COLONOSCOPY WITH SEDATION
Instructions and preparations
Follow the instructions for making a colonoscopy with sedation.
COLONOSCOPY WITH SEDATION
General guidelines
Medication:
- Buy CITRAFLEET® oral solution in bottle (CN: 762763.0) from your pharmacy.
- If you take oral iron or fiber you must stop taking them 7 days prior to the examination.
- Oral antidiabetics: DO NOT take since you start taking laxatives. To be resumed after the colonoscopy.
- Insuline: DO NOT administer the dose on the morning of the test. The nocturnal dose before the test must be adapted to the diet you are taking. In case of hypoglycemia, you can drink half a glass of water with a spoonful of sugar to reverse it.
- If you are hypertensive, DO NOT suspend your medication. Take it at the same time with a minimum amount of water.
- If you are taking anticoagulants, antiaggregants or Acetyl Salicylic Acid, have a pacemaker or any allergy to latex, inform your doctor beforehand.
- If indicated by your doctor, you can take your usual medication with little water before the test.
COLONOSCOPY WITH SEDATION
72h Before the procedure
LOW RESIDUE DIET
You CAN’T eat: Whole-grain foods; Fruits, vegetables and salads; Legumes, seeds, cereals and nuts; Fatty or oily foods and cured meats; Cakes and chocolate; Juices with pulp or fiber; Alcohol.
You can eat: White or toasted bread, biscuits and toast without fiber; Boiled or grilled meat, chicken and fish; Eggs and ham; Potatoes without skin, white rice and Italian pasta; Skimmed yoghurt, flan, dry cheeses and semi-skimmed milk; Filtered broths and juices, tea, infusions and non-carbonated drinks.
COLONOSCOPY WITH SEDATION
Day before the procedure
You will have to drink two bottles of Citrafleet, preferably cold, at the indicated times.
Colonoscopy time 08:30 – 11:00h
– Last meal: Liquid without residues at 17h the previous evening.
– 1st BOTTLE OF CITRAFLEET®: At 19h on the evening before the exam. Between 19:20 – 21:00h: Slowly drink 1.5 – 2 liters of clear liquids allowed*.
– 2nd BOTTLE OF CITRAFLEET® : At 23h on the night before the exam. Between 23:20 – 01:00h: Slowly drink 1.5 – 2 liters of clear liquids allowed*.
– After 04:00h: ABSOLUTE FASTING (do not ingest anything, neither food nor liquids).
Colonoscopy time 11:15 – 14:30h
– Last meal: Liquid without residues at 18h the previous evening.
– 1st BOTTLE OF CITRAFLEET®: At 20h on the evening before the exam. Between 20:20 – 22:00h: Slowly drink 1.5 – 2 liters of clear liquids allowed*.
– 2nd BOTTLE OF CITRAFLEET® : At 06h on the morning of the exam. Between 06:20 – 08:00h: Slowly drink 1.5 – 2 liters of clear liquids allowed*.
– After 08:00h: ABSOLUTE FASTING (do not ingest anything, neither food nor liquids).
Colonoscopy time 16:00 – 20:00h
– Last meal: Dinner at 21h the night before (liquid without residues).
– 1st BOTTLE OF CITRAFLEET®: At 07h on the morning of the exam. Between 07:20 – 09:00h: Slowly drink 1.5 – 2 liters of clear liquids allowed*.
– 2nd BOTTLE OF CITRAFLEET® : At 10h on the morning of the exam. Between 10:20 – 12:00h: Slowly drink 1.5 – 2 liters of clear liquids allowed*.
– After 12:00h: ABSOLUTE FASTING (do not ingest anything, neither food nor liquids).
* Clear liquids allowed: Non-carbonated water, Isostar, Gatorade, Aquarius, tea, infusions, filtered juices without pulp, filtered broths without vegetables. NO MILK.
COLONOSCOPY WITH SEDATION
Procedure day
- It is essential to provide the INSURANCE AUTHORIZATION (colonoscopy, sedation and biopsies or polypectomy).
- Perform personal hygiene and shower (do not use body moisturizer, makeup or nail polish, or jewelry).
- Come accompanied.
- Do not drive or engage in risky activities after the test.
- If you cannot come on the day of the test, please call us in advance to let us know, another patient will benefit from it.
If you need any clarification before your test, you can contact our Patient Care Service by calling 932 522 522 or sending an email at inform@creublanca.es
