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There is no restriction on the amount you can drink.  \n􀁸 If you follow ALL of these instructions below, your stool will be a clear liquid, and you will be ready for colonoscopy. Stay near a toilet, as you will have diarrhea.  \nCLEAR LIQUID DIET – ONLY the following are ALLOWED:  \n􀁸 Clear bouillon or broth, Jell-O, and popsicles.  \n􀁸 Regular or decaƯeinated tea/coƯee (DO NOT put any milk/cream in your tea or coƯee), apple and white grape juice, Kool-Aid, carbonated beverages, Gatorade, G2, Pedialyte, strained lemonade, limeade, orange drink (any juice you can see through and has no pulp)  \n􀁸  NO SOLID FOOD, milk or alcohol.  \n**Diabetics: Use G2 Gatorade, this product has less sugar. You will need to contact your primary doctor or Endocrinologist regarding your diabetic medications.  \n5:00pm (Day BEFORE Procedure)  \nTake 4 Dulcolax tablets all at once with at least 8oz. of clear liquid.  \n6:00pm (Day BEFORE Procedure)  \nMix the 238-gram bottle of MiraLAX in 64oz. of Gatorade, water, tea or clear juice. Drink an 8 oz. glass every 10-15 minutes until the solution is gone.  \nIf you become nauseated and vomit stop drinking the MiraLAX mixture until the nausea subsides, then resume drinking it a slower pace until the solution is gone.  \n12:00am (Night BEFORE Procedure)  \nDO NOT EAT/DRINK ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT until your procedure has been completed.(Exception: If you take a heart or blood pressure medication, you may have it on the morning of your procedure with a small sip of water) .  \n**STOP**  \nSTOP TAKING GLP-1 agonists 14 DAYS before your procedure: Ozempic (Semaglutide), Rybelsus, Bydureon, Dulaglutide (Trulicity), Liraglutide (Victoza), Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), Soliqua, Xultophy, Adlyxin, Exenatide (Byetta) .","cbCaihvUeIhfpVat","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihvUeIhfpVat","pdf",188860,"English","# Colonoscopy Prep Instructions\n## Required Supplies\n## Two Days Before Procedure\n## Day Before Procedure: Clear Liquids Only\n## Medication and Timing Schedule\n## Diet Rules and Exceptions","[{\"question\":\"What items are required for colonoscopy preparation?\",\"answer\":\"The instructions require 4 Dulcolax/bisacodyl 5mg tablets, one 238-gram bottle of MiraLAX, and 64oz of Gatorade or another clear liquid (including water).\"},{\"question\":\"What diet should be followed during the two days and the day before the procedure?\",\"answer\":\"Two days before, avoid vegetables and nuts. The day before allows only clear liquids all day, with no solid food, milk, or alcohol.\"},{\"question\":\"How and when should the bowel-cleansing medicines be taken?\",\"answer\":\"The schedule calls for taking 4 Dulcolax tablets at 5:00pm with at least 8oz of clear liquid, then mixing the MiraLAX bottle into 64oz of clear liquid and drinking 8oz every 10–15 minutes until finished.\"},{\"question\":\"Which medications must be stopped before the colonoscopy and how does medication timing work on procedure day?\",\"answer\":\"Stop weight-loss equivalent medication (including phentermine) 14 days prior, and stop GLP-1 agonists 14 days before (e.g., Ozempic, Rybelsus, Trulicity, Victoza, Mounjaro, and others listed). On the morning of the procedure, heart or blood pressure medications may be taken with a small sip of water even though no food or drink is allowed after midnight.\"}]","Colonoscopy Prep Instructions - Medication and Diet Schedule | PDF",1790551743]