Virtual colonoscopy

Preparation for your exam

• YOU MUST BUY THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS AT THE PHARMACY :
  GoLYTELY (or Colyte or Peglyte) / Laxative & 6 tablets of Bisacodyl 5 mg / laxative
• THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC :
  Readi Cat (1 bottle)
• Two days before the test :
  Low-residue diet
• One day before the test :
  Breakfast, lunch, supper, and snacks: Liquid diet; drink a lot

• Breakfast
  – ¼ bottle of Readi Cat
  – Prepare the GoLYTELY mix and put it in the refrigerator
• Lunch
  – 4 tablets of Bisacodyl 5 mg with 1 glass of water or clear liquid
  – ¼ bottle of Readi Cat
• 5 p.m.
  Drink 2 litres of GoLYTELY: drink 1 glass every 10 minutes. Your stools should become liquid, clear or pale yellow in colour, with no solids. If not, continue drinking GoLYTELY until your stools become liquid, clear or pale yellow in colour, with no solids.
• Supper
  – ¼ bottle of Readi Cat
• 10 p.m.
  – 2 tablets of Bisacodyl 5 mg
• Midnight
  – Fast starting at midnight.
• MORNING OF THE EXAM
  – Do not eat or drink from the time you get up, continuing your fast.
  – If you take medications, you may do so with a sip of water.

* Throughout your preparation for the exam, drink at least one glass (240 ml) of water or clear liquid (see 2nd page) every hour. Patients must bring a list of all their medications.

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