Colonoscopy painful? Do we get put to sleep?

Having one soon in London does it hurt? What option do we have like being put to sleep etc? And how long does it take

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  • Mine was awful. I remember everything so I guess the sedative didn't work for me at all! They had to stop half way through because they couldn't get the camera past the scar tissue of diverticulitis and I was in so much pain. Now got to have CT cologram, so more carbon dioxide being pumped into me again. I am not looking forward to it at all - rather have all my teeth pulled! Maybe it's because I have constant tummy pain that it's been worse for me. The gas still hasn't gone since I had the colonoscopy and I'm feeling really fed up about it all. Tried everything, peppermint tea, brisk walks, exercising, nothing works.
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  • Mine was awful. I remember everything so I guess the sedative didn't work for me at all! They had to stop half way through because they couldn't get the camera past the scar tissue of diverticulitis and I was in so much pain. Now got to have CT cologram, so more carbon dioxide being pumped into me again. I am not looking forward to it at all - rather have all my teeth pulled! Maybe it's because I have constant tummy pain that it's been worse for me. The gas still hasn't gone since I had the colonoscopy and I'm feeling really fed up about it all. Tried everything, peppermint tea, brisk walks, exercising, nothing works.
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