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2 DAY COLONOSCOPY PREPARATION: MIRALAX EXTENDED
PLEASE PURCHASE
  • Over the counter at local pharmacy
    • Dulcolax (bisacodyl) 5 mg pills (need 3 pills total)
    • Miralax 238 gram bottle x 2
    • Gatorade – 32 oz bottles x3 (No Red, Purple or Orange Color)
7 DAYS BEFORE
  • Stop fiber supplements and iron supplements, including multivitamins
4 DAYS BEFORE Begin a LOW FIBER Diet including:

  • White or sour dough bread
  • White Rice, Pasta
  • Eggs, Chicken, Turkey, Fish
  • Cheese, Yogurt, Milk, Ice Cream, Pudding
  • Canned or cooked fruit/vegetables without skin or peel (carrots, cucumbers, potatoes)
  • Pureed fruits/vegetables (smoothies, strained puree soups)
  • Creamy peanut or almond butter
High Fiber Foods to AVOID:

  • Raw fruits/vegetables with seeds, skin, membranes
  • Cooked/canned fruit/vegetables with skin/seeds/peel
  • Whole wheat or multigrain bread or crackers
  • Nuts, Seeds
  • Popcorn
  • Oatmeal, bran cereal
  • Brown rice, quinoa
3 DAYS BEFORE
  • Continue LOW FIBER Diet
2 DAYS BEFORE
  • Continue LOW FIBER Diet
  • Begin FULL LIQUID Diet:
  • 7PM:
    • Pour half of a Miralax container into Gatorade bottle #1. Then shake until it is dissolved
    • Drink the first 32 oz bottle of Miralax/Gatorade mix: a cup every 15 minutes until completed
1 DAY BEFORE
  • MORNING: Start a CLEAR LIQUID Diet
    • Apple, White Grape, White Cranberry Juices without Pulp
    • Clear Soup/Broth
    • Tea or Black coffee (no milk/creamer)
    • Gatorade/Powerade (no red, purple or orange color)
    • Jello (no red, purple, or orange color)
    • Popsicles (no red, purple, or orange color)
  • 6PM: Take Dulcolax 3 tablets with sips of water
  • 7PM:
    • Pour half of the Miralax container into Gatorade bottle #2 and half into the Gatorade bottle #3; shake until dissolved
    • Drink the second 32 oz bottle of Miralax/Gatorade mix: a cup every 15 minutes until completed
    • Put the third 32 oz bottle in the refrigerator
  • Bowel movements should begin 1-2 hours after starting the Miralax/Gatorade mix but the effect can be delayed by up to 4-6 hours
DAY OF COLONOSCOPY
5 HOURS BEFORE
  • Drink the third 32 oz bottle of Miralax/Gatorade mix
    • A cup every 15 minutes until completed
  • By the end of the cleanse your stool should be a clear liquid with yellow or green tinge
3 HOURS BEFORE
  • Stop drinking/eating clear liquids
  • Do not chew gum or mints
  • Take regular medications with a small sip of water the morning of your procedure unless otherwise instructed by your physician
30 MIN BEFORE
  • Arrive at endoscopy suite 30 MIN PRE PROCEDURE (no later!)
  • Bring list of current medications including doses
  • Bring a Photo ID and Insurance Card
  • Bring any applicable Referrals
  • Please do not bring any valuables
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
IF YOU HAVE DIABETES
  • Contact your primary care doctor or endocrinologist for instructions regarding your medications
IF YOU TAKE MEDICATION TO THIN YOUR BLOOD
  • Contact your gastroenterologist for further instructions at (212) 427-8761
  • Medications include but are not limited to:
    • Heparin, Lovenox, Warfarin (Coumadin), Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), Apixaban (Eliquis), Edoxaban (Lixiana, Savaysa), Betrixaban (Bevyxxa), Clopidigrel (Plavix), Prasugrel (Effient), Brilinta (Ticagrelor)
IF YOU TAKE ASPIRIN OR BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS
  • Continue to take these medications
ESCORT
  • Please ensure that you have an escort (responsible adult over the age of 18) to pick you up at the end of the procedure
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 by Dr. Shawn Khodadadian (Gastroenterologist) of Manhattan Gastroenterology