Do the real colonoscopy if your Dr is recommending that it's time.
Nothing in the schmeckle Koop.
I was kind of anemic, so the Dr wanted to make sure my stomach wasn't bleeding. They ran an endoscope at the same appointment.
I was like Chinese finger cuffs. When I went into the O.R. for the procedure, there were at least 6 people in there with surgical gear on. I asked them to wash the camera before they changed sides. They all got a good laugh out of it.
They knocked me out, so I went in, made the joke, and woke up a little while later. The Mrs. and the Dr. were in the room when I woke up. The Dr. asked if I wanted to see the pictures. The first thing I said was in a Pee Wee Herman voice . I said "I don't need to see the pictures. I was there Dotty." The Mrs. cracked up. The Dr. chuckled and went right to the pictures.
The prep cocktail wasn't great, but it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be after hearing all of the horror stories. Keep something to read handy and don't stray too far from the hopper. They recommended that I mix the colon-blow with Vernors to help it taste better.
I did mine about 7 years ago, so I think I've got about 3 years till my next go-round.
My friend just got his done a few weeks ago. He said it was fine.