clear liquid diet...clear liquid diet the enre day before your procedure, you may only have clear...

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CLEARLIQUIDDIET

Theen1redaybeforeyourprocedure,youmayonlyhaveCLEARLIQUIDS.ClearLiquidsareliquidsyoucanseethroughatroomtemperature.(Itdoesn’tmeanyoumustdrinkthematroomtemperature.)IfyouCANNOTseethroughit,youCANNOThaveit.

Anyofthefollowingliquidsareokay,aslongasNOTREDorPURPLEincolor.ThefollowingthingsAREALLOWED:

• Water• CoffeeorteaWITHOUTmilkornon-dairycreamer(sugarmaybeused)• Regularordietsodas(Coke,Pepsi,GingerAle,Sprite,7-Up,MountainDew)• StrainedfruitjuiceWITHOUTpulp(applejuice,whitegrapejuice)• Clearbrothorbouillon(NOnoodles,rice,vegetablesormeat)• SportsDrinks(GatoradeorPowerade)• PlainJELL-O(WITHOUTaddedfruitsortoppings;

NOREDorPURPLEJELL-O,butothercolorsarefine)• LemonadewithNoPulp• Frozenpopsicles

YouCANNOThave:

• NOsolidfood

• NOdairyproducts

• NOcloudyjuiceslikeorangeorpineapplejuice

• NOREDorPURPLEliquids

• NOfishoilorCBDoilseven(7)daysbeforeyourprocedure

ForPa1entsWITHDIABETES:• TakehalfofyourDiabe1cmedica1onthedaybeforeyourprocedure• NODiabe1cmedica1ononthedayofyourprocedure.• Bringyourmedica1onwithyouonthedayofyourprocedure.

ForPa1entsTAKINGCOUMADINorANYOTHERBLOODTHINNINGMEDICATION:• Askyourprescribingdoctorhowtoadjustyourmedica1on.

NOTHINGTOEATORDRINKAFTERMIDNIGHT

THENIGHTBEFOREYOURPROCEDURE.

CLEARLIQUIDDIETSTARTS:_______________

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FrequentlyAskedQuesPons

Q. ShouldItakeanymedicaPonsonthedayofmyprocedure?

A. Yes,youcantakebloodpressure,heart,asthma,seizureandthyroidmedica7ons

withasmallsipofwater.

Q. WhenisthestartPmefortheClearLiquidDiet?

A. Thisdietappliestotheen7redaybeforeyourprocedure–fromthe7meyouwakeupun7l

midnightbeforethedayofyourprocedure.

Q. WhatareexamplesofREDorPURPLEliquids?

A. Youcan’tdrinkredorpurpleliquids,suchasCranberryJuiceorGrapeJuice.

Q. WhatisthelatestIcantakesleepingorpainmedicaPonsonthedaybeforemyprocedure?

A. Youmusttakethemnolaterthan8pmonthenightbeforeyourprocedure.

Q. HowdoIadjustmydiabePcinsulinmedicaPononthedaybeforemyprocedure?

A. Ifyouareoninsulin,takehalfofthedosagealloEedonthedaybeforetheprocedure.

Ifyouareonpills,takehalfthedosageofpills(ex:ifyoutaketwo,onlytakeone;ifyoutake

onepill,eitherskipitortakethatdoseintheeveningthedaybeforetheprocedure).

Q. CanItakeanyofmyothermedicaPonsonthedaybeforemyprocedure?

A. Yes,anyothermedica7ons,suchasan7-depressants,mul7vitamins,allergyorbirthcontrol

pills,shouldbetakenthedaybeforetheprocedure.

Q. Cananyformofalcoholbeconsumedbeforemyprocedure?

A. Noalcoholcanbeconsumedthedaybeforeoronthedayoftheprocedure.

Q. WillIbeabletodrivehomeaWermyprocedure?

A. No,youwillbeunabletodriveaNeryourprocedure.Aresponsiblepersonwillneedtocome

withyou,stayinourwai7ngroomduringyourprocedureanddriveyouhomeaNerwards.