Have you had your colonscopy yet? If not, read on. If so, I hope it went well for you.I have a history of severe colon spasms with my IBS. I have fainted from the spasms in the past. I was hoping the colonoscopy would reveal why these have been so severe.So what happens when I waken from the colonoscopy?
I had the most severe colon spasm of my life!
My husband and a nurse were both about to cry watching the pain I was in. The nurse gave me a Levsin, then another, and after ~10, 15 minutes it subsided. Somewhere underneath the pain, I was thinking, 'where's the doc, he needs to see this' - as they never seem to believe me when I tell them how severe these are. He was 2 cubby-holes down, following up w/another patient who'd just had the procedure, and by the time he got to me, the spasm had subsided. The air that winds up in your gut was the reason for my spasm.
If you have similar issues with spasms or difficulty dispelling gas, I'd highly recommend talking thoroughly to your doc about such symptoms before having the procedure. I'm not trying to scare you, I just don't wanna see another person go thru what I did.As for me, I won't ever do another colonoscopy unless they either put me completely out, until all the extra air is out of my gut, or can reassure me I won't have this kind of pain (perhaps a ton of simethicone?).Also, I have heard about 'virtual colonscopies', so that may be the route for me.Good luck.