In Poland they give you option for sedation, but advise against it because sedation disables the feedback from patient and that slightly increases the risk of complications. When they do the procedure they ask how you feel and when it gets too uncomfortable they change the angle etc.
I've had like a dozen of colonoscopies (have to be checked every year cause of risk factors), and they were never really painful.
I've had like a dozen of colonoscopies (have to be checked every year cause of risk factors), and they were never really painful.