hayyyWhat's the longest time you've gone without food and/or water and how was it?
About 15 years ago I got my first colonoscopy and back than the prep was just horrible.
You basically went without food the entire day before, while at the same time take these prep meds that made you shit every hour or so. Good lord it was horrible as hell. If memories serves I was allowed to drink the day before but nothing the day off.
You get dehydrated so fast and it wild how terrible that makes you feel. Add to that, the taking a shit contstantly and almost immediately you are not shitting, it is more like pissing out of your ass.
The prep you have to do now is not that intense and really isnt that big of a deal, comparatively,.
Having done that a year ago I can confirm the process is the same, essentially you bowels are emptied out with an extreme laxative then you are asked to not drink anything but small amounts of water.
In my case I was still running to the toilet a half hour before the procedure any time I drank anything.
Had to get a general anasthetic because I’d tried it while awakepreviously and the pain was to much and I couldn’t take it.