Stopping Tirz for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy

I'd argue the other way. The group for those specialists just updated its position on the matter and doesn't advise pausing anything ahead of surgery anymore.

Colonoscopies require the bowel to be completely empty beforehand. These medications can reduce gut motility quite a bit at times. Pausing seemed logical to me. I stopped the injections two weeks prior to my scope. Cravings began to return just as the unpleasant cleansing process started. During the break I shed quite a few pounds. Following the exam I enjoyed a large indulgent feast before restarting the weekly doses. Last autumn I underwent vein stripping along with repair of two hernias and received varying guidance on halting the medication, either seven or fourteen days. My last dose was eight days ahead of surgery and I began again the morning after. That meant roughly seven days without it, I suppose, with some amusement. Everything went smoothly.

Even without full preparation the team proceeds anyway. Breathing in material during the process doesn't call for long periods to clear out. I divide my medication every three and a half days and run into no blockage trouble at all. For a lower tract scope I'd pause roughly seven days so the last intake lines up exactly with the appointment. Two days ahead I'd stick to simple quick digesting items and the day before only things that leave the system empty. Back in February during my upper scope the doctor preferred I stop ahead of the following intake.

It's great seeing folks chat about the subject. My procedure is lined up for roughly five weeks from now.

Last year I went through a pair of those exams and both turned out messy because the medication slowed everything down so much that leftover material stayed behind. One was checking why my iron had fallen from the low-dose aspirin and the other was just keeping an eye on the colitis. After the second round of that awful cleansing routine I figured I was done and would rather skip a third even if it meant possibly overlooking a small abnormal spot. It took me seven hours just to get the full volume of liquid down because of the delayed emptying. The main worry seems to be avoiding stomach contents getting into the lungs once the sedation kicks in. The guidelines say stopping might not be essential yet it still feels safer to do what the team asks so the appointment does not get called off at the last minute. The same slowdown can leave the bowel less clean so a stricter liquid diet a day sooner and extra effort on the prep could help. Two weeks off still leaves roughly a quarter of the medication in the system so the effect does not disappear right away.

Two weeks before the procedure I discontinued the injections, making my final dose sixteen days earlier. Then I paused for an additional seven days prior to beginning again. Hunger pangs appeared roughly seven days in, yet they didn't persist quite so long. Portions were a little bigger, however the patterns and resolve I'd cultivated allowed me to shed two pounds across those three weeks. I avoided weighing immediately following the prep cleanse.

Three weeks ago I handled this procedure myself. Thorough preparation proved essential because my relative's insurance refused to pay for any repeat. I paused the injections a full week earlier and that worked fine. Appetite increased around the one week point but the process reduced it and caused some queasiness. After finishing everything felt normal again and I expect favorable results now.

My approach involved quitting the medications about seven days ahead or maybe just five and then avoiding all food for three and a half days ahead of the appointment to empty everything out completely. Having worried about this for years it ended up way simpler and nicer than I expected. I'd rate the whole thing nine out of ten. Results showed nothing wrong so now another decade until the next round.