Having a very sensitive gag reflex didn't bode well for me when I was facing my first colonoscopy. I'd seen the gallon of chalky liquid people had to drink in preparation and knew I could never do it. I did some research and found that pills were available. So I asked for them instead, patting myself on the back, thinking I was really smart. ( I'm not really a very good pill taker either, having once INHALED a birth control pill! That was really unpleasant- it burned for hours.)
Anyway I picked up the Rx and found to my dismay 26 chalky pills each the size of TEXAS!! They were too big to swallow. So after much effort I finally managed to break each one in half. So... there they lay.....now 52 pills each about the size of OHIO. The directions sounded simple. Take the first 8 (that would now be 16), then 15 minutes later take 8 (16) more, etc, until they were all taken. Well.......finally got the first set down, one at a time but it took the entire 15 minutes for that to happen1 Time for the next set! Let the gagging begin.. Don't remember if I got them all down- probably not- I've blocked it out of my mind. Never tried the pills again and never will! Bring on the liquid! Won't eat for 2 days before so I'll be so hungry it will be easy to delude myself. I'll chill the stuff and make believe it's a milkshake. Or maybe there will be a new test soon that doesn't require the prep. And definitely a new doc- don't EVER want to wake up in the middle of the procedure again. It was very unpleasant... from beginning to shall we say "the end."
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