The day prior to the procedure ingest animal protein only. DON´T EAT bread, tortillas, rice, pasta, fruit, and vegetables.
Sample menú for the day prior to the procedure:
MEAL | FOOD |
Breakfast |
Scrambled eggs with salt and pepper Apple juice Chamomile, tea, coffee either with or without sugar Orange or lemon-flavored Jello |
Lunch |
Defatted chicken or beef broth Grilled chicken/turkey breast with salt and pepper Lemonade or hibiscus flavored water (Jamaica) Orange or lemon-flavored Jello |
Dinner |
Defatted chicken or beef broth Grilled fish with salt and pepper Lemonade or hibiscus flavored water (Jamaica) Orange or lemon-flavored Jello |
You can also drink any of the following: Gatorade (orange or lemon flavors only), Kool Aid (also orange or lemon), tea or coffee without creamer/milk, hard candy, popsicles/icicles. Do NOT drink: red or purple colored beverages nor alcoholic beverages. You will need two envelopes of Nulytely and olive oil for the preparation. This medicine will be used to clean the colon, as follows:
At 6:00 pm on the evening prior to the procedure, take 60 ml of pure olive oil. At 8:00 pm prepare one Nulytely envelope, dissolving it in one liter of water. Drink one glass at 15 min intervals, until finished (1 hour).
On the morning of the day of the procedure, prepare and drink the second Nulytely envelope, as shown on the following table according to your scheduled procedure:
TIME OF SCHEDULED COLONOSCOPY | BEGIN | END |
7:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am |
8:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am |
9:00 am | 5:00 am | 6:00 am |
10:00 am | 6:00 am | 7:00 am |
11:00 am | 7:00 am | 8:00 am |
12:00 pm | 8:00 am | 9:00 am |
13:00 pm | 9:00 am | 10:00 am |
Don´t drink anything 3 hours before the procedure
The following cartoon shows the correct color for a perfect preparation