# Anyone else ever get the double whammy of a Endoscopy and Colonoscopy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 1, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656 "2017-05-01T18:39:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/21 "2017-05-02T14:09:37Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > The OP will make \*epic \*burps and farts. I scared the cat when I got home. > > After the procedures, I woke up, still groggy, hearing the nurse yell, “FART! YOU HAVE TO FART!” at the patient in the bed next to mine. I LOL’d until I had tears in my eyes. > > Me either. Apparently I tried to punch someone when they gave me Versed and then tried to put in the endoscope. Whoops. But I’m a happy propofol user. I’ll check in when I get back this afternoon. Thanks **GrumpyBunny**. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/22 "2017-05-02T15:12:20Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > The OP will make \*epic \*burps and farts. I scared the cat when I got home. > > After the procedures, I woke up, still groggy, hearing the nurse yell, “FART! YOU HAVE TO FART!” at the patient in the bed next to mine. I LOL’d until I had tears in my eyes. > > Me either. Apparently I tried to punch someone when they gave me Versed and then tried to put in the endoscope. Whoops. But I’m a happy propofol user. I haven’t been pumped full of air in years. The last 3 colonoscopies were completely fartless. No grogginess either, felt like I woke up from a nap. Still had warnings to not drive for 24 hours though. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/23 "2017-05-02T15:34:03Z")
_O ye’ll tak’ the high road, and I’ll tak’ the low road, And I’ll be in Stomach a’fore ye,_ Hope all went well ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/24 "2017-05-02T15:53:14Z")
I burped and farted copiously throughout the procedures, but was done with that shortly after they finished. Well before versed would have worn off. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/25 "2017-05-03T13:42:17Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Make sure they give you enough sedation. I woke up in the middle of an endoscopy. It was “unpleasant”. Same here–I once woke up and tried to pull the thing out of my throat. I need to get them pretty often because I have issues with esophogeal stricture and digestive system in general. I always warn the anesthesiologist and the whole medical team that I have a high tolerance and to make sure they give me enough “stuff.” Re: the stuff, I have noticed a big change in what they use. Back in the day, 25 years ago or so they always used a valium/demorol (sp?) combo which gave me the most awesome buzz right before the procedure (made me understand how people can get addicted to these substances). At a certain point they could tell me that my whole family was just murdered and I’d be like: “Cool, man, whatever.” And I love my family. It took hours after the procedure to come off the effect of the drugs–so the 24-hour “no drive” rule was very sensible. In past 10 years or so they switched to a much more efficient sedative (probably Propofol) that just knocks me out in the snap of a finger, and then after the procedure I recover from the drug rather quickly–I can definitely drive within an hour or so, but still do not. As noted above, the actual procedure is usually a piece of cake. The 24-hour fasting and forced purging for the colonoscopy is by far the worst part. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/26 "2017-05-04T01:17:09Z")
Co-worker had it done Wednesday. No sedation. For him, the colonoscopy was more uncomfortable than the endoscopy, and that wasn’t much. He didn’t drive home becuse he was met, because they’d warned him they’d knock him out if there was trouble, but they didn’t, and he could have. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/27 "2017-05-04T01:28:09Z")
Had the double whammy. Have to do prep for both, and anesthesia for both, so doing both together is a good option. Fell asleep before the probe was down my throat. Became conscious while still having the butt probe, but still very high, and did not care. They gave me a little extra something because I guess I tensed a little. I watched the screen, but I don’t remember what I saw. I remember talking to the doctor, but I don’t remember anything that was said. Apparently, the colonoscopy used to be really uncomfortable because they used a gas to make room for the probe that you had to fart out afterwards, and the gas pains could be painful until you did. Now they use something you absorb. Anyway, came home afterwards, took a nap, still didn’t feel much like eating. Wasn’t 100% until the next day, but mostly was just sleepy, like I had a contact high. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/28 "2017-05-04T17:10:05Z")
OP here. Procedure was canceled/put off as The Good Doctor determined I had a respiratory infection which means, I get to do Movi Prep yet again in 2-3 weeks! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/29 "2017-05-04T18:22:29Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > … > Apparently, the colonoscopy used to be really uncomfortable because they used a gas to make room for the probe that you had to fart out afterwards, and the gas pains could be painful until you did. Now they use something you absorb… It may depend on your colon. I was puffed up with air, and I did fart it out afterwards. But it wasn’t very unpleasant, except for the shoving it in part. In fact, I would describe the actual exam (which was done as they pulled the probe out) as completely painless. And I found it fascinating to see my insides. Like, did you know you can sort of see the liver through the wall of the colon? I have a friend who had to have an unsedated colonoscopy for some medical reason. She was completely mortified that she farted in the face of the doctor. I pointed out that 100% of his patients do that. But she was still mortified – the rest of his patients were sedated, so that didn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/30 "2017-05-04T18:23:39Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > OP here. Procedure was canceled/put off as The Good Doctor determined I had a respiratory infection which means, I get to do Movi Prep yet again in 2-3 weeks! :mad: oh goodie. ☹ Best wishes. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656/31 "2017-05-04T18:49:22Z")
I had both on the same day. It was no big deal. It certainly didn’t seem any worse than getting the colonoscopy alone. I don’t recall any hoarseness or a sore throat afterwards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656.md?page=1)