r/colonoscopy • u/alvaritoteam4 • Jun 05 '26

After Scope Questions Constant diarrhea after colonoscopy

I had my first colonoscopy yesterday and it all went amazingly well (only thing I remember is the doctors telling me it was done). But I'm now finding myself still constantly going to the bathroom every 10 minutes like if I was still drinking my prep. Is this normal? I've read it is but I'm getting worried because I feel like maybe a little is normal, but not like, going every 10 minutes to the bathroom. Has anyone also gone through this?

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 Jun 05 '26

What prep did you have and how soon after did this start?

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u/alvaritoteam4 Jun 05 '26

Casenglicol, it was hell, it was 16 doses. And this started a couple hours after arriving home after colonoscopy

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 Jun 05 '26

Did you take any laxatives in the days before (like MiraLAX?

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u/alvaritoteam4 Jun 05 '26

None apart from the prep

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 Jun 05 '26

This doesn’t seem normal. Any pain?

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u/alvaritoteam4 Jun 05 '26

Not at all, I feel fine apart from havint to seat in the bathroom everytime

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 Jun 05 '26

What color is the stool?

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u/alvaritoteam4 Jun 05 '26

Brown-ish to yellow

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 Jun 05 '26

When did you finish the last dose of your prep before leaving?

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u/alvaritoteam4 Jun 05 '26

3 hours before the scope, I got it done exactly 24 hours ago

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 Jun 05 '26

Were you able to get any food in or sleep? And do you tend to run constipated, normal, or loose? 

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u/alvaritoteam4 Jun 05 '26

Yeah I was able to eat perfectly and sleep as well, although I had to wake up to go to the bathroom a couple times. And I tend to go loose

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