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Please discuss or request a referral from your primary care physician. The GI clinic will contact you with a date and time of your colonoscopy. You may be asked to have a consultation appointment with a GI doctor prior to scheduling a colonoscopy.  \nProcedure Date/Time:   Arrive to the procedure center one hour prior to appointment.  \nLOCATIONS Your colonoscopy will likely take place at one of two procedure locations:  \n Eisenhower Health Endoscopy Services – Dolores Hope Building 39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 760-834-7980  \n Mirage Endoscopy Center  \n70-017 Hwy 111, Suite 2, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270  \n760-837-9210  \n39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 [EisenhowerHealth.org](EisenhowerHealth.org)  \nDISCUSS MEDICATIONS and any health conditions you have with your doctor. Your doctor will provide instructions for adjusting your medications prior to your procedure. Instructions may include the following changes:  \n• Stop medications that are for diarrhea (Imodium®, Kaopectate®) seven days prior to your procedure.  \n• You will need to temporarily discontinue blood thinners (e.g., Coumadin®, Plavix®, Eliquis®, Pradaxa®, Xarelto® prior to your procedure. The length of time to stop your medication depends on the drug you are taking. Please consult your prescribing doctor.  \n• If you have diabetes, your medications may need to be adjusted. Please consult your prescribing doctor.  \n• Avoid iron or products that contain iron.  \n• Stop fiber supplements five days before colonoscopy.  \n• Take your usual morning medications (including blood pressure medications), at least four hours prior to your procedure with a small amount of water.  \nTRANSPORTATION Arrange for a friend, family member or medical transport to drive you home after the colonoscopy, as you will still be drowsy from sedation and it is unsafe to drive.  \n• You must have an adult accompany you home the day of your procedure. The medical procedure staff must be able to contact whoever will accompany you. If this person cannot be confirmed prior to the procedure, your procedure will be rescheduled for your safety.  \n• Do not drive a car, operate machinery, or make any legal decisions until the day after your procedure.  \nDate:   (THREE DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE)  \nEat a low residue diet that limits high fiber foods.  \nFOODS YOU MAY NOT EAT ON A LOW RESIDUE DIET:  \n• Whole wheat or other whole grain breads, crackers, or rolls  \n• Cornbread or pumpernickel bread  \n• Cereals, oatmeal, granola  \n• Brown or wild rice  \n• Nuts, seeds, popcorn  \n• Raw or partially cooked vegetables and salads  \n• Raw or dried fruit  \n• Beverages with pulp  \n• Nutritional supplements that contain fiber  \n• Peppers, beans, corn  \n• Tough meat and meat items with skin  \nFOODS YOU MAY EAT:  \n• White bread, plain white flour crackers and potato rolls  \n• Cream of wheat/grits  \n• White rice  \n• Refined white pasta/noodles  \n• Fully cooked fresh or canned vegetables without seeds, including asparagus, beets, carrots, mushrooms, green beans, and potatoes (no skin)  \n• Bananas, soft cantaloupe, honeydew, avocado  \n• Canned fruits without seeds or skin  \n• Chicken, fish, beef, pork, skinless chicken or turkey, tofu, eggs  \n• Margarine, butters/oils, smooth sauces, and dressings  \n• Vanilla wafers, animal crackers  \n• Cakes, cookies, pudding, ice cream, all without nuts or seeds  \n• Hard candy, popsicles, yogurt, and cheese  \n• Anything on the CLEAR LIQUID DIET  \n39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270  [EisenhowerHealth.org](EisenhowerHealth.org)  \nDate:   (ONE DAY BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE)  \nEat only a clear liquid diet. A clear liquid diet consists only of liquids that you would be able to read a newspaper through.  \nCLEAR","cbCaivRmQfH1QQZq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivRmQfH1QQZq","pdf",1160610,"English","# Schedule and Arrival\n## Procedure Locations\n## Medication Discussion\n## Transportation After Sedation\n# Diet Preparation\n## Low Residue Diet (Three Days Before)\n## Clear Liquid Diet (One Day Before)\n# Preparing With SUPREP®\n## Dose One (Between 3 and 6 p.m.)\n## Dose Two (Start 4–5 Hours Prior)","[{\"question\":\"Why is bowel cleanliness important for a colonoscopy?\",\"answer\":\"If the bowel is not clean when arriving to the Procedures Unit, the colonoscopy may need to be rescheduled to obtain clear and complete results.\"},{\"question\":\"Which medications and supplements may need to be stopped before colonoscopy?\",\"answer\":\"Instructions may include stopping diarrhea medications (Imodium®/Kaopectate®) seven days prior, temporarily discontinuing blood thinners, avoiding iron products, and stopping fiber supplements five days before. 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