Colonoscopy advice

I was told I wouldn't be able to drive afterwards due to the sedative.

Timed well you will be OK by the time you get into the taxi. You may feel a bit weak though but I.m sure you will be able to sit down when you get there.
Good luck!

gillybob - I had to do the same prep. as you (ages ago).
I had to use a sort of enema, cleared out most before I left the house, then got the bus to the hospital. No car at the time. Rumblings still going on.
I did actually make it without an accident.

I start my liquid prep 24 hours before I go to test. I do not drink (even water) for 12 hours prior. I have the test yearly without problems. DH does drive me to and fetch me home.

I'm having a Bowel Scope Screening on Tuesday Wobbly and my worry is the same as yours. The bloomin' enema arrived in the post yesterday (nice) and I have to do it at home and then go to hospital. I am worried about getting there and was hoping to go alone but now I am worried about getting parked and getting in without doing... you know....etc.

You are such a brave lady harri

6 senna and 4 litres of moviprep ensures you do not move far from your bathroom. Vaseline for bum, moist wipes and tena lady pants will help especially on the journey to the hospital. I found that my gut was still working up to the time I left the house but was fine on the journey.
My last colonoscopy was through my colostomy and that made the prep easier as I had a bag which caught any accidents.

WB if it is only 30 minutes you need have no worries at all. As I said we drive (I drive) Paw over 50 miles into London which takes 11/2 hours on a good day with a following wind if you'll pardon the expression
Paw has had annual colonoscopies for the last 15 years so he is a bit of an expert!!

I found prep worked night before and just a bit day of procedure it takes us about 1/2 hr in car we have both been 3times and been ok ?

Thanks for the advice. My wife does not drive, so it is either a friend or taxi, about 12 miles / 30 minutes (assuming it is at our local hospital.)

I was going to invest in some giant nappies as insurance.

I followed the instructions with Moviprep and found I was well cleared out by the following morning. It took about 2 hours before anything happened after starting the prep, it wasn't sudden with me.

I think it depends on the type that is prescribed, wb. I had to begin to take 'stuff' 24 hours before the procedure. There was also a pre-procedure diet sheet for I think the preceding four days. The 'stuff' was as has already been said dynamite. I was well and truly empty from the night before, no risk of anything en route. I'd speak to the prescriber, explain and ask for advice. I had a specialist nurse contact who was very helpful. When I asked about likelihood of accidents I was told many people travel by public transport and not to worry. We had a motorway journey to the hospital, it wouldn't have been easy to stop. All was fine and I felt very confident. Hope you will be the same.

We go to London for Paw to have his colonoscopies, (11/2 hours) . The timing of the Moviprep means that the worst is over the night before and as the gut is so empty on the day, accidents are unlikely to,happen. When he was fitter we used to do it by train, total travelling time 2 hours and it was still OK
2 pairs of undercrackers might make you feel more secure, but this has never been necessary in years of annual scopes.
How far are you going?

Don't worry, your bowels will be completely empty. When you have taken the emetic powder that they give to you, do not " pass wind ", get straight to the loo!! (It takes quite a few hours to kick in).

rizlett not all of us had enemas,I had some revolting mixture which I drank.

How far away is your hospital? Mine is 2 miles and I had the same worry but made it there but I would not like to have been travelling 10 miles + as some folk do.

All I can suggest is some padding in case of leakage and buy vaseline or something before you start the process because your rear end will be on fire. I bought whatever is used on babies. Good luck.

The stuff that they give you to empty the bowel is pure dynamite! It makes sense that the sooner you empty the system the more likely you are to get through the taxi journey - but the miles of intestinal piping do not always function in a predictable way. Personally I would be a bit wary of a taxi journey. How far will you have to travel wobbly?

There was a thread on mumsnet about this - a couple of posters said if you do the enema with the right timing your bowel will be empty so hopefully no problems with travel.