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Old Dec 01, 2022, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Aviza View Post
my mom had extreme pain and was told not to come back. she said it was awful.
I've never heard of anyone who had pain during a colonoscopy. Did she say why she was told not to come back?

I've had a number of colonoscopies, since my mother had colon cancer and an aunt did.

Just be prepared to sit on the pot a lot after taking the laxative product. I agree about products such as Miralax. The "go-litely" stuff didn't work well for me. The test itself is not a big deal, as folks are saying. I even got to see pictures of the inside of my colon. Ha!

A friend of mine died at age 54 of colon cancer. She'd never had a colonoscopy, but started recommending that everyone get them.

It could be you just have hemmorhoids (sp?) . They could explain blood in your stool. I've had that problem.

Honestly, it's not the most exciting thing to go through, but it could be a great relief to you and even a life saver! Okay?
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