[Download this information as a PDF](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/Capsule%20preparation%20update%2011.22%20%281%29.pdf)

## The day you schedule your appointment

- Plan time off of work for the day of your colonoscopy.
- You MUST have an escort to come into the hospital and take you home after the colonoscopy. Please start making these arrangements.

## Seven Days Before Your Appointment

- If you are taking Iron pills (e.g. Ferrous sulfate), stop taking them until after the test.
- Take all of your other usual medications

## Two Days Before Your Appointment

- Drink plenty of liquids - at least 8 glasses of water/fluids today
- STOP eating high fiber foods such as vegetables and beans until after your test. You can eat all other types of foods today.

## The Day Before Your Appointment

- DO NOT EAT ANY SOLID FOOD OR THICK LIQUIDS AFTER 12 PM NOON.
- YOU MAY HAVE A CLEAR LIQUID DIET ONLY
- Examples of CLEAR LIQUIDS are: water, apple juice, clear broth, Jell-O, tea/coffee without  
      
     milk/cream, sodas, sports drinks, and popsicles, but nothing red colored.

## The Day of Your Appointment

- Do not eat or drink anything on the morning of your procedure.
- Dress in loose fitting, two-piece clothing
- If you have diabetes: Take half the dose of your insulin on the day of procedure and skip diabetes pill(s) unless directed otherwise. You should check your blood sugar level in the morning.
- Take all of your other regular medications at least two hours prior to your test.

If you cannot keep this appointment or have questions, please call [617-638-6525](<tel: 617-638-6525>).