“Do you get pain medications for a colonoscopy?”
I will have a colonoscopy. Do you get pain medications for a colonoscopy?
7 Answers
Surgeonsurgeon
Good morning, There is usually no need for pain medications after colonoscopy.
Pain medications are typically not prescribed after colonoscopy, but you may receive some during the procedure, as a sedative and analgesic.
No, just anesthesia for the procedure.
Most patients opt for sedation during colonoscopy; it's not painful, but may be uncomfortable (with the caveat that we all have different definitions/thresholds of pain). I remained awake for my 3 colonoscopies: prep was worse than procedure!
Typically no.
Normally, Tylenol and Aleve or Motrin.
You get IV sedation for a colonoscopy, not pain meds per se.
