Can I mix Gatorade with colonoscopy prep?

Can I mix Gatorade with colonoscopy prep?

You can only drink clear liquids for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. See the list of clear liquids in this packet. Avoid red, orange and purple colored Jell-O and Gatorade. This discolors your stool and interferes with the colonoscopy.

Can you add anything to Golytely?

Bowel Prep Instructions. Mix and refrigerate the colon electrolyte solution (according to the directions on the container) a few hours prior to beginning your prep. You may add Crystal Light Sugar-Free Lemonade to the container or your glass. Do not add any other liquids or flavors.

What can I add to Golytely to make it taste better?

This dinner will be the last time you are able to eat solid food before your procedure. Eat a small dinner by 9 p.m. Mix Golytely with one gallon of water until it is dissolved. Place in refrigerator • Consider adding powdered flavoring (Gatorade, Crystal Light, lemonade) to improve the taste.

Can you mix flavor with Golytely?

If flavor packets come with your Golytely®, you may add it to the bottle or the glass. If no flavor packs are included, you may add Crystal Light® or Snapple® packets to the bottle or glass.

Is Gatorade Frost OK for colonoscopy prep?

Entire Day: Clear liquid diet only (no solids foods!): clear fruit juice without pulp such as apple juice, white grape juice, broth, Gatorade (No Gatorade Frost), popsicles, coffee or tea without cream. Small amount of Jell-O is OK. No milk, red, blue, or purple colors.

What can you mix with Golytely?

Acceptable clear liquids include: apple and white grape juice or other non-citrus juices without pulp, Gatorade® or other sports drinks, ginger ale, diet or regular 7-Up®, Sprite® or colas, Kool Aid®, water, clear broth, popsicles, honey and hard candies without filling.

Can you add sugar to Golytely?

Sugar, sweetener and lemon are allowed.

Can you mix Gavilyte C with Gatorade?

Start on a clear liquid diet ALL DAY (NO SOLID FOODS). NOTE: clear liquids (water, chicken broth, apple juice, white grape juice, white cranberry juice, light colored tea, 7-up, sprite, clear gatorade or yellow jello). 12 noon: Now is a good time to mix your Gavilyte and refrigerate.

Can I mix Sprite with GoLYTELY?

Can I add sugar to GoLYTELY?

Sugar, sweetener and lemon are allowed. No cream, milk or pulpy juices (orange juice) are permitted.

Is Gatorade considered a clear liquid?

A: A clear liquid is generally considered one that you can see through to the other side. Acceptable clear liquids include: water, tea, Apple juice, Ginger ale, Sprite, 7UP, Gatorade, Powerade, Vitamin Water, Crystal Light. Black coffee is considered a clear liquid.

How does GoLYTELY taste?

Golytely is actually polyethylene glycol with electrolytes mixed in in it, that’s what gives it that fantastically salty, completely unpalatable taste.

How long for Golytely to work?

It normally takes about one hour after you start taking GoLYTELY to have your first bowel movement. Loose bowel movements will continue for one to two hours after your last GoLYTELY dose. For the medication to work properly, it must be taken as prescribed.

What are the ingredients in GoLYTELY solution?

Before drinking the solution, you may wonder about the ingredients in GoLYTELY. In addition to polyethylene glycol, all GoLYTELY products contain sodium sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, and potassium chloride, which are included for electrolyte replacement.

What is in Golytely bowel prep?

The laxative GoLYTELY ® ( polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution) is commonly used as part of a person’s ” bowel prep ” before a colonoscopy or other gastrointestinal exam. This medication comes in the form of a powder, which should be dissolved in lukewarm water before use.