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Absolutely painless. The “worst” part is having to drink enough water (with laxative and electrolytes) to clean your system for a clear view. I just had mine done and I was way more more anxious then I needed to be. Now I feel silly for being so worried about it.

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This is good news. I'm going for one in a couple weeks, so of course I'm a tad nervous about it all. I don't normally get poked around like that. It's not the greatest rite of passage.

My mother had one done when I was a kid. I only remember her being absolutely humiliated by the "air" on the trip home - as children we couldn't not giggle about that particular after-effect. Even back then it was an out-patient ordeal. She did say it was like going to the dentist - scary but otherwise a breeze! (her pun, not mine...)

To be more accurate though - it used to be a lot worse than it is now. Even as recently as a decade ago the stuff they gave you to drink to clear you out was much more ... what's the word... let's say unpleasant. They now have stuff that is just as effective clearing everything out but without such unpleasant sensations...

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