Instructions
THREE SACHETS PICOPREP 15.5g
Stop all iron containing medications, BUT continue with your other regular medication. If you are taking Warfarin, anti-platelet agents, or any blood thinners, they may affect your test, so please check with your local doctor at least one week before the test about what you should do. If you are taking medication for your heart, blood pressure, or asthma you should take this as normal on the morning of your test with a small sip of water.
If you are diabetic and take insulin, you should check with your usual doctor on how to vary your insulin dosage, before you start taking the bowel preparation. If you are diabetic and take tablets for your diabetes, these should be missed on the day of your procedure. It is also very important that you ask us for the earliest appointment possible on the day of your procedure.
The bowel preparation may cause multiple bowel movements. It usually induces frequent, loose bowel movements within three hours of taking the first dose. Please remain within easy reach of toilet facilities.
Two days before examination
Stop eating, red meat, brown bread, cereals, foods or liquids with a strong colour (red or purple), or anything with seeds in it, until after your test. No fruit or vegetables except potato or pumpkin.
One day before examination
Stay on the restricted diet until 1pm today, no food after 1pm. You may drink clear liquids only from now until 12 midnight. At 5pm the bowel preparation begins./p>
APPROVED CLEAR LIQUIDS
Water, clear fruit juices, black tea or coffee (no milk, sugar ok), cordial, lucozade, bonox, barley sugar, clear broth. Avoid RED or PURPLE colouring. Drink liberal amounts clear liquid before, during and after taking PicoPrep.
FIRST DOSE
5PM:
Add the entire contents of ONE sachet of PICOPREP to a glass of warm water (approx 250ml) and stir until dissolved. Chill for half an hour before drinking if preferred. Drink mixture slowly but completely. This should be followed by adequate glasses of water or approved clear liquids (at least a glass an hour), in order to retain hydration throughout your body.
SECOND DOSE
6PM:
Add the entire contents of ONE sachet of PICOPREP to a glass of warm water (approx 250ml) and stir until dissolved. Chill for half an hour before drinking if preferred. Drink mixture slowly but completely. This should be followed by adequate glasses of water or approved clear liquids (at least a glass an hour), in order to remain hydrated throughout your body.
THIRD DOSE
7PM:
Add the entire contents of ONE sachet of PICOPREP to a glass of warm water (approx 250ml) and stir until dissolved. Chill for half an hour before drinking if preferred. Drink mixture slowly but completely. This should be followed by adequate glasses of water or approved clear liquids (at least a glass an hour) until bed-time, in order to retain hydration throughout your body.
Day of examination
Nothing to be taken by mouth after midnight. Nothing to eat or drink, including water, barley sugar or chewing gum.
