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Emphasizes staying well hydrated with clear drinks only, stopping all eating 2 hours before taking bowel preparation, and avoiding any non-listed foods. 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You must stop eating 2 hours before you start taking bowel preparation (Klean Prep) but to keep hydrated please drink CLEAR DRINKS ONLY.  \nAllowed  \n• Fruit juice/squash-apple, lime, cranberry, white grape  \n• Oxo, Bovril, clear soup  \n• Mineral drinks  \n• Soft drinks and sports drinks like Lucozade  \n• Ginger ale  \n• Water  \n• Black tea or coffee, with sugar if you like but NO MILK  \n• Iced tea  \n• Boiled sweets, pastilles  \n• Jelly  \nNot allowed  \n• Solid food  \n• Fruit juice with pulp  \n• Prune juice  \n• Milk (including milk in tea or coffee)  \n• Dairy products  \n• Liquids dyed red, orange, purple or brown (such as cola)  \nDay of the colonoscopy  \nOn the day of the colonoscopy:  \n• Do not take any food or drink which is not listed in the “allowed” list.  \n• Drink CLEAR FLUIDS ONLY and stop drinking 2 hours before the colonoscopy procedure.  \n• Do not eat or drink after arriving at the hospital for your colonoscopy procedure.  \n• You can eat normally AFTER the colonoscopy procedure.  \nPage 1  \nYour diet when preparing for a colonoscopy  \nInformation and advice for patients  \nBowel Cancer Screening Programme  \nIf you are unsure, please contact the Bowel Cancer Screening Practitioner (Nurse) on the relevant number:  \nCity Hospital: 0121 507 6002 or 6154  \nSandwell Hospital: 0121 507 3185  \nFurther information  \nFor more information about our hospitals please see: [www.swbh.nhs.uk](www.swbh.nhs.uk)  \nIf you are unsure, please contact the Bowel Cancer Screening Practitioner (Nurse) on the relevant number:  \nCity Hospital: 0121 507 6002 or 6154  \nSandwell Hospital: 0121 507 3185  \nQueen Elizabeth Hospital: 0121 204 1648  \nFurther information  \nFor more information about our hospitals please see: [www.swbh.nhs.uk](www.swbh.nhs.uk)  \nIf you would like to suggest any amendments or improvements to this leaflet please contact the  \ncommunications department on 0121 507 5420 or email: [swb-tr.swbh-gm-patient-information@nhs.net](swb-tr.swbh-gm-patient-information@nhs.net)  \nA Teaching Trust of The University of Birmingham  \nIncorporating City, Sandwell and Rowley Regis Hospitals  \nML2943  \nIssue Date: November 2010  \nReview Date: November 2012 Page 2","cbCais5LUDNbfeT5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais5LUDNbfeT5","pdf",121080,"English","# Before the colonoscopy\n## Hydration and timing\n## Allowed drinks and foods\n## Not allowed drinks and foods\n# Day of the colonoscopy\n## What to drink and stop\n## Eating after arrival","[{\"question\":\"How long before starting bowel preparation should you stop eating?\",\"answer\":\"Stop eating 2 hours before you start taking bowel preparation, while continuing to drink clear drinks only to stay hydrated.\"},{\"question\":\"What drinks are allowed before and on the day of the colonoscopy?\",\"answer\":\"Allowed items include water, black tea or coffee (no milk), mineral drinks, soft drinks and sports drinks, clear soup and clear fruit juice/squash (specific types listed), plus ginger ale and jelly.\"},{\"question\":\"What food and drinks must be avoided?\",\"answer\":\"Avoid all solid food, fruit juice with pulp, prune juice, milk and dairy products, and any liquids dyed red, orange, purple, or brown, such as cola.\"}]","Your diet when preparing for a colonoscopy - Information and advice for patients | PDF",1790515291]