Do NOT Eat or Drink ANYTHING the Day of the Test,
EXCEPT:

1.) Your second dose of the bowel prep, or:

2.) Your morning medicines with a small sip of water at least 4 hours before the exam. DO NOT CHEW GUM, HARD CANDY, or SMOKE UNTIL AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE. If the test is scheduled after 1 PM then you may have small sips of water up to 8 Am or UNTIL you finish the second dose of your bowel prep, then nothing more afterwards.

Bring a current list of medicines and doses with you.
HMO insured patients may require a referral or precertification.
You will need to bring your insurance cards, referral, and co-pay at the time of the visit.

1) You have no one to drive you home (A bus or taxi is NOT acceptable),
2) IF you eat any food the day of the test,
3) IF you drink any fluids less than 4 hours before the test.

Please fill your Colyte prescription at least 2 days before your scheduled exam and do not forget to purchase the Dulcolax tablets (these are over the counter).

MIX THE SOLUTION the day before using or the morning before the colonoscopy.

Add lukewarm drinking water to top of line on bottle.

Cap the bottle and shake well to dissolve the powder. The mixed solution will be clear and colorless.

Use within 48 hours. Do not add anything else, such as flavorings, to the solution.

You may place in the refrigerator (Keeping the solution cold will make it taste better).

The DAY BEFORE THE COLONOSCOPY-

Begin the First Dose (1/2 of the Solution) at the time checked below:

___ Begin after Work, but no later than 7 PM the night before the colonoscopy.
Take 4 Dulcolax by 4 PM or when you get home, then drink ½ of the Solution.
Drink 8 ounces every 10-15 minutes till finished ½ the solution (Mix in the morning of the day you use as detailed above).

___ Or Begin the day before the colonoscopy at ____am/pm.
(Mix the night before as detailed above and place in the refrigerator.)
Take 4 Dulcolax 2 hours before beginning to drink the Colyte solution.

Please begin the SECOND DOSE as directed below (the remaining Colyte solution).

Drink 8 ounces every 10-15 minutes till finished and if the bowels are not clear in 2 hours after finishing call the office for further instructions.

THE SECOND DOSE MUST BE FINISHED 4 HOURS BEFORE ARRIVAL AT THE CENTER FOR YOUR PROCEDURE

Remember pour the Colyte over ice to make it taste better if it is not cold enough.
Drinking through a straw will decrease the taste of the Colyte.

___ Begin the second dose the evening before the colonoscopy at ___pm.

___ Begin the second dose the morning of the colonoscopy starting by ___am

The MORNING OF THE PROCEDURE:

Do NOT Eat or Drink ANYTHING the day of the test,
EXCEPT:

1.) Your second dose of the bowel prep, or:

2.) Your morning medicines with a small sip of water at least 4 hours before the exam.
DO NOT CHEW GUM, HARD CANDY, or SMOKE UNTIL AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE.
If the test is scheduled after 1 PM then you may have small sips of water up to 8 AM, then nothing more afterwards.

What are the side effects of Colyte?

Common side effects include Nausea, abdominal fullness, and bloating in up to 50% of patients. Abdominal cramps, vomiting and anal irritation occur less frequently.
Side effects are temporary and usually subside quickly.