I have been putting this off since end of summer as I dread the preperation and the proceedure. My consultant thinks I have IBS as I have already had sigmoidoscopy, ultrasounds, blood tests and fecal occult stool tests and everything is totally normal but he said only way of being totally sure is to do colonoscopy and then he can diagnose me with IBS.

I was supposed to have the test before xmas but cancelled as couldn't cope with it as well as xmas. After having two more nightime attacks of incredible wind with noisy, moving pressure in my abdomen and finally at 5am had to rush to loo decided that to put my mind at rest I had to have it done.

My consultant said only way to know if you needed the test or not was to have it!!!

I don't even have bad pain just a feeling as if something is running around inside my abdomen with lots of gurgling which is just weird and I get so worked up I then cannot sleep.

If anyone on here has had one of these please any tips or advice.