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Read this entire document at least 1 week before your test. Let’s review how to get ready for your colonoscopy using CLENPIQ. CLENPIQ is a bowel prep. It cleanses the colon to get ready for your test. We’ve provided a Prep Checklist to help you plan your prep.
Find safe transportation for the day of your test
Talk to your primary doctor about your diabetes and/or blood thinning medicines
Call if you are constipated, had trouble prepping in the past or if you’ve had any major health changes since you scheduled your test
Stop iron supplements, vitamins with iron and fish oil 5 days before your test
Start a low fiber diet
Call pharmacy to pick up bowel prep
If your test is before 11:30 am:
At 10 am stop eating solid food and begin clear liquid diet
Take daily medicines (except those you were told to stop) at least 1 hour before or 1 hour after drinking prep
At 4 pm start drinking 1 bottle of CLENPIQ
Also, drink 5 cups (40 ounces) of clear liquids over next 5 hours
At 10 pm start drinking the second bottle of CLENPIQ
Also drink 3 cups (24 ounces) of clear liquids over next 5 hours.
If your test is after 11:30 am:
At 2 pm stop eating solid food and begin clear liquid diet
Take daily medicines (except those you were told to stop) at least 1 hour before or 1 hour after drinking prep
At 6 pm start drinking 1 bottle of CLENPIQ
Also, drink 5 cups (40 ounces) of clear liquids over next 5 hours
If your test is after 11:30 am:
6 hours before arrival start drinking the second bottle of CLENPIQ
Also drink 3 cups (24 ounces) of clear liquids
All patients:
4 hours before arrival stop all liquids (even water)
Call if you are still passing solid or brown stools or your bowels have not started to empty
Due to the sedation medicines, you must have a responsible adult drive you home. It is recommended that you are observed for at least 6 hours after discharge.
Please tell us about any major health changes, illnesses, or recent hospital stays you have had since you scheduled your test. If at any time you have symptoms of illness (cough, stuffy nose, sore throat, fever, body aches, chills), please call the procedure center to reschedule your test. You should not have this test while ill.
Stop taking these 5 days before your test. (You do not need to contact your doctor first).
You must call the doctor who prescribes this medicine to see if you need to stop or adjust your medicine before your test. That doctor will tell you how to safely do this.
The UW Digestive Health Center suggests talking to your doctor using the table below. That doctor should give you the final advice on stopping these medicines.
Ask your doctor about your bleeding risk with this test. If your doctor feels your bleeding risk is low, they will likely have you follow the schedule below to stop your blood thinning medicines. If your doctor feels your bleeding risk is high, they may have you follow a different timeline.
The list below has common blood thinning medicines. It does not include all blood thinning medicines.
If your doctor tells you not to stop your medicine, please call the Digestive Health Center at 608-890-5010, as this may affect your procedure.
Stop the following foods and medicines. These foods may slow your digestion, and your colon may not be clean enough for your test:
Corn, popcorn, seeds or nuts. Uncooked vegetables, beans and lentils, potato skins.
Fruits with skins or seeds.
Whole grain breads, granola or high fiber cereals.
Fiber supplements (like Metamucil®, Citrucel®, or Benefiber®).
Anti-diarrhea medicines (like Kaopectate®, Lomotil®, Pepto-Bismol® and Imodium® or loperamide).
Your bowel prep will be ordered about two weeks before your test. Three days before your test:
Call the pharmacy to tell them you will be picking up CLENPIQ.
Pick up your bowel prep.
Do not put CLENPIQ in the fridge or freezer.
Do not mix with water.
Buy soft toilet paper.
Begin clear liquid diet. Be sure to drink at least 8 glasses of clear “see-through” liquids. Clear liquids include:
Water, clear sports drinks like Gatorade®
Broth
Black coffee, tea, soda
Apple juice
Jell-O®
No creamers, milks or other dairy products
No red or purple liquids or Jell-O
No solid food
For a list of safe foods visit: patient.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/381
Take your daily medicines except those you were told to stop. Take at least one hour before or one hour after drinking your prep.
CLENPIQ is a total of 2 bottles Start drinking your prep at the time listed on your Prep Checklist.
Stay near a bathroom. You will have loose, then liquid stools. This is normal.
You may have cramping, bloating and/or nausea. If you have a lot of nausea or vomiting, slow down or stop for 30 minutes, then start again.
No food
Stay on only clear liquids (no red or purple)
Stop drinking everything, even water, 4 hours before you arrive.
Patients who have their test after 11:30 am will need to do a bowel prep 6 hours before their arrival.
As you finish the prep, your stools should be watery clear or yellow, with no solids (flecks of stool are OK). If you are still passing solid or brown stools, please call the procedure center.
If you need to take medicine during the 4 hours before your test, drink no more than 1/2 cup of water (4 ounces). Follow your provider’s directions for your diabetes or blood thinning medicines.
CPAP or BiPAP and any inhalers that you use
Eyeglass or contact lens case, denture cup
Ostomy supplies
Wear comfortable clothing
Phone number for your driver
Do not bring:
Jewelry
Money
Other valuables
When you arrive, you can choose if your driver waits in the waiting room or in your private room where they will hear private health information.
The doctor will talk with you, answer questions, and ask you to sign a consent form.
A nurse will review your health history, take your vital signs and attach a heart monitor.
A nurse will place an IV and give you medicines to help you relax and keep you comfortable.
Your visit will take about 2-3 hours.
Your doctor will review the results and give you a report. We strongly suggest that you have your driver in the room with you to hear the results.
You may feel tired when you leave.
Spend the day resting at home. You cannot drive or return to work. You can return to your normal routine the next day.
It may take up to a week for your bowel habits to return to your normal.
If you have biopsies taken or polyps removed, you can expect to get lab results 1-2 weeks later. Your results will be sent to your MyChart account. If you don’t have a MyChart account, someone will call you with results or results will be mailed to you.
To learn more about colon polyps visit: patient.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/7917
If you are still passing solid stools or your bowels have not started to empty by the morning of your test.
You have severe cramps
You feel dizzy or lightheaded
(If you need help finding a ride to and from your test)
608-821-4144
(608) 890-5010
(608) 263-8094
(608) 417-6389