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Preparation: Four weeks before your test

• You should not take any antibiotics.

• You should not have undergone a fluoroscopy test or any test that requires the cleansing of the bowel such as a colonoscopy or barium enema.  

Preparation: One week before your test

• You cannot take any laxatives or stool softeners or stool bulking agents.  

• You need to stop any pre or probiotics or vitamin supplements containing fructose or lactose.

Preparation: 24 hours before your test

For 24 hours before your test, you must follow a restricted diet (you might be requested to follow the diet longer if needed by your requesting physician). Here is a list of permitted food and drinks and the ones that should be avoided. Remember to drink plenty of fluids during these 24 hours. 

Permitted food

Food Type	Permitted	Avoid
Cereals etc	None	All cereals Nuts, seeds, beans
Bread, Pasta, Flour, Rice	White bread or gluten free bread	Wholemeal bread, high-fibre white, soft grain, granary bread, oatbread, all pasta, all rice, all grains, wholemeal or granary flour, wheatgerm.
Fruit, Veg	White Potatoes (no skin) baked, mashed or boiled	All Fruit and vegetables. Chips, Roasted potato, sweet potato.
Meats, Eggs, Soya	Chicken, turkey, Lean beef or pork, baked of grilled fish. Tofu  Eggs – scrambled/poached/boiled	All Fried meats Fried Tofu Fried eggs
Milk, dairy	None	All milk and dairy
Soups	None	All soups
Puddings, Pastries, Cakes, etc	None	All puddings
Preserve/ Sweets etc	None	All preserves and sweets All foods containing high fructose corn syrup and sugar free foods e.g. ketchup, honey

 

Permitted drinks

Permitted Drinks	Avoid Drinks
Water Plain coffee or tea Lactose free milk only e.g. almond, oat, soya	Dairy milk All drinks containing high fructose corn syrup and sugar free drinks e.g. diet coke,

 

Preparation: On the day of your test

• You should have nothing to eat for 12 hours before the test. You can drink sips of water only.  

• Brush your teeth with a toothpaste immediately after you wake up and rinse your mouth well afterwards.  

• Continue to take your prescription drugs with sips of water unless indicated otherwise.

• If you are diabetic, make sure you discuss this with your doctor or diabetic Nurse.  

• You must not smoke tobacco products or e-cigarettes and you should not use chewing gums.

• Do not exercise and avoid increased physical activity.  

 

If you have any further questions or concerns, about the appointment date or time please contact the booking team from 8am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday on 01752 438407. 

If you have any further concerns about the procedure or preparation for the procedure, please contact the Clinical Endoscopists from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday on 01752:

• 432163

• 437019

• 430358

• 432137

• 437786