"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:46:06 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Well, I saw the postings about colonoscopies and opened them in the
>> > hope they were discussing low fiber diets.
>> >
>> > Reason I'm asking is I have a procedure in a few weeks that calls for
>> > a four day low fiber diet then a cleanout before the virtual
>> > colonoscopy.
>> >
>> > Anyone have a four day low fiber menue? - Mike
>>
>> I did not have to do that prior to my colonoscopy. My friend did and
>> there
>> wasn't much she could eat. I think it was mostly stuff like crackers,
>> white
>> bread, white rice, broth.
>
> Kaiser doesn't make you suffer "much". Drinking that stuff is awful,
> it's really nasty - made me feel like I wanted to throw up.
> <http://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/Colonoscopy%20Preparation%20-%20Over%20the%20Counter_tcm75-694984.pdf>

Apparently the kind of prep you need depends on the reason for the
colonoscopy. Mine was routine. My friend's was for medical reasons.