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test. If so, take with sips of water only.
• Before the test, tell the staff:
─ About any medicines you are taking. Include all prescription and
over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbs you use.
─ If you have any allergies.
─ About your health history and any surgeries you have had.
─ If you may be pregnant.
The Day Before Your Test
• Do not eat solid food or drink milk products.
• Do not drink any red or purple liquids. Drink clear liquids only, such as:
─ Water
─ Clear broth or bouillon
─ Clear fruit juices without pulp such as apple, white grape, and
lemonade
─ Clear drinks such as lemon-lime soda, Kool-aid or sport drinks.
─ Coffee or tea without milk or nondairy creamer
─ Jello or popsicles
• At 2 PM, begin the bowel clean out by drinking the phosphosoda.
─ Add half the bottle of the phosphosoda to a 4 ounce or 120 milliliter
glass of water or apple juice.
─ Drink 8 ounces or 240 milliliters of water after this.
─ Continue to drink liquids through the day.
• You may need to get to the toilet right away. You will have a loose
watery bowel movement in about 1 hour. You will have bowel
movements through the day. They will become watery. Your bowels are
clean when there is only pale yellow fluid without stool.
• At 4 PM, repeat the dose of phosphosoda. Mix the other half of the
phosphosoda with 4 ounces or 120 milliliters of water and drink it.
• At 10 PM, if ordered by your doctor, use the Fleets enema. To use the
enema: