Clear Liquid Diet Guide
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No milk, ice cream, or other food products that contains milk
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Do not eat any corn, peas, watermelon, popcorn, nuts, seeds 7 days prior to procedure
Must follow a clear liquid diet the entire day before procedure:
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Apple juice
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White grape juice
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White cranberry juice
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Gatorade (No red, blue, purple, green)
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Beef broth
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Vegetable broth
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Orange or lemon Jell-O
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Carbonated drinks (Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, etc.)
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Iced or Hot Tea (May add sugar, artificial sweetener, or lemon only)
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Coffee (NO CREAMER OR MILK)
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Frozen popsicles (no red, blue purple or green)
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Kool-Aid (no red, blue, purple, or green)
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Water
EGD Preparation
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Nothing to eat or drink after midnight prior to scheduled procedure (Including gum or candy)
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Someone must accompany you the day of procedure to drive you home
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If you are diabetic please follow directions from your physician on how to hold your diabetic medications prior to procedure.
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If you are on a blood thinner please follow directions from your physician on how to hold your blood thinner prior to procedure
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The morning of your procedure you may take your blood pressure medication, heart medication, thyroid medication, and seizure medication at 6:00 am the morning of the procedure with a small sip of water.
Colonoscopy Golytely Split Dose Prep
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You must be on a clear liquid diet all day the day prior to your colonoscopy
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Starting at 5:00pm the day before your test, drink 8 ounces of Golytely over 10 until you have finished half of the gallon or 64 ounces.
* The goal is to keep down the Golytely, slow down if necessary
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Do not have anything other than Golytely after midnight
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Starting 4 hours before you leave home the morning of your procedure drink 8 ounces of Golytely every 10 minutes until it is finished.
* Reminder: Do not eat any corn, peas, watermelon, popcorn, nuts or nuts 7 days prior to the procedure
* Please check instructions provided by office for additional prep required by your physician such as magnesium citrate, Dulcolax, prune juice, low residue diet