First Prep; thoughts and opinions from the shitter

so, i have a colonoscopy tomorrow. they found something about my colon walls being thicker than normal on a CT a few months ago and now i am in prep to find out why. they said it would be on the spectrum of literally nothing at all-all the way to cancer; we’re hoping for the former obviously. not incredibly concerned about the results.

i just finished my first bottle of suprep; not the best taste, a bit salty almost? i mixed it with sugar free gatorade since I saw some of yall saying sugars can upset my stomach while this is happening and im trying to avoid being sick at all costs. i took a zofran at 1130 and started prep at 1300. no nausea at all besides my own like anxious, queezy feelings that i get when im nervous.

not even 40 minutes after starting(still haven’t finished the bottle, im doing my best) i was on the toilet lol. did not expect this, ive never had lax before or needed to take anything of the sorts. always been very regular and im so thankful for that.

i just wanted to share that it’s not scary, it doesn’t hurt, it’s not uncomfortable besides being on the toilet for an extended time, the prep stuff doesn’t taste the best, but i feel like some people are more sensitive to taste than i am. i do not by any means have a weak stomach, i just have that fear of vomit which makes things like this nerve wracking. i can definitely understand people being really sensitive to taste and not having the best of time with this. i think my timing with the zofran also helped ease my mind to know i did everything i could to avoid getting sick.

overall, way better experience so far going through this for the first time than i was expecting after reading some others experiences. i have another bottle to take at 2300, and no more fluids after 0030. might come back and update after the appointment tomorrow.

UPDATE; post colonoscopy: everything was thankfully fine just as i was expecting. i feel i’m really really regular and don’t have out of the ordinary pains or problems with my gut health. i understand that’s not always a sign that you’re completely okay, but it was in my favor this time. no polyps, no problems, perfect prep, perfect looking bowels lol. i do have diverticulosis, which was also noted on the ct when i had it done so that news wasn’t new, but again, i’ve never experienced anything out of the ordinary with my gut so it was no problem! i’m also only 25 yo so im not ignorant that my age is also in my favor for not developing more complex problems quite yet.

probably pick up some butt cream prior to starting prep; this is my only other advise following what i stated prior!