I’m getting ready for a colonoscopy tomorrow, I’ve done the low residue foods part of the prep, now I’m on clear liquids only.
It is soooo hard, everything seems to be food related, the McD’s ads on telly, the threads about cake. I can’t take it anymore I want real food!!!
Hot chips
Ham and cheese breadroll
Sweet chili stir fry
Any minute now and I’m going to break down and stuff myself silly.
Help me be strong and resist the lure of the kitchen.
Step away from the kitchen!!
That’s right, slowly now, just back away, nothing of interest in there at all.
I haven’t had that particular pleasure yet, but I imagine if you didn’t follow the instructions it could only be less pleasant? Think of that little scenario instead of yummy edibles.
Oh yea. The thought of going through a colonscopy with stuff in my digestive tract was enough to cure me of the munchies.
Be strong. It’ll be worth it.
Hmm but Queen Tonya isn’t more likely to be unpleasant for my surgeon than for me?
Oh no wait heavy duty laxitives before hand. Right I shall imagine the end result of combining hot chips with aforementioned heavy duty laxitives
Visuallising … (shooting chips).
Nope still want big plate of hot chips 
Well, undoubtedly it would be tres icky for the doctor, but wouldn’t you just about d.i.e. if they called you on it?
You can do this. Think of possible benefits of the unwilling fast? It’ll clear your skin, make your hair shine and you’ll suddenly fit into all the ‘too-smalls’ at the back of the closet!
Yeah, ok, it won’t. Think about them anyway, might distract you. 
You could try sleeping until you have to go for the op!
Visualize this—you eat, they cancel your procedure and you have to prep all over again but they don’t trust you and your doc puts you on bed rest in the hospital until the test—nurses taking your vitals every 4 hours round the clock, housekeeping rustling around your room at 2 AM, lab drawing lots of blood, ‘since you’re here’…
So far so good, I have resisted the lure of the kitchen using a combination of the above suggestions.
I’ve drunk the laxitive preparation and it actually tasted alright - bit of a surprise that. Might go back to bed and read a really gory book, I’ve got one somewhere about e-coli, put me off eating for weeks the first time I read it.
I agree with Delly. That’s how people I’ve known have gotten off of speed, bettered their alcoholism, and I’ve quite smoking once like that. Of course, I started smoking again, but I don’t think that really applies here…
DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT open any of my threads! Instead, go look at the photos that were taken of the Hussein brothers. That should put you off your shreddies.
Yes, look at icky pictures instead of food. Or read American Psycho. Put me off food for at least an hour.
I had to fast for an IVP.
The laxative stuff was a joy too. :rolleyes:
Directly after my procedure, I made a beeline for McDonald’s. One sausage biscuit and two hash browns…yum yum.
Have a big glass of lemonade instead!
Good Luck
I once had an auto accident that left my guts all twisted up. The result was, in part, that I had nothing by mouth for 30 days. Not even clear liquids. I was sustained by IVs alone.
After a while, the hunger went away. It just went away. Until near the end when I had the most incredible dream about a cheeseburger.
Drink some water. It’ll be over soon.
Another thought - is vodka considered a clear liquid?
Well I survived and didn’t eat anything either - despite Masterfoods doing their best to break me by posting sample packs of Beef Stroganoff recipe mix.
Evil Masterfoods! Evil!
The colonoscopy wasn’t so bad I was the last to go in but the first to be allowed to get up and leave (helps when all the other patients are twice your age). I think I like anesthetic - felt really good afterwards, best sleep I’ve had since Bubbaleechie was born. 
Hah, I got a sample of their beef satay stuff, Masterfoods must like me more than you I had to resist the temptation of checking all the other letterboxes in the street to get the whole range.
Pleased you got through and got some rest.
I’m glad somebody likes anasthetics, considering what happened the last time I was put under. (Did they put you under for a colonoscopy? My mom’s husband was given some really good drugs, but he wasn’t knocked out completely.)
Glad to hear you survived the prep. I hear that’s the worst part. I hope I won’t have to do this for many years!
Last two times I had surgery, they used a local both times. But they also gave me some kind of happy drugs that left me blank as to space and time. And then they gave me lovely happy drugs afterwards. Luverly sleeping!
I’m glad you got some good rest, and I hope all goes well with the colonoscopy. Just out of curiosity, why one at your age? Usually they save those for middle-aged folks like me!
I’ve got Crohns disease and they are talking about cutting out some of my bowel but before he does the operation the surgeon wanted to have a look see. I’m getting a CT scan done tomorrow as well. Great fun.