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GOLYTELY| Colonoscopy Two Day Preparation Instructions

ONE WEEK BEFORE COLONOSCOPY

• You must have a responsible adult drive you home. If you do not have a ride arranged, we will not be able to perform the procedure. Public transportation is only allowed with an adult escort.
• Call your pharmacy prior to picking up the prep to ensure they have the prescription.
• Pick up one bottle of Magnesium Citrate and Bisacodyl tablets, these will be over the counter
• Medications
  • Blood-thinning medications may need to be discontinued. Take your last dose of on
  • May continue to take regular medications, unless instructed by provider or nursing staff
    • Stop Taking
      • Prescription Iron pills
    • Stop Eating
      • Seeds, nuts, tomatoes, berries, corn, popcorn, and breads with seeds or nut

TWO DAYS BEFORE COLONOSCOPY

• Obtain Covid Test
• Start clear liquid diet. No solid foods, dairy or non-dairy products, juices with pulp, red or purple colors, and alcohol.
• Clear Liquids include: Water, Apple Juice, Gatorade, Broth, Jello, Popsicles, soda, etc.
• Drink 8oz of clear liquids every hour starting at 1:00pm until 5:00pm (4- 8oz glasses total)
• At 5:30pm add Magnesium Citrate to an 8oz glass of cold water, stir until the fizzing stops. (Use a large glass) drink entire mixture within 15 minutes.
• Continue drinking 8oz of clear liquid every hour starting at 6:00pm until 9:00pm (4- 8oz glasses total)
• At 9:30pm take 4 (four) Bisacodyl tablets with water. DO NOT CHEW!
• Continue with Clear Liquid Diet

ONE DAY BEFORE COLONOSCOPY

• Continue clear liquid diet. No solid foods, red or purple liquids, chewing gum, and alcohol.
• Clear Liquids include: Water, Apple Juice, Gatorade, Broth, Jell-O, Popsicles, soda, etc.
• Mix Golytely bowel prep solution:
  • Fill the container with lukewarm water to the fill line and put into the refrigerator to chill.
• Begin drinking the first half of the bowel prep solution around 6:00 pm. Drink 8 oz. every 10-15 minutes until first half is gone.
  • Take 4 (four) Bisacodyl tablets with your first glass of Golytely.
• After finishing half of the prep, drink two (2) 8 oz. glasses of water & continue clear liquids.
• Bowel movements should be watery.
• Patients that are Diabetic 2/2
  • Evening Dose Only: Take ½ the dose of your diabetic medication(s) the day before your procedure
  • No dose the day of the procedure

DAY OF COLONOSCOPY

• Continue clear liquid diet–No Solid Food.
• Start drinking prep four (4) hours prior to procedure time:
  • Follow the prep instructions as listed above;
  • No Biscadoyl tablets will be needed with second half of prep.
  • NOTHING TO EAT OR DRINK THREE (3) HOURS PRIOR TO PROCEDURE TIME.