Re: tingling and colonoscopies

[Guest guest]

I agree with - eat lightly!! I have Crohn's disease and

have had my share of trip to the hospital for GI tests. Now I eat

very lightly for 48 hours before the day. It makes the prep much

easier!

And I'm now 30 years old and I'm small too but I was lucky and

didn't have trouble with the anesthesia.

Good luck. You'll be fine!

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> A few tips, even though you can eat a

> normal lunch the day before, I would suggest eating lighter

because its only

> going to make the prep worse if you have more food in you! The

prep is

> definitely the worst part! Also, if you are a woman who is on the

young side or

> on the thin side, I would request having an Anesthesiologist

present who can

> give you real anesthesia. Sometimes young, thin women have a hard

time

> being sedated comfortably with the drugs the GI docs are allowed

to give and

> may need something stonger.

>

> If you want to know more, email me.

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