Surgical Preparation

Surgical preparation depends on the type of surgery and anesthesia you will be having.

For local anesthesia: You may drive yourself to and from the hospital. Your doctor will tell you whether or not you can take your regular medication. You are able to eat regularly.

For anesthesia with IV sedation (twilight sleep) or General Anesthesia: Someone needs to drive you to and from the hospital. Your doctor will tell you whether or not you can take your regular medication. You may not eat or drink anything after midnight, the night prior to your procedure.

Bowel Prep with Go-Lytely

You will need to purchase Colyte or Nulytely with enclosed prescription. Pick one flavor pack and dispose of the others. Next, mix per instructions on the container. Refrigerate the mixed solution.

Day before exam

Drink only clear liquids for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. No solid foods, milk, milk products, orange juice or grapefruit juice.

Clear liquids include water, coffee or tea (without milk), clear broth, apple juice, lemonade, white grape juice.

Also allowed as long as they are not red or purple, Gatorade, soft drinks, Jell-O , Popsicles

Begin Preparation

at 4:00pm begin drinking solution at the rate of 8oz every 15 minutes. You may feel bloated until you begin to move your bowels. The whole prep should take 4 hrs. to complete
No liquids after midnight

Bowel Prep with Fleet-phospho Soda

1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR COLONOSCOPY

2. YOU WILL NEED TO OBTAIN TWO 1 ½ OZ OR ONE 3 OZ BOTTLE OF FLEET PHOSPHO SODA

3. IF YOU ARE TAKING MEDICATION, PLEASE INFORM DR. HEILIZER

DAY BEFORE EXAM

DRINK ONLY CLEAR LIQUIDS FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER. SOLID FOODS, MILK, AND MILK PRODUCTS ARE NOT ALLOWED

YOU MAY HAVE CLEAR LIQUIDS WHICH INCLUDE WATER, BROTH, COFFEE, AND TEA

YOU MAY HAVE GATORADE, SOFT DRINKS, JELLO, POPSICLES THAT ARE NOT COLORED RED OR PURPLE

AT 4:00 P.M. ADD 1 ½ FLEET PHOSPHO SODA TO 4 OZ GLASS OF COOL WATER AND DRINK. FOLLOW WITH AN 8 OZ GLASS OF APPROVED LIQUID

AT 7:00 P.M. ADD 1 ½ FLEET PHOSPHO SODA TO 4 OZ GLASS OF COOL WATER AND DRINK. FOLLOW WITH A 8 OZ GLASS OF APPROVED LIQUID

DRINK AT LEAST THREE MORE 8 OZ GLASSES OF CLEAR LIQUID BEFORE BEDTIME, MORE IF DESIRED.

NO LIQUIDS AFTER MIDNIGHT