March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Don’t forget to schedule your colonoscopy!

Colonoscopy Patient Instructions

Colonoscopy Pre Procedure Instructions

Please follow the instructions below prior to your colonoscopy.  Also be sure to follow the instructions for your specific bowel preparation prescribed by your physician.

Special instructions if you do a weekly injection for diabetes or weight loss:

Stop weight loss or diabetes injection 1 week prior to your procedure such as Trulicity, Bydureon, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound.

Special Instructions if you take Diabetes or Blood Thinning Medications:

Please contact the provider who manages these before your procedure and ask them whether you should stop taking them before the procedure and for how long prior.

Eating and Drinking Instructions for ALL bowel preparations:

One week prior to Procedure:

  • Follow a low-fiber diet for one week before the procedure and avoid high-fiber foods. Examples are whole grain breads and cereals, fruits, nuts, seeds, quinoa, popcorn, and vegetables (cooked or raw).
1 Day Before Your Procedure:
  • Do not eat solid foods.
  • Drink only “clear” liquids.  These include water, clear fat-free broth, gelatin, clear fruit juice such as apple or white grape.  You may have ice pops, carbonated beverages, sports drinks, tea, and coffee (you may add sugar).
  • Do not eat or drink dairy products and avoid anything RED or PURPLE colored.
Day of your Procedure:
  • Do not eat solid foods.
  • Finish your prep the morning of the procedure and do not drink any clear liquids until the procedure is complete.
Medication Instructions:
  • Your facility will contact you before your procedure to provide instructions on which medications to take or avoid.
  • If you take daily medication, you may take this with sips of water before your scheduled arrival time.
  • If you have diabetes or take blood thinners, follow instructions by the health care provider who manages those medications.

​

  • The prescription is sent during the patient’s office visit. Please pick up the prep at least one week before the procedure.

The directions on the Sutab box may differ from the directions below.  Follow these instructions.

​
  • Evening before your procedure (Start at 6pm)

    1. Open the 1st bottle of tablets (12 count)

      • Fill the provided container with 16-oz of water. 
      • Swallow 1 tablet every 1-2 minutes, flush with water.  You should finish all 12 tablets and 16-oz of water within 30 minutes.
      • You may consume additional water if needed.
      • Do NOT break or crush the tablets.

    2. Approximately 1 hour after taking the last tablet, fill the container with another 16-oz of water and drink over 30 minutes.

    3. Approximately 30 minutes after finishing the second container of water, fill the container again with 16-oz of water and drink over 30 minutes.

    4. Keep the container for the day of the procedure.

  • ​Day of your procedure (Complete 5-6 hours before arrival time)
    1. Open the 2nd bottle of tablets (12 count)
      • Fill the provided container with 16-oz of water. 
      • Swallow 1 tablet every 1-2 minutes, flush with water.  You should finish all 12 tablets and 16-oz of water within 30 minutes.
      • You may consume additional water if needed.
      • Do NOT break or crush the tablets.
      • You MUST complete consumption of all Sutab tablets and water at least 3-4 hours prior to your procedure.
    2. Do not drink any more liquids until after your procedure.

The prescription for your preparation will be sent to your pharmacy one week prior to your procedure.

The instructions on the Suprep box may differ from the directions in this section.  Follow these instructions.​

  • Evening before your procedure (Start at 6pm)

    1. Pour one bottle of solution into the mixing container.

    2. Add cold water to the 16-oz line on the container and mix. Do NOT drink Suprep without adding water; add any clear liquid as instructed.

    3. Drink all of the solution in the container.

    4. Over the next hour, drink two 16-oz containers (or more) of water.  This is important to help cleanse your colon and keep you hydrated.

  • Day of your procedure (Start at least 4 hours prior to your arrival time.)

    1. Pour the second bottle of Suprep into the mixing container.

    2. Add any clear liquid, including cold water, to the 16-oz line on the container.

    3. Drink all of the solution in the container.

    4. Drink two 16-oz containers of water.

  • Do not drink any more fluids until after your procedure.

The prescription for your preparation will be sent to your pharmacy one week prior to your procedure.

The directions on the Clenpiq box may differ from the directions in this section.  Follow these instructions.​

  • Evening before your procedure (Start anytime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.)

    1. Drink 1 bottle of Clenpiq.

    2. Over the next five hours, drink at least five 8-oz cups of clear liquid or water.

  • Day of your procedure (Start at least 4 hours prior to your arrival time.)

    1. Drink the second Clenpiq bottle, then drink at least four 8-oz cups of clear liquid or water.

  • Three hours before you arrive to the office, stop drinking clear liquids.

Golytely, PEG-3350, TriLyte, Nulytely, Golyte-C

The prescription for your preparation will be sent to your pharmacy one week prior to your procedure.

Please note the directions on the prep box may differ from the directions on this page.  Follow these instructions

  • Prepare the Solution

    1. Dissolve the powder in water before drinking

    2. Fill the jug half way with lukewarm water.  Warm water dissolves the powder better than cold water.

    3. Shake the jug well to dissolve the powder.

    4. Add cold water to the fill line on the jug.  Again shake the jug well.  The full jug contains sixteen 8-oz cups.

    5. You may refrigerate the jug until you drink all of the solution.

    6. Drink all of the solution within 24 hours after mixing it.

  • Evening before your procedure (Start at 6pm)

  1. Shake the jug of mixed solution well.

  2. Drink one 8-oz cup of solution quickly.  The solution will not work well if sipped slowly.

  3. Every 10-15 minutes, quickly drink another cup of solution.

  4. Continue to drink until 12 cups, or 2/3 of the solution is drank.  This may take up to 3 hours.

  5. Remaining 1/3 of solution should be completed 3 hours prior to procedure. You may refrigerate the solution.

  • Day of your procedure (Start at least 4 hours before arriving for your procedure.)

    1. Shake the jug of mixed solution well.

    2. Quickly drink one 8-oz cup of solution.

    3. Every 10-15 minutes, quickly drink another cup of solution until you have drank all of the solution.

  • Two hours before you arrive to the office, no more liquids until after procedure
Cancellations:

If you need to cancel your procedure, please call at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled procedure time. Our cancellation policy is currently 24 hours notice and $100 cancellation fee.

Request An Appointment