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I was wondering if anyone has had a colonoscopy whilst in treatment? I am due to have one on Monday morning as I have ulcerative colitis and had a flare for a long time. My question is as I shall have my last meal on Sunday morning and will not be eating again until late afternoon the hospital advised me to have either a sweet, sugar in water or soft drink like lemonade every 4 hrs until the procedure. Would welcome your thoughts.
Great question, look forward
Great question, look forward to hearing replys on this as I have been putting it off until further along in tx.
Maybe you could have agave or
Maybe you could have agave or maple syrup in water as an alternative, check with Dr B. Did they say why they want you to have it, is it just to keep your blood sugar up. I would probably just drink water unless there is a great reason otherwise.
Hey - did that not long ago.
Hey - did that not long ago. They gave me some alternative to the Gator Aid stuff - just tell them that you can't have sugar or any fake sugars - I had no problem at all
They were concerned about my
They were concerned about my blood sugar level. I did advise them I can't have sugar but they said I shall have to on this occasion. What was the alternative they gave you to gator aid and did the procedure have any bad side effects for you? I shall try and just drink water - the syrup sounds like a good alternative. Boaz said that I can have Squash.
Dr. M had me dilute 100%
Dr. M had me dilute 100% Apple juice like 1/8 cup to 1 cup water to help with my crashing blood sugars as well as plain chicken broth with sea salt.
I'm sorry - I can't remember
I'm sorry - I can't remember what it was
I don't think you can have
I don't think you can have squash only clear liquids, from what I remember, unless you drinking squash water! Mmmm, sounds delicious! :P Ask about the diluted Apple juice just for the day, I didn't tolerate well, but apples and I don't get along and never have, but helped with my blood sugars. I had an awful flare after my colonoscopy, but think it was more the dreaded colon prep that caused such problems.