Overview
In order to examine the whole of the bowel it must be clear of all waste materials. This is achieved by using a combination of changing what you eat and taking laxative medicines. Please follow the instructions printed below.
7 days before your Procedure please stop taking iron tablets.
2 days before your Procedure please stop taking any medicines, which may constipate you, for example Codeine, Co-phentrope (Lomotil), Kaolin and Morphine, loperamide (Imodium).
All other medication should be continued as normal unless otherwise instructed by the Specialist Screening Practitioner.
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