Preoperative Bowel Preparation
 
Name: ____________________________
 
 
You are scheduled for surgery on:  ___________________________
 
 
Please read and obtain needed supplies prior to starting.
 
TWO DAYS BEFORE SURGERY:

1. No solid foods may be eaten.
2. Drink only a clear liquid diet starting at breakfast. ( Clear liquids include water, tea and coffee with no added milk or cream, broth, carbonated beverages.  Do not eat milk products, solids, or jello.)
3. Take 4 biscacodyl tablets (i.e. Fleet or Dulcolax) at bedtime.

ONE DAY BEFORE SURGERY:

1. Continue drinking a clear liquid diet all day, do not eat solid food.
   • 1 Gallon of Golytely (Polyethylene Glycol & Electrolytes) at 12 noon

   Instructions for Golytely:

   • Take 240 ml every ten minutes up to 4 liters or until your fecal discharge is clear and free of solid matter. Rapid drinking of the solution is recommended rather than drinking small amounts continuously.
   • It usually starts to work in 30 to 60 minutes.
   • Take any other needed medications at least 1 hour before you start the solution.
   • You should fast for 3 hours prior to ingestion of the solution; clear liquids are allowed after ingestion of the solution.
2. Take 500 mg Flagyl  and 1 gm of Neomycin by mouth at: 7 PM and 11 PM
3. Shower carefully with a strong soap the night before surgery.
4. Ensure that your umbilical area (belly button) is clean.
5. Take nothing by mouth after midnight on the day of your surgery. (Remember: No candy, no mints, no chewing gum, and no water) 
6. Follow special instructions for your medications.