Begin the bowel prep one day before your scheduled procedure. Drink only clear liquids. Avoid all red or purple colored liquids. Do not eat any solid food or milk products until your test is done. Follow the schedule in the table below for your bowel prep. You may need to get to the toilet right away. You will have many bowel movements through the day. They will become very watery.
The bowels are clear or clean when there is only pale yellow fluid without flecks of stool. Cap the bottle and shake the bottle to dissolve the powder. Most people prefer to drink the liquid chilled so you may want to place it in the refrigerator. Drink one glass every 10 to 15 minutes. Finish drinking the liquid in 2 hours. Be sure to drink all of the liquid. You may gargle but do not swallow any liquid.
Do not smoke after 12 midnight. How do you feel about our website? Great Indifferent. Miralax and Dulcolax Bowel Prep for Colonoscopy. To prepare Tell our doctors or any member of our clinical staff if you have diabetes or if you are taking blood thinners.
You may need to stop some of your medicine a few days before your test. You may take your medicines, other than diabetes medicines and blood thinners the morning of your test. You may do so with sips of water only. Five days before your test: Do not take aspirin products or iron tablets. You will need these items from a pharmacy: Miralax in large bottle 8.
There may be store brands of these products that cost less. Some Cardiologists prefer to have patients hold their anticoagulant medication prior to the procedure and take an alternative medication, Lovenox given as a shot twice daily , since it can be taken up to 12 hours before the procedure. This should be reviewed with your Cardiologist and your Colorectal Surgeon. For Antiplatelet agents : If the decision is made to stop any one of these medications, it should be done 1 week prior to the procedure.
No special blood testing is needed. This should be reviewed with your Cardiologist or Primary care doctor and your Colorectal Surgeon. Patients with diabetes Patients with diabetes should speak with their Endocrinologist or Primary care doctor prior to the surgery regarding the dosing of their insulin or diabetic medications. Resuming medications after your colonoscopy You will be given instructions as to when each of your usual medications should be resumed. Stop all fiber supplements Fibercon, Metamucil, and Citrucel.
Avoid products containing Olestra a fat substitute found in some fat free and low-fat foods for one week. A few examples of foods you may eat are: Dairy products, meats, poultry, fish, pasta, white rice, white bread, eggs, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots or squash. A clear liquid is any liquid you can see through. Drink at least 8 glasses of water throughout the day Between 3 and 5pm: take 2 Bisacodyl tablets dulcolax Start the Miralax preparation between 2pm and 4pm Pour out about 8 oz.
Mix the 8. Drink one 8 oz. Please note the time of procedure is subject to change. After this time, you cannot eat or drink anything including gum, candy or water.
Please take any heart or blood pressure medications with a sip of water when they are due and use your inhaler per usual if applicable. Take your regular medications with a sip of water, except as advised previously. If you are insulin dependent, please let the surgery staff know upon check in. Location Herbert Irving Pavilio Ft.
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