To have lost my bowel prep instructions

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Hello I’m looking for anyone who has had an early morning colonoscopy and can remember the timings of when to take the bowel preps and also over how long a period, plus how much liquid to take after each of the two doses. This is my 4th rodeo so you would think I would remember…

I’m planning on ‘completing an online triage’ (the only way to connect to our GP) first thing and also to contact the unit, but from prior recent experience, it is nigh on impossible to get through. So, I’m really hopeful someone can help me 🙂

What bowel prep medication do you have? Plenvu is less fluid and time but I’ve had ones where I’ve had to drink 2 litres

if you google your prep you should find instructions found this one if it helps

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/health-information/colonoscopy-diet-advice-and-bowel-preparation/1-day-your-colonoscopy

Does a Google not bring up what you need.
Pp is right- you need to say which type you’ve got.
If memory serves when my DH had to do it
for a morning appointment he’d started his a lot early in the day/evening than 10:30!

I took mine yesterday. According to the instructions for Plenvu it is:
Stop eating 8am.
Drink (sip) first dose between 1pm and 2pm.
Drink at least 500ml of clear fluids between 2pm and 5pm
Drink (sip) second dose between 7pm and 8pm
Drink at least 500ml of clear fluids between 8pm and 9pm.

Roughly , low fibre diet for 3 days before.
Very light breakfast day before, white toast/ rice crispies.
1st sachet about 4pm
sip over an hour.
2nd sachet at about 6pm, again sip over an hour.
drink 500ml water after each.
keep sipping water until you go in.
It’s it’s not exactly that time it won’t make much of a difference, what matters is you follow low fibre, aren’t constipated before you start and you take all the prep!

Thank you for the replies. I did Google but I knew I had to take both doses on the same day, so this advice from st guys didn’t help me with timings between them.

Thank for this - I knew there would be some other poor mumsnetter in the same boat. Good luck with your procedure tomorrow 🙂

Yes sorry I should have said, it is Moviprep

Thank you - I have the green booklet with the dietry info, remember reading about the timings but can’t find this info anywhere now

What I did: firstly I completely forgot about the low residue diet.
The day before took one sachet at lunch and the other about 6. Water in between. It was the concentrated one (couldn't imagine drinking a huge amount of disgusting prep). All went fine.
My scope was delayed until about 11.30.

My procedure isn’t until Thursday morning and from memory I’ve to take both doses tomorrow.

Moviprep was 5pm and 8-9pm for me

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Thank you! I’ve washed my hair and shaved my legs - you’d think I was going on a date 🤦🏻‍♀️ Can anyone remember if you can keep on your socks?