THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE
Please avoid the following:
* brown bread
* high fibre
* vegetables
* fruit
* any food containing nuts or cheese
PLEASE DRINK AT LEAST 12 GLASSES OF WATER OR APPLE JUICE EACH DAY
Please choose from the following menu:
BREAKFAST
* Clear fruit juice (apple or pear)
* Cornfalkes or rice bubbles with milk
* Eggs
* White bread or toast with butter, margarine, honey or vegemite
LUNCH
* Clear fruit juice (apple or pear)
* Clear chicken soup
* White bread sandwich with any of these fillings – chicken, beef, fish, egg
* Stewed or tinned fruit without skin
* Tea and coffee (milk and sugar allowed)
DINNER
* Clear fruit juice (apple or pear), ginger ale, tea, coffee
* Steamed or grill lean meat: chicken, fish, lamb or beef
* Mashed or boiled peeled potatoes, peeled pumpkin, peeled choko * White rice or plain noodles or white pasta
* Stewed or tinned fruit (without skins) with ice cream
SNACKS
* Tea, coffee, apple or pear juice, lemonade
* Plain biscuit (eg Jatz, milk arrowroot, Sao), plain sponge cake, crumpet, yoghurt, custards or plain jelly
ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE
CLEAR FLUIDS ONLY ALL DAY. NO SOLID FOODS, MILK PRODUCTS OR ALCOHOL ARE ALLOWED.
Approved Clear Fluids:
* Water
* Apple or pear juice
* Plain jelly (light colours)
* Bonox
* Black tea or coffee
* Lucozade
* Gatorade
* Staminade
* Carbonated drinks
* Barley sugar drink
* Clear broth
* Lime or lemon cordial
Do not eat jelly or drink fluids with red, green or purple colouring
Drink at least 3 litres of approved fluids PLUS the preparation liquids below.
FIRST DOSE OF PREPARATION
Add the contents of one sachet of Picoprep to one glass (250ml) warm water and stir until dissolved. Chill for 30 minutes before drinking if you prefer. This should be followed by a drink from any of the approved clear fluids (above).
SECOND DOSE OF PREPARATION
Add the contents of one sachet of Picoprep to one glass (250ml) warm water and stir until dissolved. Chill for 30 minutes before drinking if you prefer. This should be followed by a drink from any of the approved clear fluids (above).
THIRD DOSE OF PREPARATION
Add the contents of one sachet of Picoprep to one glass (250ml) warm water and stir until dissolved. Chill for 30 minutes before drinking if you prefer. This should be followed by a drink from any of the approved clear fluids (above).
After a short time the preparations will cause multiple bowel movements, resulting in diarrhoea and watery stools. DO NOT LIE DOWN for a least 2 hours after drinking the mixture as walking around will improve it’s effective- ness in clearing the large intestine.
From the time you start at the preparations at do not leave the house and stay close to the bathroom.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP DRINKING THE APPROVED CLEAR FLUIDS UNTIL THE FASTING TIME. THE REQUIRED FASTING TIME IS 6 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR PROCEDURE. FASTING MEANS NOTHING TO EAT, DRINK, SUCK OR CHEW.
I finished the whole thing in less than 5 min and just did clear liquids after that.
