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I have had a colonoscopy. It is not bad at all. I asked the docter to knock me out for the whole thing and he did. Absolutley no trouble afterward. The hardest part of the whole thing is the special laxative drink before hand. I thought I would have to stay close to the toilet but I literally had to sit on the toilet for 2 hours. I could not finish my drink, but it was still enough for the docter. Someone suggested drinking a small amount of 7 up after each 8oz. glass of nastydrink! Carbonation usually bothers me but it prob would have been worth it with that nasty stuff. Make sure what color jello you eat not to eat red and another color (I can't remember the other color). I am assuming because they don't want any mistakes of blood in urine or bowels. Everything will be fine it is a piece of cake. The worst will be over before you even get to the docters to get the procedure. Any questions I am glad to help ( not that I am a expert but I have had this done before and a endoscopy!) Fembeth

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