Gavilyte Bowel Prep Instructions
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Medications:
Contact your prescribing provider for instructions regarding your blood thinning medications, such as: Aggrenox, Brilinta, Coumadin, Eliquis, Plavix, Pradaxa, and Xarelto, Warfarin etc.
Diabetic Patients: Contact your prescribing provider for directions regarding your diabetes medications.
**DO NOT stop taking these mediations until directed by your prescribing provider**
One Week Prior:
Continue taking Aspirin products (including baby aspirin - 81 mg) unless directed otherwise by your provider or nursing staff.
Stop taking anti-inflammatory products such as: Aleve, Excedrin, Ibuprofen, Alk-Seltzer, etc. **Tylenol (Acetaminophen) is allowed if needed**
Stop taking ALL over the counter supplements and vitamins.
Stop taking GLP-1 medications (daily, weekly, oral, injectables) EXCEPT those mixed with insulin a minimum of 7 days prior to procedure (not including date of procedure).
Phentermine | Weqovy |
Ozempic | Trulicity |
Mounjaro | Saxenda |
Victoza | Byetta |
Bydureon | Others as directed by medical staff |
Avoid eating: seeds, nuts, granola, corn, quinoa, and popcorn.
3-4 Days Prior:
You are responsible for contacting your prescribing provider for holding instructions for all other prescription medications.
One Day Before Procedure:
It is important that you drink fluids and stay well hydrated prior to your procedure.
You MUST remain on a clear liquid diet until after your procedure.
Bowel Prep:
GAVILYTE PREP INSTRUCTIONS
For your procedure, you will take one half of the prep the afternoon before the procedure, and the other half the day of the procedure.
Make sure to purchase:
Two days before colonoscopy
In the evening:
Mix the Gavalyte with 128 oz. (1 gallon) of Gatorade according to the instructions of the bottle.
Shake and stir well until the powder is dissolved.
Store the solution in the refrigerator.
One Day Before Colonoscopy
At 5 p.m.: Begin drinking one 8 oz. glass of the prep every 10-15 minutes until half the container is gone. It is best to keep the solution cold and rapidly drink the whole glass rather than slowly sipping. When you complete the first half of the container, put it back in the refrigerator.
Continue to drink a variety of clear liquids ALL DAY.
DAY OF COLONOSCOPY
In the morning: Count back 6 hours from the time you are to arrive and finish drinking the last half of the container, ONE 8 oz. glass every 10-15 minutes, until gone. Be sure to finish ALL of the solution.
Please drink additional clear liquids (water, black coffee (without milk or cream), apple juice, soda or club soda) until 4 hours of ARRIVAL time.
Day of procedure
Stop all nicotine products (including ZYN pouches), stop all vaping, do not chew gum, or have hard candies/mints
ONLY CLEAR LIQUIDS - no solid food
Water
Black coffee (no creamer or dairy products) - sugar/honey are ok
Apple juice
Clear soda (7up, Sprite, club soda)
NOTHING BY MOUTH 4 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OR YOUR CASE WILL BE CANCELLED
You should expect to spend up to 2.5-3 hours in our procedures unit, longer if you are scheduled to have an additional test done on the same day.
Transportation:
Driving is not allowed after a procedure with sedation/anesthesia.
It is required that you identify a driver for transporting you home. If you are unable to identify a driver, please let us know as soon as possible as your procedure may need to be cancelled/rescheduled.
Care at home:
It is the responsibility of the patient to understand if your procedure is covered - including difference between screening and diagnostic. Please contact your insurance carrier for further benefit coverage information.
If you have questions or must reschedule/cancel your procedure, please call GI - 541-706-4220. We request a minimum 72-hour notice for all cancellations and reschedules.
