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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an afternoon colonoscopy scheduled. I start prep the day before at 4 pm and start the second half the day of around 8 am.

My Q - when should I expect the prep to make me start pooping?  Am I going to be up all night rushing to the bathroom?

Also, I tend to get migraines on an empty stomach.  Normally, I need regular protein to avoid a migraine. The gatorade and clear liquids alone, may provide calories or sugar but that doesn’t typically seem to prevent the migraine.  Any tips to prevent migraines during prep? [/quote]

My prep said I could have eggs and bacon in the morning on the day before prep and then a yogurt at noon.  That helped with headaches.  Once you start the prep, you will not want to eat.  I did not start the pooping until 30 minutes after first drinking the concoction - not after the first stool softening pills they instruct you to take.  What time are you instructed to start drinking the Gatorade concoction.

Also, IMO, orange gatorade is preferable to lemon or lime.

Is there a way to get a morning appointment?  I have always had one.[/quote]

Isn't orange gatorade too like red? That's why they recommend lemon or lime - to avoid red food coloring.[/quote]

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