Sample Six Day Suggested Colonoscopy Prep Guide Meal Plan

1 Sample Six Day Suggested Meal Plan Colonoscopy prep Guide This plan is meant to be a Guide , not medical advice. Always seek in-person 4 days before Colonoscopy : medical advice and make medical decisions with your physician. Breakfast: eggs, white toast, jam Lunch: turkey sandwich on white 6. days Before the Colonoscopy : Start low-fiber diet meal plan Foods ALLOWED five days before the bread with avocados, baked potato chips Dinner: grilled chicken thighs, sau- procedure: t ed mushrooms, white rice cooked Read all preparation instructions White bread, pasta and noodles, in mushroom broth Create meal plan of items you prefer white rice, potatoes without skin Make shopping list 3 days before Colonoscopy : Canned or well-cooked vegetables Purchase groceries for meal plan without seeds or skin Breakfast.

2 Greek yogurt with ba- nanas and honey topping Acquire Colonoscopy preparation products Canned fruit or fresh fruit without skin or membranes Lunch: tuna with olive oil and lem- Arrange a driver for your procedure on juice on sour dough bread, Tender meat, chicken or fish honeydew melon cubes Stop all medications containing Foods to AVOID five days before the Dinner: cedar plank wild salmon (no aspirin and ibuprofen coloring), saut ed spinach with garlic, procedure: Israeli couscous Any food containing seeds, nuts or 5. days Before the Colonoscopy : popcorn Raw vegetables with a skin, seeds, corn, 2 days before Colonoscopy : Breakfast: half cantaloupe with broccoli, cabbage, dried beans or peas Greek yogurt and honey topping Acetaminophen is ok Whole grain bread or pasta, brown or Lunch: turkey sandwich on sour wild rice, cereal such as oatmeal, dough bread, honeydew melon cubes Determine meals for five days shredded wheat and granola Dinner: Orecchiette Stop supplements: Herbal, vitamins Fruit with skins and oral iron supplements Tough meat with gristle Fatty foods Helpline: (877) 422-2030.

3 1. Sample Six Day Colonoscopy Day Colonoscopy prep Guide 2. days Before the Colonoscopy : 1. day Before the Colonoscopy : No food or liquid three hours Confirm that you have a driver No solid food or alcohol before your scheduled proce- who will come with you to the Liquids you MUST AVOID: dure time appointment Milk, shakes, smoothies, dairy products You may take your morning Complete all medical forms Juices: orange, grapefruit, prune medications with a small sip List all medications you are on (no red or purple juices) of water ( blood pressure Find insurance cards Clear liquids you MAY CONSUME: med) with the exception of (no red or purple flavors/colors) medications listed on this Prepare first and last names with address of all doctors you want to receive a copy page.

4 Juice: apple, white grape of your procedure Sports drinks that replace electrolytes Your driver must take you Determine what you will be wearing Soda: ginger ale, orange, diet cola, cola to check in to your appoint- Comfortable, loose fitting clothing Coffee or tea (no cream) ment and must give you a ride Tennis or flat shoes Clear soup, beef broth, chicken broth, home Do not wear jewelry, watches or bouillon Arrive - 30 minutes before your bring valuables appointment time to check-in Hydrate Procedure The Colorectal Cancer Alliance's mission is to end colorectal cancer within our lifetime. We are doing this by championing Medications Scheduled to release prevention, funding cutting-edge research and providing the Make sure you take the prescribed highest quality patient support services.

5 Read more informa- tion about the Colon Cancer Alliance at medications one hour prior to drinking prep solutions so they can absorb This document was adapted from Kaiser Colonoscopy Instructions. Bowel Preparation Follow your bowel prep instructions for the prep your doctor prescribed. Helpline: (877) 422-2030. 2.