FOR PATIENTS - Colonoscopy Prep: Miralax / Gatorade / Citrate
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FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO PROCEDURE:
Stop all iron, aspirin, Ecotrin, Advil, Alleve, Bufferine, Coumadin, Persantine, Ibuprofen, Ticlid or Plavix five (5) days prior to your procedure. (Tylenol is permitted)
Stop all arthritis medication five (5) days prior to your procedure. (Tylenol is permitted)
If you are diabetic, especially if you take insulin, discuss your diabetic medication with us prior to your procedure.
YOU MUST PURCHASE:
- One bottle Magnesium Citrate
- Either 1 (one) 238 gm bottle Miralax PURCHASED OVER THE COUNTER
OR 1 (one) 255 gm bottle Miralax BY PRESCRIPTION IF YOU HAVE COVERAGE - 1 (one) 64 oz bottle of any clear colored Gatorade (Regular, Rain, Ice or Frost) - DO NOT GET ORANGE, RED, BLUE OR PURPLE
TWO NIGHTS PRIOR TO YOUR COLONOSCOPY
Take 1 bottle of Magnesium Citrate at 8 pm
ONE DAY PRIOR TO YOUR COLONOSCOPY
Eat no solid food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Intake should include only clear liquids that you can see through such
as juice, jello and broth. Avoid milk products. You may continue to have clear liquids until midnight.
After midnight, you are to have nothing to eat or drink.
*SEE IMPORTANT NOTE BELOW
Mix the ENTIRE CONTAINER OF Miralax with the 64 oz bottle of clear colored Gatorade. Shake well until the powder is dissolved. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Between 4pm and 6pm drink an eight (8) oz. glass of Miralax/Gatorade solution every 15 minutes until the solution is completely gone. It can take 1 to 4 hours for a bowel movement to begin.
**the earlier you begin the prep, the sooner the bowel movements will begin and end
THE MORNING OF YOUR PROCEDURE
*IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you are taking medication (with the exception of those listed above) for a medical condition, especially cardiac or pulmonary or for hypertension, medication should be taken as prescribed with as little water as possible.
Someone MUST accompany you to the procedure. You will not be allowed to drive yourself home.
