My First Colonoscopy: What It's Like To Prep
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Yes, I documented the whole experience (well not the whole thing) of what it's like to prep for a colonoscopy. This life saving procedure is one of the most important things you can do! Yeah, you have to drink a really gross beverage, but it could save your life!
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Maxwell Glick has been a content creator since the beginnings of social media. His "mrcheezypop" brand is a family friendly destination specializing in food & drink, theme parks, and life as an actor in LA. He's worked with major brands in the theme park industry and the food, beverage, and travel sectors. Through his weekly Wine Wednesday show, he's worked with top wine and beverage experts around the world. He’s also an award winning actor and voice actor. Notable on screen roles include starring in the Emmy Award winning The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, and appearances on The Office, Castle, The Mentalist, and Timeless. He has done voice acting work for major companies like Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Marvel, and LEGO. His catalog of audiobooks he's recorded extends into the hundreds, winning multiple awards for his work.
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I had one last year and they discovered I had cancer. I'm cancer-free now, but I encourage everyone to get it as soon as you can. I was younger than when people usually get it. I've had to drink that thing a couple of times this year because of my treatment. I recommend everyone use a straw when they have it. Less chance that you get it to coat your tongue. It's not so bad in the beginning, but by the end of your time drinking it, it gets really old. I was like you, I stood up for drinking the thing. It just helped me. The doctor who did my colonoscopy flat out told me that I had cancer after I woke up because it was a huge mass. Might not have been the bedside manners, but I appreciated the honesty. My sister drove me to get my colonoscopy. She was deciding what we were going to eat for lunch after I was finished. When I got in the car, my sister told me there was a Hawaiian place that looked like they had good Korean wings when I told her that I had cancer. It was kinda surreal. I had an endoscopy about a year before and they told me I should get a colonoscopy, but I put it off because I was going on a big trip. They gave me a picture of my tumor when I was done. I had surgery to remove the mass a month later and then I had chemo after that. Thanks so much for the video! And I agree, colonoscopies are not that bad, when the alternative is cancer that is not caught until it is too late. I love all your Disney videos and I'm so glad I can go back to the parks now.
. diagnosed May last year with colon cancer at 36. im very happy you are NED and i hope you have a clean record forever! 💜
@@queef_sweat3003 I wish you all the best!
@charlotte68 wishing you all the best❤️🙏😍🌈🌈
As someone with Crohn's Disease in my 20s and have been through 6 colonoscopies in my life, thank you for being so proactive with your health! It is so so important to get these done! I appreciate you documenting it and showing what its like. Its NO FUN but super beneficial. No matter how many times I've had to do one, the prep is the worst part lol. But best sleep of your life afterwards! Thank you Max for sharing the importance of this proceedure even if the prep is no fun lol!
So important!!
Omg I’m dreading my prep for my first colonoscopy and this helped with my anxiety. Appreciate it! Hope all is well
My husband had this done last month and he said it was the best nap he's ever had.
yes. it was like a light switch that flipped off.
You think watching videos about food when hungry, bad. I just caught myself watching one of my vloggers prep for a colonoscopy!
FYI, you can ask your doctor for anti nausea meds to take before each dose. Great job Max!!
The way I shuddered when you pulled out those two little bottles of that solution 😩 the liquid diet wasn’t bad at all. But it was those solution bottles, that killed me! The smell to this day 🤢 so the next morning… when I took the last solution bottle. An hour later it all came back up, same way it went down. To the point I was dry heaving. My little body had no more liquids inside 😩 thank you baby Jesus that my test results came back negative🙏🏼 but I did lose my dad to colon cancer two months prior my colonoscopy 😔
The better than bullion is my favorite. Welcome to the gi club.
high five!
Don’t do Gatorade! I drank aloe juice and coconut water. Less gastric distress, no cramping.
Got to Thank You Cheezy. I am facing this very soon too, and am WAY overdue. Nice walk-thru on what to expect. A Funny one to comment on, but we share a lot in common…on TV, and a few hellos in person. Glad it’s a clear report.
Hope all goes well for you too!
Your timing is impeccable, my doctor’s office just sent me an email today saying that I’m due for one. 🤯
woooooo you got this!
Max - it's all about the yellow jello. Yellow jello is your friend on prep day, IMHO. Bottoms up!
Good job, Max! I survived drinking the prep by keeping a green jolly rancher in my mouth, took a few sips of prep then I took out the candy and drank a couple sips of water. Hard candies (not blue or red) are allowed as part of prep and it helped to just overwhelm the taste buds.
I know your pain. I have been getting colonoscopies since I was 4 or 5 years old and my last one was before my 30th birthday in July of 2023. Have had gastro problems since I was little to explain all the colonoscopies but mine also have an endoscope which is when they use a similar camera as a colonoscopy but it goes through the mouth and looks at the esophagus, stomach, and some of the small intestine.
My only suggestion would be to drink the prep with a straw, and you don't get the yuck flavor on all taste buds. Everyone should take care and do these. Way to go!
Max, on the whole this was a very moving video and having to driven the appointment by a friend gives a new meaning to the phrase butt buddy. Seriously that was a very unselfish to share your experience and raise awareness of the for early screening cancer in all forms especially breast, prostate and colon.
Appreciate it!!
Sent this to my husband who is having his first one done next month. Told him to take notes. Thanks for being so open about this and sharing.
So proud of you Mr. Cheezypop good job. 👍🏻 We have to be proactive for our own good. 💜
I had mine not long ago. Apple juice helped a lot for me. The stuff I had to drink was called Gavilyte, and you have to drink more than a gallon of it in a short period of time. I would take a sip of apple juice, down a cup of the stuff, then take another sip of apple juice after, and it really helped with the bad taste. Except for the IV, the actual procedure was completely painless - they put me under, and when I woke up it was all done. I was still a bundle of nerves though.
"This tastes like Heaven... or it's the drugs"
Same Max Same 😂
lolllllllllllll
Thanks for sharing this with viewers! I know how important this is and what a public service you performed. Thank you!
I feel for you. I've had about 4 at this point and I'm 35. It's not fun.
First time I did one they had me mix some powder with yellow Gatorade. I couldn't drink Gatorade for years.
Aw man it killed Gatorade for you!! Nooooo
I started my prep early in the day because I didn’t want to be up all night. Ia,so started a low-residue diet 3 days before and that seemed to help because I can never get all of the prep liquid down. 🤮
I had mine earlier this year. I had precancerous polyps. Thank God I got it done at a younger age. Don't put it off, folks!
Well done Max. You are a good example for us all.
Appreciate it!
Talk about timing, goin for mine on monday
Glad to hear that everything went well Max and I know how you feel cause I’ve had to do it too as well as my Mom so we feel ya buddy and my Mom being a 20 year breast cancer survivor & also loosing my grandma to colon cancer I really appreciated this video God Bless You Max & Have a Wonderful Weekend
This was me during the Solar Eclipse, distracted me from not being able to eat but they gave me a 4liter thing with powder. Fill up the day before starting prep so it could chill... got sick but they were still able to do it
I'm not saying a curly straw would have made drinking it better but I'm positive it wouldn't have made it worse
As someone with Crohn’s, always always always have a chaser after each drink. I usually take a sip then alternate between ginger ale, Gatorade, lemonade or a juice. It helps TREMENDOUSLY
Great advice!
As someone whose time to do this is creeping steadily closer this is very informative! 😂
Omgosh my first is coming up soon. Appreciate you for calming my nervousness about the procedure❣️ 🤭
I look forward to Courtney’s interactions with you during the rides to & from in this year’s blooper/outtakes videos 😂
I cried the entire time drinking the prep. 😂
Hope all went well ❤
Just got told I need to have my first colonoscopy today at my old age of 21, so this is actually a helpful watch 😂
oh wow good timing! And good luck to you! You got this!
This was so good, funny but good, good you shared it and shared such an important message!!!!!!!!!!! You crushed it
Thanks thanks, taking a bow hahaha
If you’re reading this and getting a colonoscopy- opt for miralax with gatorade if you can!! I was prescribed su prep but after researching, i called my doctor and asked if i could do miralax and they said no problem. (use a straw for ease in getting down!) Ended up being clear as could be with no issues during procedure. Prep was nothing like i thought it was gonna be. I strongly believe this is because of the prep i chose. It was very gentle and no pain, cramping, or nausea at all. Just very time consuming having to sit there all night! And morning appointment is best so you don’t have to starve yourself more than necessary. The hardest part for me was not eating for so long, but once 12 hours passed, i think my body started to use other sources for energy and the hunger subsided. If you can take the day off during prep, do it so that you can nap through the hunger! Propofol was used during procedure and it really was a nice nap. No drowsiness after at all! Meal after was the best thing i’ve ever tasted. 👍🏻
I thought they used Versed? Isn’t propofol for general anesthesia?
@@smueller77 i would guess it depends on your doctor! I’m not sure what it’s categorized as
Good for you for sharing this and normalizing this. Glad everything went well and all is good with your health. 💗
Have mine tomorrow 😟
Thanks for sharing!!
While it did suck when I got one. I’d go for 100 of them over another Stress Test.
The best advice I was given was to drink the prep with a straw to bypass your taste buds. It works better than tasting the whole gross solution. Having said that, it's still 🤢.
I'm SO GLAD I don't have to do this! Us Vegans are at a significantly lowered risk of all forms of cancer. Even if we choose to have a colonoscopy done or a colon cleansing, detoxing and flushing out our bodies doesn't require us to drink the prep solution (which contains whey protein anyhow which is what forces the bathroom action). Apart from getting an enema which is also not necessary, All Vegans have to do is drink fruit and vegetable juices and tons of water for 24 hours prior to the appointment (which really we Vegans don't need to have regardless). But anyways, Cheers to you for doing YOU!
I haven't done it yet but my dad did his a few weeks ago and legit as soon as he swallowed the last of his water he was heading to the bathroom and we didn't see him again for about an hour.
I've had them plenty of time's but my go to while drinking the prep is Limon Gatorade.
Been there done that. The prep is never fun but my dad had colon cancer and survived so I need to make sure I do it. My husband gets the mail in test if you know what I mean but I’m not a candidate for that.
Not necessarily using colonoscopies, I’m about to enter the age I have to start regularly checking for a myriad of cancers (thanks, family history) and in general seeing people do it and make it semi-entertaining is really nice.
OH MY... I feel your pain! You looked SO miserable the night before, I'm sorry! BUT... good on you! It is VERY important!
I've got a story .....back in the mid 90's I had a colonoscopy done awake. Kaiser was cheap and didn't offer me milk of amnesia so it was horrible and painful. And afterwards I had the worst flatulence 😮😮😮🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️...as my doctor said welcome to getting older.
The prep is the worst part! Glad you are having your colonoscopy. Colon cancer killed my sister, so it is important to get tested.
Another idea. Suck on lemon between sips to get the aftertaste out. Good job though. You did better than I do.
I get the pills because I have a terrible stomach that pukes everything. I did yellow jello and ice pups and I did broth as well. And butt wipes is your friend.
I would love to see Rjay’s video reaction to this lol no joke 😂
Had my first colonoscopy two years ago, my husband and I told each other all the bad poop jokes we could think of. I could only have veggie broth and sports drinks. At least you didn’t have to prove you weren’t pregnant ahead of the procedure. Two and a half bags of saline and three hours in the prep room I was finally able to have the procedure.
I HATE the prep for them. I’m 30, and because of health issues I’ve been having them every few years since I was 13.
This is super helpful!! Takes the stigma out and makes it seem more do-able. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Love the video and want some tips on starting a vlog channel for me and Michael are thinking of moving to Florida just us together someday and I go to the doctor some times and want to meet you some day at Disney land in this summer
My dad had this done he said the worst thing was the prep
Max I hope ur good I turned 40 I know it's coming the exam I've been in the er like 7 times in the last couple yrs .Luckily not heartor being too old
The battery acid pre-cleanse drink is EASILY the worst part - although entertaining…
The procedure itself is a breeze and yes, the best nap you’ll have!
I just started the video, but if there isnt a reference to you being Mr. Cheezypoop I’m going to be disappointed 😂 all jokes aside, had my first one last year at 36 and I wish they had warned me how difficult it would be afterwards to return to “normal”.
Also, banana popsicles between sipping that awful stuff saved my life.
Duuuddee your gonna poop till you can't poop no more 😂
I love you for doing this! Get your colonoscopies!!!
love this content max!!
Omg. Maybe I should have watched this after my first one, in July. I don’t have the drink though, I have a bunch of horse pills.
I did this last year on the day of the LA hurriquake.
. colonoscopy day you can get dropped off via uber or Lyft and CAN leave in one you just cant leave in the vehicle alone. and YES that drink is horrible but having colon cancer is even worse. do it everyone. its worth it.
No- with all of my colonoscopies I could NOT take Uber or Lyft.
@@leighims Same! For safety reasons I’m guessing. Don’t want anyone to be taken advantage of
The solution was the worst part. It tasted like someone dissolved an aspirin in gelatinous water.
That's a great description
You’re an outstanding CZcams channel.
The ad during your video was for TP. 😅
perfect
I only have ginger ale on planes too! Weird tradition. Superstition?
Why do we do this!?
Good job Max! 😂 If anyone is reading this, use a straw. Straws are your friend. Unless you want to just chug. I had the powered stuff, it really wasn’t that bad. They give you lemon flavor to add to it. Jello and popsicles were my friend. I had to chew something. But my god the broth, something hot and savory never tasted so good. 😂
Ugh, I hate the liquid you have to drink the day before, but it is good to find out if you are cancer free😊. I was awake for both my colonoscopies😊
Beverly reminded me of the prep. LOL
Ah yes. When I'd go to Québec City to visit friends, we'd go out to the bars and try to drink Canada "dry" too.
I’m with you max. I tell my wife all the time you can be cheap all you want but you better never never never buy cheap toilet paper. Double ply charmin ultra soft!!!
Ginger ale is my flight drink of choice.
I have heard you can mix Crystal Light powder into the drink. Definitely going to do that.
My colonoscopy was supposed to be today, but got rescheduled. Not dreading it, but not looking forward to it either.
You can have jello. I ate 4 containers I was starving 😅
Next time I do one I'm starting at 4 pm
I didn't get to bed till 12pm after the 2nd dose at 9 pm the had my appointment at 6:30 am
Use a straw take 3 gulps then a drink of water. Then do it again. Not as bad taste wise.
Cold water the best.
I just did that last year too didn’t care for the drink but the worst part for me was just fasting for so long starvation
It's not that bad. A few hours of drinking the colonoscopy juice, and you won't remember it anyway. I put mine off for a few years, but it was important because you could have colon cancer and not even know. One thing my colonoscopy doctor told me was, "Don't eat any popcorn for about a week before." It's the kerns, I call them old maid's.
Colonoscopia omg you going to be Farting and popping A lot 😂
MAX, How old are you now? Mine was after 50, I'm 62, and have had two.
They are now recommended at 45 years old unless you have symptoms presenting and the doctor recommends it.
Unfortunately I'm having my second next month. It's not the procedure I mind, it's the prep!
Mix it with Gatorade! Or use Crystal light packs….
We all feel for you. The prep is ugh
I’m doing my first glass right now and i want to cry. Why is it soooo nasty. Then at 2 am I have to do again
I am NOT looking forward to this. Lol I'm 40, 4-5 more years before I need this. I was so upset when my dad who's a retired physician informed me that they changed it from 50 to 45 for standard screening. I've watched my parents go through the shit over the years. 🤢🤮
I just did mine at 46. You’ll be so glad you got it over with.
That is the worst part about it. Yes it is hard to drink it's nasty.
Gotta use a straw to drink that solution
Popcorn tequila lemonade has tequila so you like it better
It used to be first colonoscopy at age 50, it’s now recommended to begin at age 45… there must be another reason, hope you are ok Max!
Do you have to drink it that fast ? Can you take your time drinking it?
Gotta drink it twice within an hour!
Use a straw next time - can down it easier
Believe it or not the liquid prep taste has improved over the years….. still awful.
When you aren’t use to drinking abundance of water in a short time frame…. It’s not fun.
Thank you for making this video so folks know what to expect.
Yes…. Charmin is your friend . 😂
Mrcheesypoop
Pure torture.
The solution is HORRIBLE I wanted to pass out omg
Good for you Max! Thanks for helping others out there get over the fear. I did one before my husband to help convince him, he finally did and it saved his life! So thanks man. It's no big deal, right? 👍👏🩷
Oh wow look at that. So happy to hear it saved your husband's life!