hi everyone thank you for all your replies concerning my anxiety about upcoming Colonoscopy. It’s tomorrow!! After sleepless night I’m reading the blurb on the laxative that I have to start later on 😱 and notice under. Warnings and Precautions to talk to your doctor if you have heart/heart rhythm problems.
Has anyone had an issue with the laxative Plenvu? Trying my best to be in the moment ….thanks for all your help and advice x
Only the results. lol😂
Hi foxglove1
I’ve had a colonoscopy & sigmoidoscopy & both times no arrhythmia problems. I did have a few palpitations just before procedure, but I get those when I’m very anxious. I know the prep is horrid & can make you feel a bit weak after, but make sure you keep well hydrated.
Best wishes for tomorrow 🤞. It will be over before you know it 🤗
Thanks I’m getting more anxious as the time will soon be here to drink the prep. This site really does help and is keeping me calm/ish!
Thank you for replying and you Bob!
sorry heart matters meant to ask did you have to stop Apixiban if you are taking it? I seem to see that I have to miss the morning one?
That's not because of the laxative, but to reduce the bleed risk of the procedure.,
Jim
Sorry, knew that, just forgot to mention about the Apixiban - said in the instructions probably have to stop prior to procedure.
Did anyone else have to stop? My brain already turning to jelly because of stress!
I had to stop my apixoban 3 days before the procedure luckily I was fine
Yes, that’s what I was told. All the best!
I have had several colonoscopies and been ok regarding arrhythmia not being triggered. Like you I have been anxious each time but its been fine. Best wishes.
I understand. Its very stressful and added concerns re arrhythmia kicking in is the last straw. If you have lots of prep to drink someone suggested I use a straw which takes the liquid to the back of the mouth and seems to engage less of our taste buds. Every little tip helps the journey.
You will be fine. It will be over with this time tomorrow. Best wishes. All will be well. X
i've had a colonoscopy few years back, they give you sedation, i mentioned to doctor about my PAF history and thanked me for letting him know and said not to worry. I didn't ask about adrenaline based sedation so that might be something you can ask. In any case if he used it on my nothing happened!
The bowel cleanse triggered my AF and I was in AF when they did the colonoscopy.
the worst part of. Colonoscopy is the laxative. Much to my pride I had to get some tenalady type pants and had such a time of it I didn’t dare take the next lot of laxatives which was the morning of the procedure as I knew I would never make it to the hospital without an accident. No it didn’t affect my Afib, but then I’m in permanent anyway.
Good luck as certainly in my case the colonoscopy itself was nothing to it even though with all the nooks and crannies they couldn’t get further than half way round. I had to stop the apixaban the night before and that day. Resumed the next.
All the best and hope the results are good
Hi, only advice I can give is my experience that once you have taken the laxative stay within 10ft of a toilet for rest of day.
I had a colonoscopy before the AF started. There was a point when I was thinking ‘Taking all this stuff and no effect. What now??’ And then… flipping heck. Being within 10 ft of the toilet was not enough!!
My husband has about seven colonoscopies alongside his AF. He has been fine through all of them. I had one recently and took the offer of the sedative. It did not seem to do much for me but may have been a muscle relaxant rather than one that makes you dopey. I was also given gas and air when they needed to get around the tight bend. All was fine. As above the laxative is the worse bit and I would put an incontinence sheet (puppy pads are good) on your bed 🤪
Trust me, the prep is far worse than the colonoscopy. Stay VERY close to the loo ALL day.
Hi
I didn't have AF earlier when I had a colonoscopy but the best advice is to eat a diet not too fibrous before perhaps protein plus eg chicken, egg and 2 slice sour dough bread up to a day 24 hours prior.
You will have less to excrete.
cheri JOY
I have not, my apologies
I have to special request prep that does not contain aspartame or sucralose. Those ingredients make my heart go crazy. In the states golytely has be without artificial sweeteners and I have no trouble with that one. The only way they will prescribe it is if I special request it. All I have seen before have artificial sweeteners.
I’ve had regular colonoscopies since I was in my mid 20s. My last was October last year and I have both a colonoscopy and gastroscopy now so have a full anaesthetic.
In Australia we have two main types of prep - glyco prep and picoprep. My gastroenterologist gives me glycoprep as it doesn’t dehydrate me and delete my electrolytes as much. If I take the other my arrhythmias go crazy.
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