85 Jefferson Street, Hartford, Suite 300, 1 hour before your scheduled appointment.

1. Obtain the 2 items you will need for the preparation:
2. 1 FLEET PREP Kit #1 (purple box)
   Please Note: Suppository included in Fleet Prep Kit #1 will not be used
3. 1 10 ounce bottle of Magnesium Citrate (any flavor)
   You can get these supplies at your local drugstore
   You need to follow the instructions that are in this packet
4. You may have breakfast the day prior to your procedure before 9:30 a.m. Following breakfast you will then begin the bowel prep and clear liquid diet (Click Here for the Clear Liquid Diet document). The bowel prep begins at 2:00 pm.
5. You are not to use aspirin, iron compounds, blood thinners, or vitamin E (400 IU or greater) for one week before your procedure. This is to help decrease bleeding that may occur if a biopsy is taken. Please let your medical doctor know if you are temporarily discontinuing this medication. Talk to your PCP about adjusting the dose or oral hypoglycemics and insulin the night before and day of the procedure. All other regularly scheduled medications can be taken, i.e.: High blood pressure and cardiac medications.
6. It is a regulation of the hospital that you have someone drive you for this procedure. Your stay will be approximately 2.5 hours. You will be unable to drive yourself due to the sedation used during the procedure. Your exam will be cancelled if you fail to follow this requirement.
   

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   BOWEL PREP FOR COLONOSCOPY
   DAY PRIOR TO EXAMINATION
   
   Maintain a clear liquid diet after breakfast.
   

   2:00PM Drink the Fleet Phosphosoda in the FLEET Prep Kit.
      This may be mixed with juice of a soft drink
   3:00PM Drink 8 ounces of clear liquids, see clear liquid diet.
   4:00PM Drink 8 ounces of clear liquids.
   5:00PM Drink one (1) bottle of Magnesium of Citrate (10 ounces).
   6:00PM Have a clear liquid dinner.
   7:00PM Drink 8 ounces of clear liquids. Take all four (4) Dulcolax tablets
   (Bisacodyl 5 mg.) contained in FLEET Prep Kit #1.
   8:00PM Drink 8 ounces of clear liquids.
   9:00PM Drink 8 ounces of clear liquids.
   10:00PM Continue to drink liquids until bedtime.
   

   
   
   MORNING OF THE EXAM
   Do not eat or drink anything, even water four (4) hours before the procedure.
   
   NOTE: In order to be prepared for this examination, it is very important that you follow these instructions. You may drink as many clear liquids as you like, be sure to continue to drink clear liquids up until four (4) hours before the exam. If you do not move your bowels multiple times, you should call our offce.