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This handout includes important details about how to prepare for this exam and what to expect. If you have questions, please call our office.  \nPlan ahead  \n􀀀 Ask an adult family member or friend to drive you to and from your exam.  \nYou will be sleepy after the exam and must not drive or leave by yourself.  \nIf you use a non-medical ride service such as a taxi, Lyft or Uber, or public transportation, an adult family member or friend must ride home with you.  \n􀀀 Plan to take off from work the day of your exam.  \n􀀀 For your safety, an adult must stay with you at home the night after your exam. This is because the medicine we give you can make you sleepy and not as alert.  \n􀀀 Do not plan on taking a long distance trip for 10 days after your exam because if we remove any polyps, there is a small chance of having delayed health problems afterwards.  \nHome medicines  \n􀀀 If you take medicine for diabetes, call the doctor who prescribes this medicine. Tell them you are having a colonoscopy and ask if you need to adjust the dose of your diabetes medicines.  \n􀀀 If you take any type of blood thinning medicine, such as Coumadin, Plavix, Lovenox, Brilinta, Eliquis or Xarelto, you may need to stop taking it or change the dose for a short amount of time. These changes depend on the medicine you take. Call the doctor who prescribed your blood thinner. Tell them you are having a colonoscopy and ask if you need to change how and when you take your blood thinning medicine. If your doctor says it is not ok for you to stop taking your blood thinner, call our office. Some patients keep taking blood thinners due to special situations. Do not stop taking aspirin if it is prescribed for medical reasons such as heart disease or stroke.  \n􀀀 7 days before your exam, stop taking herbs, iron pills and vitamins with iron.  \nDiet changes  \nFor a colonoscopy, you must change your diet for a few days and take the  \nbowel prep medicine your doctor orders. The bowel prep medicine is a laxative that cleans stool (poop) out of your colon so your doctor can see the area clearly because your exam may need to be canceled or redone sooner than planned.  \nMake these diet changes to help improve the effect of your bowel prep medicines.  \n􀀀 For 5 days before your exam, stop eating foods that are hard to digest:  \n􀁸 No nuts or small seeds such as sesame and poppy seeds  \n􀁸 No beans, raw (fresh) fruits, vegetables with seeds, corn, popcorn  \n􀁸 No whole grains such as oatmeal, multigrain bread and brown rice  \n􀀀 The day before and the day of your exam, follow the special diet instructions in the How to do your bowel prep section, which starts on page 6.  \nWhat to bring to your exam  \n􀀀 Photo ID and health insurance cards.  \n􀀀 List of all medicines, vitamins, herbs and supplements you take. Include the medicine name, dose, when you take them, why you take them and name of the doctor who prescribed them.  \n􀀀 List of any allergies you have and/or if you do not react well to certain medicines.  \n􀀀 Advance directives, living will and durable health care power of attorney, if you have them.  \n􀀀 C-pap or Bi-pap machine if you use one at home.  \n􀀀 Portable oxygen tank if you use o","cbCainjL3oKnNY2a","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainjL3oKnNY2a","pdf",754877,13,"English","# Items in this packet\n## Getting ready\n## Home medicines\n## Diet changes\n## What to bring to your exam\n## What else should I know?\n## What to expect","[{\"question\":\"What should patients plan for on the day of an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy?\",\"answer\":\"Arrange for an adult to drive you to and from the exams, because sedation will make you sleepy. 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