Preparation
Do not take iron for 4 days prior to your procedure.
The day before the Capsule Endoscopy:
After lunch on the day before the Capsule Endoscopy examination, start a clear liquid diet. Clear liquids are any liquid that you can see through. Avoid any red liquids or alcoholic beverages.
CLEAR LIQUIDS INCLUDE:
- Water
- Clear fruit juices such as apple or white grape
- Bouillon or clear broth
- Jell-O without fruit added - no red flavors
- Gatorade - no red flavors
- Popsicles - no red flavors
- Coffee and tea without milk or creamer
- Carbonated beverages such as Coke, 7-Up, Mountain Dew, etc.
- Hard candy (lemon-lime or orange life savers, or other clear hard candy)
- At 7 p.m. the afternoon before the Capsule Endoscopy, drink one 10 ounce bottle of Citrate of Magnesia (available over the counter at any drug store).
- From 10 p.m. the evening before the Capsule Endoscopy, do not eat or drink except for necessary medication with a sip of water.
- Abstain from smoking 24 hours prior to undergoing Capsule Endoscopy.
Male patients should shave their abdomen 6 inches above and below the navel on the day before the examination.
Day of Capsule Endoscopy:
Have nothing to eat or drink before your Capsule Endoscopy. Do not take any medication beginning 2 hours before undergoing Capsule Endoscopy.
Arrive at the Dayton Gastroenterology office dressed in loose fitting, two-piece clothing.
Do not eat or drink after midnight the night before your examination.