1) What constitutes a clear liquid diet?

Beverages
Soft drinks (orange, ginger ale, cola, sprite, 7 up, etc., Gatorade and koolaid
Strained fruit juices without pulps (apples, white grapes, oranges, lemonade, etc)
Water, tea, coffee, no milk or nondairy creamer

Soups
Fat free low sodium chicken or beef bouillon/broth

Desserts
Hard candies, jello (lemon, lime, orange, no fruit or toppings and no red jello)
Popsicles, Italian Ice, no sherbets or fruit bars

We use a form of anesthesia called conscious sedation. This allows you to be comfortable during your procedure without a total loss of consciousness. In addition to keeping you pain free during the procedure, conscious sedation relieves the stress and anxiety almost always associated with any medical procedure. Although these drugs do not produce deep unconsciousness, they often leave the patient with little or no memory of the procedure. Regulations for the use of these medications, requires you to have an escort at the time of discharge from the facility.

You may take all of your normal prescription medications unless otherwise directed. If you are taking Coumadin or insulin call for the special instructions before you begin your preparation. Do not take any aspirin or anti-inflammatory agents for 7 days prior to the examination.