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Clear jelly and sweets without fruit or nut pieces are also allowed.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What should I do the day before the scan regarding solid food and fluids?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Have a light breakfast from the allowed list, then do not eat any solid food until after your scan. You may have clear soups, jelly, ice cream, and fluids throughout the day, aiming for at least 150ml (¼ pint) each hour while awake.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How do I take Picolax and what precautions are needed?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Dissolve one sachet in water at 8.00am and drink it all, then repeat with the second sachet at 2.00pm. Expect loose bowel motions within 2-3 hours and more effect after the second dose; you may experience cramping. 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After this , DO NOT EAT ANY SOLID FOOD until after your scan.  \nYou can still have clear soups (e.g. sieved chicken noodle soup, vegetable Bouillon), jelly, icecream, Ambrosia custard, Complan. Drink plenty of fluids (tea, coffee, fizzy drinks, squashes, water, clear fruit juices, Bovril, Oxo) throughout the day. Drink at least ¼ pint (150ml) of fluid each hour during the daytime.  \nIf you are diabetic, please monitor your blood sugar carefully and seek medical advice if you start to feel unwell.  \n2  \nTHE DAY BEFORE YOUR SCAN  \nAt 8.00am: dissolve one sachet of Picolax in a cup of water and stir for 2-3 minutes. The mixture will get warm – let it cool down, then add more cold water and DRINK IT ALL.  \nAt 2.00pm: dissolve the second sachet of Picolax in the same way and drink it all.  \nYou can take all your usual prescribed medications but try to take it at least two hours  \nbefore drinking the Picolax solution and at least six hours after, or they may not take effect.  \nPicolax is a laxative causing loose bowel motions taking effect within 2-3 hours, but this varies. There is often more effect after the second dose.  \nYou should expect frequent bowel actions and eventually diarrhoea. Some intestinal cramping is normal. Use a barrier cream (i.e. Vaseline) locally after each bowel action to help reduce soreness around the anus.  \nPlease make sure you are near a toilet once commencing your bowel prep and remember to drink plenty of fluids.  \n\n| THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR SCAN\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Before going to bed, mix the 50ml bottle of OMNIPAQUE 240 in half a cup of water and DRINK IT ALL.\u003Cbr>This drink will enhance the fluid in your large bowel overnight making the CT scan images much clearer. Before taking the Omnipaque, please inform the CT Radiographers on 02072883951 if you have an allergy to iodine or have had an allergic reaction to CT contrast in the past. |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nON THE DAY OF YOUR SCAN: Drink plenty of clear fluids from the list but DO NOT EAT any solid food. Diabetic patients may eat non-solid food from the list overleaf.  \n3  \nPatient advice and liaison service (PALS)  \nIf you have a compliment, complaint or concern please contact our PALS team on 020 7288 5551 [or](or whh-tr.PALS@nhs.net)[ ](or whh-tr.PALS@nhs.net)[whh-tr.PALS@nhs.net](or whh-tr.PALS@nhs.net)  \nIf you need a large print, audio or translated copy of this leaflet please email [whh-tr.patient-information@nhs.net](whh-tr.patient-information@nhs.net. We will)[. We will](whh-tr.patient-information@nhs.net. We will) try our best to meet your needs.  \n[Twitter.com/WhitHealth](Twitter.com/WhitHealth)  \n[Facebook.com/Wh","cbCaitAqGd8hAbYv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitAqGd8hAbYv","pdf",203327,"English","# Two days before your scan\n# The day before your scan\n## Taking Picolax (timings)\n# The night before your scan\n# The day of your scan\n# Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)","[{\"question\":\"What can I eat two days before my CT virtual colonoscopy?\",\"answer\":\"Choose low-fibre foods such as milk, plain yoghurt, cheese, butter, white fish or chicken, eggs, tofu, white pasta, white rice, white bread/pitta, and clear soups with no solid bits. Clear jelly and sweets without fruit or nut pieces are also allowed.\"},{\"question\":\"What should I do the day before the scan regarding solid food and fluids?\",\"answer\":\"Have a light breakfast from the allowed list, then do not eat any solid food until after your scan. 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