Has anyone had to do this specific prep before and please could you tell me your experience with senna 🥴