Clear Liquids Diet - Wake Gastroenterology (2024)

FAQs

Can you have a bowel movement on a clear liquid diet? ›

A: You probably will stop moving your bowels within a couple of hours of finishing the preparation. However, people are different and some will continue to pass liquid bowel movements right up to the time of the procedure.

DO NOT EAT ANY FOOD OR THICK LIQUIDS AT ALL! Examples of clear liquids are: water, apple juice, broth (NOT SOUP WITH THINGS IN IT) Jell-O, tea/coffee without milk/cream, sodas, sports drinks, and popsicles, but nothing red colored. At 6 p.m., place the mixed laxative solution inside of the fridge to cool.

What if I am still passing stool the morning of my test? Take a tap water enema until you run clear. If this does not work, call the office.

We can advise patients that the diet on the day before a colonoscopy may include the following foods: cheese, eggs, milk, white bread, olive oil, butter, beef, chicken, fish, white rice, vanilla ice cream, and plain yogurt.

Coffee without creamer, popsicles, gelatin, sports drinks, pulp-free juices, and chicken or beef broth can help keep your hunger under control. It's important to avoid orange, red, or purple-colored foods that are found in certain flavors of sports drinks, gelatin, and popsicles.

No, applesauce is not clear or liquid. It is considered a soft food, according to Arnaout. What Jell-O is allowed on a clear liquid diet? You can have a light-colored Jell-O, such as orange, yellow or green.

Popcorn is another food you want to avoid. Oatmeal, grits and plain corn flakes are types of cereals that are okay, along with cooked fruits, bananas and applesauce.

SUTAB is more tolerable for many patients due to its pill form and may cause fewer side effects, such as nausea or vomiting, as a result. CLENPIQ is another solution-based regimen including sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid.

Why no dairy before colonoscopy? ›

Why Can't I Have Milk Before a Colonoscopy? Anything that you drink other than clear liquids can end up inside of the colon. Similar to how certain dyes can affect your colonoscopy, traces of milk can hide a possible polyp in the walls of the colon.

A liquid bowel movement, or diarrhea, is usually due to a short-term illness like food poisoning or a virus. However, it can result from a different underlying medical condition. Diarrhea can happen to everyone from time to time. It occurs when you pass liquid instead of formed stool three or more times a day.

Drink more liquids, aiming for at least eight 8-ounce glasses a day. Liquids can help keep stools soft. Good choices include water, prune juice, warm juices, decaffeinated teas and hot lemonade. A hot beverage may help to stimulate a bowel movement.

Nutrition. A clear liquid diet is not adequate in calories and nutrients. It should not be followed for more than five days unless supplemented by high-protein gelatin or other low residue supplements.

Don't eat vegetables, bread, whole cereal and grain products, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, meat substitutes (nuts and nut butters, tofu, soy), hard cheese, oils, butter, or margarine.