| Medications: |
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| You will need to: |
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Have your prescription for Visicol filled at your pharmacy |
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Buy Dulcolax tablets at your pharmacy |
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| The Day Before the Colonoscopy: |
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| You must be on a clear liquid diet the entire day.
This includes water, clear fruit juice, jello, and soup broth.
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| Beginning at 5:00 PM |
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Take 4 Visicol tablets every 15 minutes with at least 8 oz. of clear liquids until you have taken 20 tablets.
Do not exceed 20 tablets. |
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| Beginning at 9:00 PM |
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| Take 4 Visicol tablets with 8 oz of clear liquids. |
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| At 9:15 PM |
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| Take the last 4 Visicol tablets with 8 oz. of ginger ale |
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| At 9:30 PM |
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| Take 4 tablets of Dulcolax (5 mg) |
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| The Day Of the Colonoscopy: |
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| Nothing to eat or drink after midnight. |
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Take your morning medications with as little water as possible.
DO NOT take your diabetic medication unless told to do so.
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| Please be on time for your appointment. There must be someone available
to drive you home following your procedure because you will not be permitted to
leave the facility on your own. Plan to be at the endoscopy center for a total
of 3 hours. It is also recommended that someone stay with you after the procedure. |
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| Your results will be given to you at your follow up appointment. |
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| We will contact your insurance company to obtain prior approval for
the procedure. It is very important that you make sure we have the
correct insurance information. |
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| Example of Liquid Foods: |
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Tea and Coffee (no cream or dairy products, sugar is okay) |
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Apple juice, White grape juice, Gatorade, natural cranberry juice |
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Soda of any kind |
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Clear fruit flavored powdered drinks |
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Flavored jello (no red or green) |
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Soup broth (You may have any kind of soup but make sure to strain it) |
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Popsicles (no red or green) |
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| Sample Menu: |
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| Breakfast: White grape juice, Chicken broth, Tea/Coffee |
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| Morning Snack: Jello |
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| Lunch: Apple juice, Beef broth, Jello |
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| Afternoon Snack: Soda, Hard Candy |
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| Dinner: Cranberry Juice, Chicken broth, Jello, Coffee/Tea |
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| Bedtime: Popsicle |
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| PLEASE DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS AND WATER ALL DAY! |
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| NOTE: Preparation for a colonoscopy may clean your bowels out so well
that you will not have a bowel movement the day following your procedure.
This is normal. |
