Tina,
I'd give the prep about a 4 or 5 (more on this in a second), and I'd give the procedure about a 2 or 3.
Definitely check out the top post in the Crohn's board about the prep, and follow Jill's advice. Also, if your poop is complete liquid by the time you finish your first dose's effects, YOU CAN SKIP THE MORNING DOSE (if your doc tells you to take one). I had to do one dose in the evening the night before and another in the morning. The morning one served no purpose except to make me weak and thirsty, as I was already emptied out!!! (Had I not had to do the morning dose, I'd probably only rate the prep about a 2 or 3.)
The phospho soda is pretty gross to choke down; the D wasn't that big of a deal to me because I'm pretty familiar with that. I took the stuff in about 8 oz of white cranberry juice, which was tolerable. Thinking about it later made me nauseated, but it was tolerable. (I tried choking down the morning dose in a small amount of gatorade, and that was AWFUL! I think it's easier to drink more of something kind of nasty than a little bit of something COMPLETELY nasty.)
The procedure itself wasn't bad. I was nervous because I have never been in the hospital, and I had to put the gown on and get an IV and all that kind of stuff. They put me in some kind of twilight zone where I was fading in and out of consciousness. I did wake up a couple of times in pain, and I'd say "Ow!" The pain never lasted longer than about four seconds, and then I'd drift off to never-neverland again.
I'm happy to answer any questions you have, as mine was just over a month ago and is relatively fresh in my mind!
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Christine
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