Chrissy Teigen is feeling well rested — form of — after her first colonoscopy Wednesday.
“I just woke up from my colonoscopy and I feel great,” the “Chrissy’s Court” host told her social media fans. “Nevertheless it took like 20 minutes. I truthfully wish it took longer, since it was an excellent nap.”
Teigen, 37, seized the chance to teach her fans on the method, walking them through her experience. She posted a pre-procedure selfie to her Instagram Story, captioning it “Time 2 try that ass.”
Only an hour later, the mom-of-four was back and in good spirits, updating followers from her hospital bed.
Teigen revealed she didn’t enjoy “the crazy drink” patients are required to drink the night before the colonoscopy.
“It’s like very intense and [there’s] cramping. And clearly, you could have to get able to have a camera up your butt,” Teigen admitted. “But now, it could possibly be pills. So now I actually have to take these pills, a sip of water after every pill, after which an enormous thing of water.”
Days prior to her examination, Teigen was keeping fans within the loop on when and why she was getting the procedure done.
“Soon there’s going to be a really large jump in people my age and even a bit younger getting colon cancer because we don’t get checked,” she said. “And we don’t get checked because we’re not told to. You think that that your parents are those that get checked.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people get screened for colon cancer “at regular intervals” once they turn 45.
Nonetheless, earlier and more often screenings can happen for those affected by an inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis), a private or family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps, or a genetic syndrome.
“I used to be told by my doctor that individuals are getting it younger and younger they usually should go in earlier and earlier to get checked now,” Teigen continued.