A patient describes cognitive fog after a colonoscopy with fentanyl and Versed, despite normal results and labs. The prep likely damaged the gut microbiome, and doctors offered lifelong omeprazole without addressing the real problem.
Did the colon prep, I did it, I got the anesthesia, the fentanyl, the Versed.
You were a good patient.
You were an amazing driver. Oh, thank you. And caregiver for me, thank you. But my brain hasn't worked since then.
Yeah, well, and it screwed with your gut microbiome too. That's what we need to talk about the episode.
Yes, let's do an episode about what actually happens. But why I'm bringing this up on this conversation today about quote unquote, your labs are normal, Everything looked good inside of me. Yeah. My esophagus looked normal. My colon looked normal. And so if I was your typical patient, I'd be like, okay, I guess I just have to live with this.
Actually, if you were a typical patient, you would take that prescription they offered you.
Oh yes. They told me I needed to be on Omeprazole for the rest of my life. And here's your prescription. So.
