If you have diabetes, ask your regular doctor for diet and medication restrictions.
If you take a medication to thin your blood and have not already discussed this with our office, please call us at 612-871-1145.
If you take aspirin, you may continue to do so.
If you are or may be pregnant, please discuss the risks and benefits of this procedure with your doctor.
You must arrange for a ride for the day of your exam. If you fail to arrange transportation with a responsible adult, your procedure will need to be cancelled and rescheduled.
If you must cancel or reschedule your appointment, please call 612-871-1145 as soon as possible.

PREPARATION

To ensure a successful exam, please follow all instructions carefully. Failure to accurately and completely prepare for your exam may result in the need for an additional procedure and both procedures will be billed to your insurance.

Before your exam:

If a health history form is enclosed, please complete the form and bring with you on the day of your appointment.

Fill your prescription for NuLytely® at your local pharmacy.

• Please call our office if you did not receive a prescription.

7 days before your exam:

Discontinue fiber supplements or medications containing iron. This includes multivitamins with iron, Metamucil® and Fibercon®.

3 days before your exam:
Stop eating all high-fiber foods and begin a Low-Fiber Diet. A low fiber diet helps make the cleanout more effective.

Examples of a Low Fiber Diet include:

• White bread, white rice, pasta, potate without skin, plain crackers
• Fish, white meat chicken, eggs, peanut butter without nuts
• Clear beverages (apple juice, white grampe juice, Sprite®, sparkling water, Gatorade®)
• Cooked carrots, cooked green beans, cooked spinach
• Milk, plain yogurt, cheese
• Jelly, salt, pepper, sugar

Avoid: Raw fruits or vegetables, whole wheat or high fiber food, seeds, nuts, popcorn, bran or bulking agents

Additional low fiber diet recommendations can be found at www.mngastro.com/lowfiber

2 days before your exam:

• Continue the low-fiber diet.
• Drink at least 8 glasses of water during the day
• Stop eating solid foods at 11:45 pm.

1 day before your exam:

Start a clear liquid diet

• No red liquids; No coffee; No alcohol; No dairy products
• Water: drink at least 8 glasses of water during the day
• Tea (do not add milk or creamer)
• Clear broth or bouillon
• Gatorade®, Pedialyte® or Powerade® (No red)
• Carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks (Sprite®, 7-Up®, Gingerale)
• Strained fruit juices without  pulp (apple, white grape, white cranberry)
• Jell-O, popsicles, hard candy (No red)

At 6 pm

• Drink 1- 8 oz. glass of NuLytely® solution
• Continue drinking 1- 8 oz. glass every 15 minutes until the bottle is empty.
• Do not drink any other liquids while you are drinking the NuLytely® solution.
• Over the course of the evening, drink an additional ½ liter of clear liquids.

After 6pm: Continue clear liquid diet

Colon Cleansing Tips

• Chill the NuLytely® solution in the refrigerator. DO NOT add ice to the solution or your drinking glass.
• Set a timer every 15 minutes. Drink each 8 - oz. glass of solution quickly to help flush your colon.
• Stay near a toilet! You will have diarrhea.
• Even if you are sitting on the toilet, continue to drink the cleansing solution every 15 minutes.
• Drink all of the solution until it is gone.
• If you feel nauseous or vomit, rinse your mouth with water, take a 15 to 30-minute break and then continue drinking the NuLytely® solution.
• You will be uncomfortable until the stool has flushed from your colon (in about 2 to 4 hours). You may feel chilled.
• You may suck on a few hard candies (NO red).
• Alcohol-free baby wipes or Vaseline® may help ease skin irritation.
• Over-the-counter hydrocortisone creams, hemorrhoid treatments or Tucks may be used if desired.

The day of your exam

• You may take all of your morning medications.

2 hours before your exam

• Stop drinking clear liquids

You are ready for the exam, if you followed all instructions and your stool is no longer formed, but clear or yellow liquid. If you are unsure whether your colon is clean, please call our office at 612-871-1145 before you leave for your appointment.

• Bring a list of all of your current medications, including any allergy or over-the-counter medications.
• Bring a photo ID as well as up-to-date insurance information, such as your insurance card and any referral forms that might be required by your payer.