# Any recent changes in colonoscopy prep?

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**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recent-changes-in-colonoscopy-prep/1001811 "2024-05-20T15:17:20Z")\
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> [@Velocity](#):
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> It’s easier now than before, yes.
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> Only advice I can give is to make sure they give you enough sedative. I had a colonoscopy where they didn’t give enough and as a result I felt the tube poking and prodding very painfully in my colon but I couldn’t do or say anything.

Or go without sedative. Then you can chat with the doctor as he does his thing. I don’t find it very painful, and i like that i can drive myself home and get on with my day.

I think different doctors have different opinions re appropriate prep, and the prep varies widely right now, depending on your doctor. Mine had a very rigid regimen that included drinking gallons of grossness. I used a long plastic straw to transport the stuff past my tongue, so i didn’t really have to taste it.

If you have strong feelings about the prep, or any other aspect of a colonoscopy, it’s worth discussing this in advance.

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