@AMB posted:Just had the procedure yesterday with . Dr Bo Shen's at Columbia.
prep was clear liquids day prior and 1 bottle of Miralaxpowder (Polyethylene Glycol : 238 gmsor 8.5 oz.) mixed with 64 oz. bottle of Gatorade. Drink 8 oz every 10-15 starting 6pm the night before, and plenty of clear liquids during prep. Then nothing by mouth 6 hrs before procedure.
This was also a component of the bowel prep prior to surgery with Dr. Kiran.
As someone who has suffered greatly with various prep methods in the past, I found it remarkably easy, especially for the pouchoscopy
but as others have noted: prep should be agreed upon by the endoscopist beforehand
Hey AMB,
How did it go with Shen? Did you have the banding?
Regarding the prep, I had the same with Shen which was way more than my local surgeon. I think it depends on what they plan to do during the scope. If they’re going to band and/or treat a sinus tract with needle knife than they probably want things a bit cleaner. Hence the laxative.