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Your prep checklist, day by day
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7 days before
- Follow the steps as detailed unless your doctor or clinic staff advise otherwise.
- Do not stop any medication unless a clinician tells you to.
- IMPORTANT: Please commence your admission process by registering at: https://www.sjog.org.au/patients-and-visitors/my-admission. If you need assistance with the admission process, please call St Johns on 1300 863 566.
5 days before
- 2 sachets PICOPREP Orange and 2 sachets GLYCOPREP Orange.
4 days before
- Choose white bread, white rice, eggs, fish, poultry, tofu, and peeled fruit.
1 day before
- Water, clear broth, clear juices, black coffee/tea, plain jelly, and ice blocks.
- AM and PM schedules differ - follow the timing for your arrival time.
- Dissolve 1 sachet in 250ml water, then 3 glasses of water over the next hour.
- Second sachet with 3 glasses of water, the same way.
- Drink 1L of chilled Glycoprep before bed.
Procedure day
- St John of God Hospital Murdoch - stop drinking 2 hours before arrival.
- Drink the remaining 1L steadily over about an hour.
Follow these instructions unless your doctor or the clinic staff advise otherwise. Ring Coastal Gastroenterology on 63890631 if you have questions about medications, diet or timing.
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