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You may receive an automated reminder call 4-5 days prior to your appointment if you have not confirmed.  \n• If you are diabetic, you must speak with your family physician (or the physician who prescribed your diabetes medication) about using insulin or pills for your diabetes on the day of your procedure. For more information, please refer to:  \n􀂾 [https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/AfterCareInformation/pages/condition](https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/AfterCareInformation/pages/condition)s.aspx?hwid=custom.ab_diabetes_bariumenema_colonoscopy  \n􀂾 [https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abl0488](https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abl0488)  \n• If you are taking arthritis medications or iron, speak with the physician who prescribed these medications about whether or not you need to stop them at least one week before your procedure.  \n• If you are taking blood thinners/ anticoagulation/ anti-platelet medications, please discuss with your prescribing specialist or family doctor if these medications can be safely stopped prior to your examination.  \n• You may be contacted by Alberta Health Services Pre-Registration to update your personal contact and address information prior to your appointment.  \n• Arrange for a responsible adult to take you home after your procedure.  \nOn the day of your appointment  \n• Please arrive on the unit 1 hour prior to your scheduled appointment time. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of your appointment.  \n• You will be sedated for the procedure. You must have a responsible adult available to take you home by private or public transit.  \n• Please have your ride come up to the unit with you to receive a pager. They will get paged when you are ready to be picked up.  \n• If your ride does not receive a pager, they will receive a call 1 hour before the patient pick-up time.  \n• Check List for What to Bring:  \n􀁆 Alberta Personal Health Card  \n􀁆 Photo Identification  \n􀁆 Bring all your medications (including insulin) with you or a Medication List.  \n􀁆 Bring a bag with you for your clothing.  \n􀁆 Home oxygen (full tank) and/or BiPAP/CPAP machine if you are using it.  \n• Do not bring valuables, jewellery, or large sums of money.  \nPROPER PREPARATION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THIS TEST.  \nA clean bowel is essential for the success and safety of your pouchoscopy. Your appointment will be cancelled if the following instructions are not followed and proper bowel preparation is less than adequate.  \nIMPORTANT DIETARY AND MEDICATION RESTRICTIONS  \n• If you are taking Metamucil or iron, stop them at least one week before your examination.  \n• Do NOT eat seeds, grapes, corn, peas, tomatoes or cucumbers for 3 days prior to the test.  \n• If you take blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin), low molecular weight heparin (e.g. Fragmin or Lovenox) or Plavix, discuss with your prescribing specialist or family doctor if these medications can be safely stopped one week prior to your examination.  \n• If you are diabetic, you must speak with your family physician about insulin or oral hypoglycemic agent use on the day of your procedure.  \nONE DAY PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE  \n1. Starting at noon, have clear fluids only. Clear fluids include clear soup broth, Jell-O, tea or coffee (black only), soft drinks, clear fruit juice, Powerade, Gatorade.  \n2. At 8:00 p.m. , start drinking 2 liters of slightly chilled CoLyte or PegLyte. It is be","cbCaiiLIdMYDNld3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiLIdMYDNld3","pdf",3169218,"English","# Prior to Your Appointment\n## Arrival, confirmation, and pre-registration\n## Medication and condition-related guidance\n# On the Day of Your Appointment\n## Sedation and transportation plan\n## Checklist: what to bring\n## What not to bring\n# Dietary and Medication Restrictions\n# One Day Prior to the Procedure\n## Clear fluids schedule\n## CoLyte or PegLyte instructions\n# The Day of the Procedure\n## Morning medication timing","[{\"question\":\"When should you arrive for a pouchoscopy appointment, and where is it located?\",\"answer\":\"Arrive 1 hour before the scheduled appointment time. 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