Colonoscopy Prep: Overturning the Clear-Liquid Diet

[marcuscollins]

I ate scrambled eggs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner . I have this procedure done every 2-3 years and I was fed up. I called my doctor and he immediately said yes, you can have scrambled eggs. I know there are many more options in the low residue diet but I was fine with just the eggs . My prep was a breeze for the first time last year. People are dying because they won’t have this procedure done simply because the prep is so brutal, and thats a shame . I’m glad to see they are finally realizing this and working to change.

[paisleydreamzz]

I please update this video as I think it is significant and very helpful to a certain population!
I heartily support this but for different reasons. I have left side hemiparesis with spasticity from stroke.
My first “traditional“ prep failed. Doctor was unwilling to change the prep so I search the Internet for alternatives and found a new doctor
Got a new prep that I did two days prior to the colonoscopy, pushed fluids hard one day prior to the colonoscopy, and ate a soft/low residue diet an entire week before that first prep from the new doctor.
All these “tricks“ combined Worked like a charm. I know I’m not the only person walking around out here with paralysis or spasticity issues so I really don’t understand the dearth of information about that in relation to Colonoscopy‘s in their entirety. In the end they found two precancerous polyps so I was glad for all the hard work I did.

[TheJoepeanut]

I ate 2 hardboiled eggs 12 hours before my procedure and really saved me i was so weak from fasting my mother recommended to do so and my procedure went great

[begonia]

I am so happy to see this! My gastroenterologist has me doing the low residue diet for 3 days prior and then clear liquid starts the NIGHT before at the time I drink the prep. The low residue is very easy and you aren't starving and weak. So happy to see this video! You can find this diet online but make sure it is a reputable source. The low residue diet is short-term only. It can even be used for flare-ups of various colon problems. No seeds, nuts, popcorn, whole grains, fruit with skins..etc.

[Foxekkb]

I am so glad that I found these videos on the Low Residue Diet! I put off having my colonoscopy because the last one I did nearly killed me. I was on the 2-day cleanse and I was really sick. I was nauseous, threw up and felt very, very weak. Now I have to do another one as my Cologuard came back positive. I am praying that it is not too late. I am confident that I will be able to complete the process this time. Thank You!

[Patriots]

Cscope prep advice: get a Rx for zofran from your PCP. Take one zofran hour before you take the ducolax pills or even right afterwards. the key is to have zofran working when you start drinking the first half of the prep. then take the second zofran one hour before you start the second half of the prep. That will solve any nausea problems. Also my doc told me to mix the prep powder with white grapejuice or apple juice. The 2 quart or 64 oz prep is much easier that the 4 quart prep simply because you don't have allof that volume in your stomach causing nausea.

[shaunme]

Seems to me vodka qualifies as clear liquid lol

[jojowhite]

I used a easy digestive diet 3 days before and the day before I have a clear liquid diet. About noon I take 4 Dulcolax laxative tablets and about 6pm I start drinking 8 oz glasses of a 64 oz container of Gatorade mixed with an 8.3 oz container of MiraLax. This usually clears me out and I've never had a complaint from my physician.

[ComputerGuy]

My prep was pretty easy, I stuck to low residue foods 2 days before i was eating shells and cheese mixed with shredded boneless-skinless chicken breasts and some ice cream.. The day before i took 2 ducolax tablets.. drank a gallon of water and didn't really care for broth so i stuck to popsicles and sugar-free jello.. My prep was an 8.3oz bottle of miralax mixed with 2 28 oz bottles of white cherry sugar free powerade. I drank 8oz of that stuff every 15 minutes with a green apple jolly rancher in my cheek just in case but I didn't need the jolly rancher. My prep tasted more like the power-ade than anything. 4 hours before my procedure I drank a 10 oz bottle of magnesium citrate. That stuff was gross so I slammed it and then had a jolly rancher. The doctor told me I did a good job on my prep. I was told to have a nice nap and next thing I knew I was in the recovery room. easy peazy.

[iamric]

ok, I just had my colonoscopy and my prep was a total non issue. I was prescribed polyethylene glycol 3350, in a 8.3 ounce bottle. This is mixed with 128 ounces of liquid. You have to drink 1/2 of it the day before then the 2md 1/2 on the day of the procedure. I mixed the 1st half with white grape juice and a teaspoon of sugar, and no lie it tasted like white grape juice. There was perhaps a 3% taste of the powder, but that contributed zero effect on the total taste.
The next day I used apple juice and a teaspoon of sugar just to switch it up and that too was great.
I was also prescribed 4 tiny pills to take all at one time when I began my prep which helps with the discharge.
The only thing I did differently time wise, was to start my prep 3 hours earlier so that I could give myself more time to settle down so that I could get some sleep. I also started 3 hours earlier the next day as well. It turned out to be a wise decision because of the continued discharge.
I only drank 3 quarts of this prep, and it was enough. My paper work suggested that by after drinking 3 quarts that most people are cleared out. I also did not consume a lot of food 2 days prior to this prep to help me with this event and that also helped big time.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

[Jimmy-pw]

I had a colonoscopy yesterday. I told my wife I refuse to do it again. And it wasn't because of the clear liquid diet. It's because of something I haven't heard people talk about online. My rectum felt like it was on fire every time I had my liquid bowel movements. And when I use toilet paper, it was brutal. I hear the term discomfort a lot. Discomfort does not explain the pain you feel from the burning rectum

[willowone]

Please, please please! Someone please explain what a low-residue diet is. I've gotten so sick from the liquid prep and I'd love to try something a little different.

[kathyczaplewski]

One of the most challenging things about standard prep - aside from overcoming the dread of having to choke down a gallon of disgusting liquid on a basically empty stomach - is spending the 5 previous days eating foods I normally can't or shouldn't eat, or going without. Going on a five-day spiritual retreat/fast would probably be healthier overall!

[جميلالمقدسي]

Interesting informations, but In practical term, What does a low residue diet mean? What foods are allowed and what food are to be avoided ?

[moon-udtq]

Very patient friendly prep vs tortuous old prep.

[mariagrant]

Just had a Colonoscopy yesterday- hate the clear liquid prep called Moviprep - had to take it 1 litre the night before and again another 1 lire early the next morning of the procedure - hardly got off the toilet the whole time right up until I left for my procedure in the afternoon- was so exhausted but thankfully all went well as results good- to me, the prep was horrendous- horrible taste- makes one almost gag after a couple of glasses- they should come up with an alternative method for preparing people for this procedure here in Australia 😤

[consumerdebtchitchat]

I'm 54 and the only reason I'm willing to do the colonoscopy now is they came out with tablets. I had heard so many bad things about the drink I refuse to do it because I was afraid I would just throw it up. I have my procedure tomorrow and I'm doing a low residue diet up to noon today like I did yesterday. Procedure is late tomorrow morning.

[jacquesreilly]

The key is to drink several beers before you start drinking the prep. It sucks all the liquid into your bowels and bam your cleaned out.

[-LulMrsSierra.Santillana]

I’ve have 4 colonoscopy in the last 2 months, I am now on a 7 day clear liquid diet it’s insane how each time is worst and worst and my vitals damn near have me dead, I’m already malnutrition, anemia and health is just horrible, all the year I turned 29, I am now 31 as a few days ago, it’s been prolonged due to first my primary doctor being so stupid and ignoring me every time, always being ignored, now I have to do this over and over because things got serious. I rather just throw in the towel, I sneak food anyways but my constipation is so severe for so long atleast 2 years, being poisened I’m always tired so freaking tired I look and feel dead people who don’t know my situation think I’m some drug addict, it’s caused me to lose my job, my soon after apartment, now I’m homeless already with social anxiety trying to prep again right now when resources are very slim, I have no family or friends why is my doctor so strict on this no food?!! It’s making it harder to push what in there out, all I do is barf and feel like I’m dieing and my heart races, I go to the hospital n they continue to say oh we’ll keep drinking it, I honestly feel I have some sort of parasites I have all the symptoms, a large “mass” ball on my top belly button that comes and goes wen u start feeling around or cleaning the white egg like stuff out of my itchy belly button, I was only having bowel movements 1 or 2 a month, every time was crying and sweats on the toilet for hours praying for the pain to ease up felt stuck large Rock hard balls of black stool, some days would be with white spider web looking stuff all over it, a lot of times with large amounts of blood, but it always feels like I have diarrhea but something is blocking it, dr and specialist ignore me every time. This is torture!!!! I can’t even be a mother at this point and my son has to suffer, he is not safe being with his dad he needs his mom

[GlenJ]

Examples of foods on a low-residue/fiber diet include:

White bread with no nuts or seeds.
White rice.
Well cooked vegetables without skin or seeds.
fresh fruit like bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon.
Eggs.
Fish.
Poultry.
Dairy products.