For Colon Surgery, Colonoscopy or Sphincteroplasty
Day Before Surgery
- Clear liquid diet for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Water
- Gatorade or Kool-Aid
- Coffee (without cream)
- Tea
- Clear broth
- Fruit juice without pulp
- Jello (not red Jello)
- Soda pop
Follow additional bowel prep instructions below!
- No solid food (jello) for 8 hours prior to the procedure or surgery.
- You may continue to take clear liquids up to 2 hours prior to procedure or surgery.
- OK to take medicines with a sip of water.
- One Fleet enema 1 hour prior to check in. Hold for 3–5 minutes.
MiraLax Prep
- Take 4 Dulcolax tablets at noon.
- Drink 8 oz of clear liquid containing one capful of MiraLax every 10 minutes until at least 9 glasses are consumed.
- Continue to drink clear liquids throughout the evening until bowel movements become clear.
NuLytely Prep
- See patient directions provided on container.
- Drink 8 oz of solution every 10 minutes until stool watery and clear or until container empty.
- You may continue to drink clear liquids throughout the evening.
HalfLytely Prep (for patients with renal failure or partial obstruction)
- See patient directions provided on side of box. You must complete ALL steps.
- Continue to drink clear liquids throughout the evening until bowel movements become clear.
Bowel Prep for Outpatient Anal Surgery (all anal surgery except fissures)
- Two fleets enemas (one at a time) 1–2 hours prior to check in. Hold each for 3-5 minutes.
- No solid food for 8 hours prior to the procedure or surgery.
- You may continue to take clear liquids up to 2 hours prior to procedure
Bowel Prep for Ileostomy Closure
- Clear liquid diet after dinner preop.
- No solid food for 8 hours prior to the procedure or surgery.
- You may continue to take clear liquids up to 2 hours prior to procedure.
- OK to take medicines with a sip of water.
- No bowel cleansing such as an enema is necessary unless there is residual contrast.
