GoLYTELY

NO solid food for 30 hours before a colonoscopy. IF IT IS NOT ON THIS LIST, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE IT!

Breakfast, lunch and dinner should be CLEAR LIQUIDS ONLY the day before the procedure:

● Water
● Chicken or beef broth made from bouillon cubes or stock (no noodles, no rice, no fats,
no meat)
● Flavored Drink Mix (lemonade, lime and orange flavors only)
● Frozen Ice pops (no red or purple)
● Fruit juices as long as they are strained, with no pulp. (apple, white grape, coconut
water or lemonade)
● Gelatin (lemon, lime or orange flavors only; no fruit or toppings)
● Soft drinks (orange, ginger ale, cola and lemon-lime)
● Tea or coffee (no milk or non-dairy creamer, sugar is ok)

Don’t drink or eat anything colored red or purple and no alcoholic drinks while you prep.

GoLytely instructions:

The day before your procedure:

1. At 3pm take 2 tablets of Reglan (metoclopramide) 10mg. Prepare your GoLytely according to the instructions and put in the refrigerator for later.

2. At 4pm start on the GoLytely, drinking one cup every 10 minutes until you have finished 10 cups. You will have some left over for the second dose 5 hours before your procedure time the following day.

The day of the procedure:

1. 6 hours before your procedure time, take 2 tablets of Reglan (metoclopramide) 10mg.
2. 5 hours before your procedure time: drink one of the remaining 6 glasses (8oz each) of GoLytely every 10 minutes until it is all gone, followed by 2 glasses of water. NOTHING MORE TO DRINK AFTER THIS TIME

At the hospital or endoscopy center, you must be accompanied by a responsible adult to drive or assist you home.

Please call our office with questions: (773) 342-6800.