Props to you for always being so honest in the hopes that you will help others. Acne, health issues, relationship things, your flaws, whatever. Young girls especially are lucky there is someone on KZfaq like you!

Sitting here drinking my prep while watching videos like this 😂

People would be surprised what a simple video could do. i'VE have a colonoscopy procedure this morning, there's a lot of painful things going on in my life in one year but i recently lost my little cousin to cancer. I'm a pretty lonely guy & i needed someone to relate to. Long story short this video really helped me out, made me feel a little lighter for a minute. So thanx for the video, dont change

thank you for your imput on this . Im 74 yrs old and going in for my first procedure and quite nervous . Your video has comforted me a lot -

“Weeing out your bumhole” - 100% accurate description 😂

I just had my first colonoscopy yesterday and unlike your experience, I was completely sedated for the entire procedure so I knew nothing of what went on and I am happy about that!

I rarely comment on youtube but I feel strongly inclined to tell you that I think you are super brave and strong and I really admire you for that! I hope your results will be good :)

Thank you so much for posting this video. I have reached the ripe old age of 68 3/4 without a colonoscopy for fear of the prep. Now I am having an endoscopy and colonoscopy in three days and watching your video has calmed me A LOT.

I am doing my prep now.. it's so important to see other young folks going through this and sharing this as well! it's a real health struggle and I get a lot of flack from coworkers with. Being in the bathroom alot for a long time.

Today is my bowel prep day ,,,,Am basically in the toilet while typing this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

26/F with Crohns for 18 yrs Your facility informed you quite properly! Your prep meal guide is spot on. I wasn't given much instruction only- Dont eat solids past midnight the night before your prep day, only clear liquids the entire day of prep, take the laxative in the evening and the morning before. It is 2pm the day before my colonoscopy, my last meal was 9pm last night and included steak. This will be my 3rd colonoscopy and fuck do I wish i had found this video 2 days ago if not before my first colonoscopy! and YES being so hungry makes me nauseous. Your video put a more positive view on this, realistic yet relate able and funny-no Hilarious! I needed to see this, I've been pity-partying all morning and I needed to quit my shit! ;P Thank you, honestly you're a riot!

I really appreciate you vlogging this experience. IBD and all the things that come with it including colonoscopies seem really taboo to talk about so it's really refreshing to see a video like this :) I had my first colonoscopy almost 2 years ago, a little while after I had to have 16inches of bowel removed thanks to Crohn's Disease. I wish I'd seen something like this to have put me at ease because I was a distraught mess going for mine haha. Wishing you all the best when you get your results back!

I'm a student nurse and did a 6 week placement in endoscopy! Loved it from the nursing side but its so interesting to hear it from a patient perspective!😊 thanks for sharing your experience!

Just found your video 4 years on & I'm so thankful I did, with everything I've read & seen its made my anxiety so high. I have an appointment to get a colonoscopy done in the beginning of April 2022 & I'm so scared, but after hearing your experience its given me hope that doing the prep wasn't as bad as you thought & the procedure won't be painful etc. Thank you for being so open & honest about your experience 🙌 so stoked I found this video years later!!

I've had IBD over three years now, and I hope people would talk about it more.

ahhh you are so brave and I'm so glad you vlogged the experience since there is such stigma towards bowel issues in general so thank you!! I have Crohn's disease and had to have a colonoscopy in September and immediately got told I had severe disease (lol didn't see that coming). And 7 months later, I am lots better! So even if you do get a disappointing diagnosis, there will be loads of support and treatment options for you. Wishing you loads of luck whatever happens xxx

Not being able to eat and drink waiting for surgery/procedures is literal torture 😭 when I had my appendix out I did 3 days without either as they kept pushing me to the next day and I was just past hangry and into catatonic 😂 hope you're feeling better now loved this you're so brave ❤️

Hi Katie! The idea of you asking the gastroenterologist if he'd perform his own colonoscopy is hilarious! Quick note, for clarity and to alleviate any concern for viewers: you say you were glad to have sedation due to the biopsies taken - biopsies don't hurt, as there are no nerve endings in the colon... would be more of a slight "pop" sensation, as opposed to pain. Also, you were exactly right in saying the colon has an enormous surface area. Great video, thanks for sharing. Ulcerative Colitis patient here :) Hope your results are negative.

The poison that you need to drink before the colonoscopy Oh My God . I wouldn't wish it on my enemy 🙁🙁 I still remember feeling sick on EVERY SINGLE SIP 😳😳

i'm having my colonoscopy and endoscopy in a few weeks to check for ibd as well and was having a lot of anxiety about it but i found this video so helpful! it's eased my mind sooo much, thank you so much for being so open and sweet! xx

I had an endoscopy a few weeks back because I have Coeliac disease but no one knows what else is wrong with me :( hope everything gets a bit better with you x

I had an endoscopy today!! I decided to watch some videos after I had it done for more information about this stuff. The endoscopy was nothing to worry about I remember going into the room and falling asleep, then waking up in a different room!! 💓💓

I know this is from 7 years ago but I’m about to go for my first one and this vlog has really helped me, I have major anxiety disorder and I’m so scared but you’ve helped me understand more what it’s like and I have the exact same prep package as you, thank you so much for making this video it’s still helping people 7 years on 💖✨

Thank you for this vlog. Today is Saturday and I am having a colonoscopy on Tuesday. I’ve been wondering and worrying about it and then I found your vlog. Thank you for your honesty and for being genuine. I’m a new friend from across the pond in the US and I’ve subscribed to you. I hope you are happy, healthy, and well. ♥️

I'm sure you'll find a roommate quickly, you seem like you'd be a cool person to live with. Thanks for making a honest medical vlog, it's inspiring and they're so valuable for anyone going through the same thing I find.

Finishing my 2nd round of prep right now and you made me laugh out loud about not trusting a fart. I needed a laugh.

Today is the day before my procedure and I was really scared. But then I came upon this video and it made me feel a little bit better. Especially seeing how you are afterwards and how you say you feel like nothing happened besides a bruised hand made me feel so much better. Thank you for this video.

Thankyou! Seriously I'm so grateful for you making this video for others. I'm doing my bowel prep tomorrow for my Colonoscopy on Friday. I've had Gastrointestinal bleeds for nearly a year and use the loo many times in a day, so the prep wasn't my worry. It was the procedure I wasn't looking forward too. I've opted for sedation too. I'm quite highly strung so it takes a lot to calm me. Knowing your procedure went well, quickly and you had laugh whilst it was taking place has totally calmed my fears/worries. So thankyou ❤️ Here's to Friday and finally getting some answers x

I couldn't fart for fear of shitting myself 😂😂😂

Yes I feel so sick when I'm hungry!

I have one on Friday and honestly, this is so reassuring, thank you so much. I know its from a few years ago but I really appreciate it

Being a younger viewer, you are such an inspiration to me! You are completely honest in the hopes that you're helping others that have gone through the same sort of things. You are completely genuine as well and such a pleasure to watch. Currently I am going through acne, I have been taking medications since I was 10 (I am currently 14). Your roaccutane vlogs and skincare videos have really helped me keep my skin under control and in a much better condition. Thank you so much for making these types of videos because they really do help. I'm a massive fan 😀

I have IBD and I wish there had been some more videos like this during the time I had to get my first colonoscopy as it would've really helped me feel less alone. Well done for being so honest and telling your story. I hope you are well and you get results back soon

I'm obsessed with your hair

I'm about to have one tomorrow and am currently prepping. I was freaking out about it until this video, thank you. I can't believe you were awake for it!! I think I'm going to stress to them tomorrow that I don't want to remember a thing and hopfully that won't be a problem. Thanks again for documenting this, it really helps to calm me down.

I’ve had two and I was very anxious about the first time because you don’t know what you don’t know. Your documentation of the process is perfect and I wish I could have seen it before the first time. I sent it to my friend who is having his first next Friday. Thank you. Mwah!

Thank you for making this video. Even if it was a few years ago..it's a blessing for me today..❤

Thank you for doing this!! I have mine tomorrow and you've made me feel so much better xxx

22, female getting ready for my 5th or 6th endoscopy/colonoscopy. My diagnosis; Irritable bowel syndrome and acid reflux disease thank you for sharing. 💕

So glad you vlogged this! I have Crohn's disease which is a form of IBD. I have these once a year at least and no one understands the pain 😂

The main tip is when you think its done, it’s not done.. there’s always 2 or 3 small ‘grand finale’ trips to the loo you’ll need to do.. so when it’s gone more than an hour or so without movement you’ll be safe to venture out.. I did it with no sedation and it greatly reduces the time you’ll be hospital, I was in and out within an hour and a half, it’ll be double that with sedation. I wouldn’t describe it as pain, more just an uncomfortable sensation (mainly when they go around the bends) but everyone’s different I guess. Good luck all and don’t panic, the second it’s done you’ll be so pleased you did it.

Thank you Katie. Its 5.45 am and I'm having my second MOVIPREP (wildly exciting) ready for later on. I hope all went well with your examination. Much love and take care of yourself xx

I can't express how much I appreciate you posting this video, I know you must've been hesitant about what people may think. I've had a few colonoscopies and the part I find the worst is the prep. There's one type of it I can't take as I just throw it back up and the other I still really struggled with. I think it's important for people to be aware of how the process goes, not just a few sentences on a piece of paper. Thanks lovely x

i know you had this 7 years ago and hope you are healed now, but i still think this is so relevant today, i was very anxious and couldn't manage the movi prep last time. this is my second attempt now, and starting clear liquids tomorrow and procedure in 2 days after, its the lack of food that failed me last time as i just kept falling asleep, not drinking enough, so thank you so much for this vlog, very funny and helpful and don't feel so lonely. a bit more confident now, bless you .

“I couldn’t fart... for fear of shitting myself” best part of the video haha

This is honestly making me feel so much better. THANK YOU for vlogging this.

I am so grateful to you for this vlog, I spoke with my consultant today who is trying to convince me I need a colonoscopy, I was really worried, not about the procedure but the prep before, I am terrified of pooping myself, at 64 years of age I am a wreck. Thank you, I will be going ahead with the procedure thanks to you.

Thank you for this! It has been the most helpful of all the related KZfaq videos.

Thank you.... I have this procedure first thing in the morning, including an endoscopy as well. Wish me luck. I feel less worried now. So I appreciate the "heads up" in your blog.

I'm in the states but thankful for your informative video. Glad you're ok.

I'm due for my colonoscopy tomorrow and watching your blog has really helped. I'm still super nervous but now I know what to expect. Thanks for the blog 🙂

My biggest fear is vomiting also. I thought I was the only one. I have a colonoscopy next week and am terrified!

Thank you so much for posting this! I start bowel prep tomorrow for my first colonoscopy, and the procedure the day after, so I'm super nervous. I'm glad I can watch videos like this so I have some idea of what to expect.

Thank you so much for sharing and being so honest about your preparation and your experience with the procedure.. I’m super nervous about getting it done and hoping I won’t mess up , thanks again sweetie and I hope all is well with the biopsy.. god bless you and your family

Thank you so much for this video, i've got a colonoscopy coming up, looking for the exact the same reason as yours, I am so nervous because so many people were saying that's painful, so it's nice to see someone actually saying that it isn't as bad as you think, you've taken a lot of my anxiety away so i'm not as scared as I was to have it now : )

I have Crohn's Disease and I would have loved to have this video when I was first diagnosed, thanks for sharing!

I've recently had to do loads of tests to do with food allergies and bloating and things but I also have a phobia of being sick and I was SO SCARED that I was gonna have to have the camera down the throat thing (thankfully not) and it's actually been really helpful for me watching these videos, hope everything goes well for you :)

I don’t usually watch your channel but after searching for similar videos on KZfaq I just really wanted to say thank you for this. I got told I need to have a colonoscopy and I had no idea what the expect. But thanks to you I am prepared and feeling much more relaxed about it. So thank you very much. 💗

Thank you, Katie, for taking the time to do this. Some year's back, I had an endoscopy and colonscopy and was put under, but sadly, they did not wait for me to fall asleep and I felt the tube go into my bottom and reacted and it caused a fissure, which is excruiating, but after 2 year's, I succeeded in healing it myself. Anyway, hugely appreicated with your video on the prep, because I did not realise I could make the taste better and so, endure the awful taste; but did not have to take the last bit, due to a clean toilet, which was confirmed in hospital.

I have ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD, so I've had a few colonoscopies and I've been sedated for all of them. The first time I'd lost so much weight that I fell asleep and woke up a while after they had finished. I was completely out of it, had to rest my head on the wall next to me because I couldn't even keep it up by myself, and I kept saying stupid stuff. It was hilarious 😂 For me the worst part is the prep. I hate the taste (mine is Citrafleet, it tastes like fake orange and it's fizzy ew), I hate that I can't eat and I hate that I can't drink for a few hours, which is why I always try to get the appointment early in the morning. During the last one I had I was freaking out because for some reason the Citrafleet wasn't working properly and I was emptying myself, and I was scared that they wouldn't be able to see anything and I'd had to repeat the whole thing. It's not the most pleasant experience, but at least I have some kind of story to tell afterwards 😂

Love that you shared this, sweet girl!

In the US we are out completely..last thing I remember is telling the anesthesiologist "I don't feel anything..." and then waking up in recovery. The prep is terrible.

This video is so so helpful for breaking down stigma, thank you Katie! My sister has ulcerative colitis and its such an unspoken illness. I agree with so many of these comments, its so refreshing to see someone as real as you on KZfaq. xxx

Dear Katie, Thank you so much for doing this colonoscopy blog. You did a great job. You're a doll and helped me very much. I am 73 years old ! XO

Thank you for this. I was terrified before watching , youve made it so much easier xx

Thank you so much for this. I’m off for my pre assessment tomorrow and before watching this I had pretty much decided that I didn’t want the procedure but after watching I feel so much better about the whole thing x

My 14 yo daughter found this extremely helpful as she's preparing for the same soon. Thanks for keeping it real!!!

im due to have my first one next week and too stay im nervous as heck is an understatment.....im gratefull you vlogged your experience its very helpfull i requested sedation as i have anxiety issues and frightened i wont cope during it.

Hi huge thanks for vlogging about this. I'm due to go for a colonoscopy. unlike you mine has been rushed through. watching this has made it a little less scary to deal with.

Glad I found your video. I've got my prep day tomorrow and my colonoscopy on Friday along with a gastroscopy as well. You've helped put my mind at ease. Thank you!

Getting my first colonoscopy next week and I wasn’t really nervous until today, when I went to pick up my bowel prep. This video has massively helped though so thank you for being so honest about it all.

I've been there girl, not a pleasant experience especially when sedation never works😳 missed you snooks ❤️

This is so helpful thank you!!! I'm having one soon (waiting for my appointment) and I'm so scared this helped lots thank youuuu

Thank you for sharing! I think we all are scared of this unknown procedure; nobody talks about it. You were obviously scared, but it turned out just fine. Knowledge is power. You made me feel more at ease. Hope others watch and commit to doing this when they are asked. God bless and hope you get good news!

Thanks so much for making this and posting it! I'm having an endoscopy and colonoscopy in 2 weeks. Your video is this first non-medical one I found, and it was very informative and comforting. It's given me an idea of what to expect. I'm from the US and had never heard of "squash" in reference to a drink, so that also intrigued me, haha. Thanks again!

When I had one of these done when they were trying to put me under the sedatives I was already out of it and I was trying to slap the doctors away and they called my mom in and told her that they thought that I was a fighter because of my red hair.

Thank you for sharing all the details with us. You're very strong and brave. I wish you the best of luck! xxx

I’m having this done in a week and was so scared but this video has eased my panic so much! Thank you!❤️

Just back from my colonoscopy today. I have the sort of metabolism where i get quite sick if i don't eat regularly. So the big tough guy that i am crumbled like a big girl scout over the last couple of days. All finished now and i thank all the gods in the world collectively.

there have been links actually with Roaccutane and IBD. I came off a 5 month course in January and I must say, during my course I definitely had altered bowel movements and was very uncomfortable digestive wise after eating.. it seems to have lessened a lot now though. hopefully your all good!

I had my colonoscopy 2day ago it was very easy with little or no sedation I was awake the entire procedure which last for 10 mints if not less ,, the reason was internal & external Hemorrhoids. The annoying part was the prep only ,, but overall it was pretty easy and quick. Good luck to you all . Thanks for the helpful vid. Bless you .

Thank you so much ! Away to do my prep tomorrow and not going to lie , was soooo nervous . However listening to you say what would happen, you have put my mind at rest and laugh which I really needed. What an absolute star you are for sharing this !!!

Thankyou so much for posting this I have my procedure on Wednesday and I’ve Been terrified! This videos put my mind at ease so much! :) x

Im so nervous to go for mine, I have to go for my first colonoscopy and endoscopy. There is a chance I have IBD as well. Let us know what the results are!

I have severe emetophobia! This bowel prep would be too triggering for me, which sucks coz I need a colonoscopy too but I'm too anxious about feeling sick from it because vomiting is my worst fear

Got my colonoscopy tomorrow drinking my prep NOW. 4th colonoscopy since living with chrons it’s never easy. Good luck all you warriors

you can drink electrolytes like gatorade, water, lemonaide apple juice, sprite, 7up, or ginger ale (on your no solid food day). this is the day before your appointment

I’m having the same procedure soon! And this really helped me thank you

That was awesome! Thank you for sharing. Doctors said I possibly have crohn's/colitis and have to have colposcopy in 5 days under anesthesia but, this was very helpful! Thank you darling, you were very funny :)

This was so helpful. I have SIBO but lately it's gotten worse and my doctor wants me to go get a colonoscopy to see if I'm having a Crohn's flare up and I'm really nervous. I'm about your age, too, and no one wants to talk about this stuff so it's hard to get information about what it's really like. Thanks for being candid and calm about all this. Also, your hair is cute.

Miss you Katie, just watching this as I have my colonoscopy tomorrow 😳 hope your well xx

I’m having this soon as I’ve got suspected ulcerative colitis :/ I’m so nervous :(

great video, thank you for shearing your experience. really inspiring and helpful. hope your results are all okay xx

I have Ulcerative Colitis which is a form of IBD and this was so interesting to watch (I'm from Australia) and the difference between the NHS and the way it works here

Love hearing someone talking so openly about this, I had an endoscopy last week as I've been having similar symptoms. Unfortunately they couldn't see anything but they have taken 4 biopsies from my small intestine, and I'm still waiting for the results on them. Hopefully they don't find anything bad from yours and that you feel better soon! Xx

What symptoms did you have before you ended up having to get an endoscopy?? I'm having digestive issues but have no idea what it could be and the doctors haven't been helpful so far 😩

just found this video after recently making a video of my own on the same topic!! glad to see another person not afraid to normalize #pooptalk haha.

Crohns can hide. It's only ever really given as a definitive diagnosis when the disease is in an active flare, causing the inside o the bowel to look like a cobblestone street as well as making inflammation, abcesses, fistulas, ulcers, and strictures. I had a colonoscopy and the GI said at most he thought I had IBS (in April) but major flare resulting in 3 more surgeries beginning in early June, mid July & early August. I got the "definitive diagnosis" 5 years later after another flare resulting in another surgery. Doctors don't know everything. Be well.

I have one scheduled for a week from Wednesday. I have to be there at 7:30 AM. The center is an hour away. I have to do the 4 liter prep. It is like drinking ocean water. I have to drink it all over four hours . This will be my fifth or sixth colonoscopy. Like you I have had symptoms that concerned them so I have to go every five years. I too found after the exam the worst part. The air left in causes cramping. The nurses all say go ahead and let it out, but very difficult in a room full of people. Oh well, it will be over in another week .