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What Are The Side Effects Of Clolonoscopy?

my mother is with me now. She had a colonoscopy yesterday. During this they found a sigmoid with a longer left side colon than right, and that her colon was fixated due to abdominal scar tissue (from abdominal surgery she decade prior). During procedure they gave an IV of fluids and had her drink over a gallon of water that day. They said she could drive to see me 450 miles away so she did this morning. She has drank 1/2 gallon of water today so far. She has been using restroom and voiding a lot each time. We thought this normal given the fluid they have had her intake. When she arrived she looked normal, but in the two hours it took us to go out to each lunch and come back to my place, she has developed a round bulge on the top of her chest (above sternum and below neck). It is raised about 3/4 of an inch. It feels like it may be fleshy or possibly filled firm with fluid. (Or could it be air?) Also, her abdomen is swelling up a bit a well (bloating). My question is, is this dangerous? Should she go to hospital? What are side effects that are normal vs to worry about after a colonoscopy? Could this be a perforation? Or is this just poor digestion and water retention agrivated by the fact she spent 5 hrs sitting in a car coming out here?
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
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Hello,
I can understand your concern for your mother's health.
1) Colonoscopy is completely safe procedure.
2) The symptoms which you are mentioning are due to reduced movement of large intestine after colonoscopy. This is due to maneuverability of intestine and due to anesthetic medication used during procedure. There is no worry on this and this will resolve by its own in next 24-48 hours
3) If she feel more discomfort in her abdomen then it is advisable to take food of semi-solid consistency for 1-2 days.
4) In colonoscopy, instrument will be introduced into colon from anus. It never produce any complication in chest (above rib cage). If this symptom is making her breathing or swallowing difficult then she should consult physician.

Hope I answered your question. If you have any further query, I would be happy to help you.
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What Are The Side Effects Of Clolonoscopy?

Hello, I can understand your concern for your mother s health. 1) Colonoscopy is completely safe procedure. 2) The symptoms which you are mentioning are due to reduced movement of large intestine after colonoscopy. This is due to maneuverability of intestine and due to anesthetic medication used during procedure. There is no worry on this and this will resolve by its own in next 24-48 hours 3) If she feel more discomfort in her abdomen then it is advisable to take food of semi-solid consistency for 1-2 days. 4) In colonoscopy, instrument will be introduced into colon from anus. It never produce any complication in chest (above rib cage). If this symptom is making her breathing or swallowing difficult then she should consult physician. Hope I answered your question. If you have any further query, I would be happy to help you. Have a good day!