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This booklet aims to give you enough information:  \n• To give properly informed consent for the procedure  \n• To help prepare you for the procedure  \n• To guide you through the procedure  \n• To make appropriate arrangements afterwards  \n• To answer frequently asked questions  \nWhat is a colonoscopy?  \nA colonoscopy allows direct inspection of the large bowel (rectum and colon) .  \nA slim flexible tube with a bright light at the end (a colonoscope) is passed through your anus into the rectum and guided gradually around the colon and into the end of the small intestine.  \nInstruments can be passed through the colonoscope, to allow samples to be taken and other procedures to be carried out. The appearance of your intestine may be recorded on a photograph or video film for future reference.  \nWhen and where is the colonoscopy done?  \nYour appointment is given in the letter you received with this leaflet. Directions to the Unit are in the letter.  \nPlease check which hospital you are being asked to attend.  \nIf you wish to change the appointment, please phone the number on your appointment letter. An answer phone is available out of hours.  \nIf you cannot attend , you must notify us as early as possible, so the appointment can be given to someone else.  \nIf you fail to attend and do not make contact within 5 days of the appointment , your request card may be returned to the doctor who asked for the procedure. This means that you will not be given another appointment automatically.  \nIf you need Patient Transport, please phone 0300 123 1236 to arrange this.  \nAs a patient, you deserve privacy and to be treated with dignity and respect in a way which takes account of your physical, communication and cultural needs. Treating all our patients in privacy and with dignity is our priority, to ensure your experience is the best it can be.  \nOur Endoscopy Unit provides treatment to both male and female patients as part of anoutpatient service. If you are uncomfortable with being treated in a mixed sex environment, then please discuss this with a member of staff before your appointment. We will, where practical, take your needs and preferences into account.  \nHow long does the colonoscopy take?  \nA colonoscopy takes from 20 up to 45 minutes , but it may take longer. However, the appointment time is not the time of the procedure. You will probably be in the department for 2 to 3 hours.  \nYou should bring your own dressing gown and slippers. You are also welcome to bring your own reading or listening material. For example , books, magazines, iPods.  \nHow do I prepare for the colonoscopy?  \n• If you are pregnant, or think you may be pregnant, contact the Endoscopy Unit.  \n• If you have a pacemaker or ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) please contact the department where you are having your test for further advice.  \n• If you have Addison’s disease or take regular hydrocortisone, please contact the department where you are having the test for further advice.  \n7 days before the appointment:  \n• Stop taking any iron supplements or medicines that contain iron.  \n• Stop or reduce , if possible, painkillers containing codeine or dihydrocodeine (you may need to seek advice from your GP) . Paracetamol can be used as an alternative.  \n• Stop any anti-diarrhoea medication. 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