Bowel Prep

Bowel Prep Instructions

You are required to do a Bowel Prep the day before surgery. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY! It is very important that your bowel be completely emptied so that the bowel is lying flat, keeping it from being injured during your surgery. You will need to follow a CLEAR LIQUID DIET which begins the morning on the day before your surgery.

Clear Liquids

Jell-O, Chicken or Beef Broth, Sodas, Coffee and Tea with sugar (NO CREAMER), clear fruit juices (NO PULP), Gatorade, and Popsicles.

Your Bowel Prep is Miralax & Dulcolax based. You will need these items from your pharmacy

Miralax in large bottle (8.3 ounces or 235 grams)
4 Dulcolax or Bisacodyl tablets (5 mg tablets)
Purchase a large 64 ounce bottle of Gatorade or Crystal Light if you have diabetes. This will be used to mix your Miralax the day before surgery
Do not take aspirin products or iron tablets for 7 days prior to surgery.

Follow this schedule for the bowel prep:

1:00 PM Take 4 Dulcolax tablets with a drink of clear liquids.
2:00 PM Mix the Miralax in 64 ounces of Gatorade or other clear liquid of choice. Cap the bottle shake to dissolve. Place in the refrigerator as most people prefer chilled.
4:00 PM Start to drink the Miralax. Drinking one glass every 10 to 15 minutes. Drink it quickly rather than sipping small amounts because it does not taste that good. Finish drinking the liquid in 2 hours. Be sure to drink ALL the liquid.
12:00 MIDNIGHT Do not eat or drink anything after 12 midnight

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