Help. Have an important question.

[DrDoja]

ok so im 18 i got some stomach proplems but its a long story so all i want to no is can i smoke befor having a colonoscpy (spelling?) and a endoscopic (spelling?) its being done on monday and i got some tastey purps and some other bud so can i smoke????? some1s reply would be helpful thanks

DrDoja Reviewed by DrDoja on 12-15-2007. Help. Have an important question. ok so im 18 i got some stomach proplems but its a long story so all i want to no is can i smoke befor having a colonoscpy (spelling?) and a endoscopic (spelling?) its being done on monday and i got some tastey purps and some other bud so can i smoke????? some1s reply would be helpful thanks Rating: 5

[birdgirl73]

If you're going to have an endoscopy on Monday, you'd be wise not to irritate your esophagus and throat with smoke until that's over. I'm assuming you're going to be cleaning out your gut, too, in advance of the colonsocopy, so eating cannabis in food isn't really an option for you, either.

You sound like you're one of those who's bound and determined to smoke no matter what, so you may not heed this advice anyway. The reason to keep your esophagus unirritated is because that tube is going to scrape you on its way down, and you don't want any unnecessary irritation in there to increase the possibility of bleeding or potentially obscure any ulcerations or problems they may be looking at with the scope. I wouldn't drink alcohol, either, by the way. Interaction with the sedative they give you is also a concern, but I think the greater concern is to minimize irritation.

Tell your gastroenterologist how much cannabis (or cigarettes) you smoke and tell your anesthesiologist how much cannabis you've had within the last week or so. They need to have that information so they can treat you appropriately.

[DrDoja]

oh naw i can go with out u no its i was just wondering and ya i guess i need to tell them cause its been a lot of cannabis i smoked the past week, and so ya if say the scope makes me bleed that would be bad yes would the find out or would they not no cause the scopes in the way?? and yes i my stomach will be clean i start that process today, and oh ya would it be wise to tell them i got a soar throat? cause i woke up with one this mourning lot of kids sick in school

thanks birdgirl for the advice

[birdgirl73]

Yes, definitely tell them you have a sore throat. Actually, if you get to the hospital or office on Monday and still have that sore throat (or a cold or infection), they may not go ahead with the procedure. They usually like people who're having routine procedures to be in well health before the procedure just so the risk of any complications is as low as possible. Here where I live, asking whether you feel well that day and taking your temperature is a standard part of the pre-procedure workup.

It's unlikely that you'd bleed from an endoscopy, but you want to keep that likelihood down. If he's scoping you to see if you have ulcerations or, say, herniated blood vessels in your esophagus, among other things, any irritation to the mucosal (surface) layer could increase your changes of bleeding, and bleeding into the esophagus isn't a good thing, especially when they have a tube down your throat. It would not only make their jobs harder of detecting any problems; it could also cause you to aspirate fluid and complicate potential breathing problems, which wouldn't be good when you're heavily sedated.

Definitely tell the doctor how much weed you smoke and how much recently. That'll help them adjust the dosage of your sedative properly. Fortunately, Monday's not very far away, so after the procedure's over, you should be fine to enjoy your purps. Good luck!

[DrDoja]

ya ok thanks i will let them no if im still feelin bad or not and ya thats the thing i was worried about that the blood would cause breathing problems and they wouldnt really no cause the scopes down my throat... but thanks for the replys birdgirl it helped lots and ya i will let u no how it goes after monday again thanks for the help

[birdgirl73]

You're welcome, Doja. Take care, OK, and update us on how it all went!

[DrDoja]

yup yup i will but i think i will take a small risk tho smoke some buds out the bong with lots of ice and only today but not past like idk 12 or 1 but ya i not going to smoke that much and i will just let them no ahead of time that i did smoke and my throat might be irratated and i should be ok i hope but hey u never no whens ur last day and ima go out blazing lol but i will let u no how it went monday night or tuesday

[DrDoja]

BIRDGIRL if u read this plz reply ok so i got a bad cold soar throat runny nose feel like shit and on top of that i got to prepare for this dang test which aint bad but its like i cant eat anything so my stomach is full of mucus from a nasle drip so when i try to drink that stuff they have u drink it comes right back up. But ya am i doing all this pre-test stuff for nuthin will they go ahead and so the test or wat man this stuff sucks i dont want to do it again unless im almost dead or somethin

[birdgirl73]

That'll be up to your doctor, DrDoja. I can't tell you for sure that they'll cancel the procedure, but if you haven't cleaned out your gut, they definitely can't go through with the colonoscopy. Here where I live, they don't usually want to do procedures on people who're sick because the risk of infection and complications is higher, but that certainly doesn't mean that's standard procedure across the board. Your doc will have to decide what to do in your particular case.

You might want to put in an after-hours call to your doctor and let him/her know what's going on with your cold and the fact that you can't keep down your electrolyte-laxative solution.