It’s clear diet and prep day! Am I feeling miserable and sorry for myself? Heck no. Today is easy! The last few days were much more stressful because I was in a constant panic that I’d accidentally eaten something on the “no no” list. I think I checked Google 5 times during dinner last night to make sure Parmesan cheese is allowed on a low residue diet. According to the Googles it was. If not… sorry.

Today? Super easy.

It’s dinner time the night before you’re stuck eating clear liquids for a full day, and then nothing the morning after that? Perfect time for a nice big ”last hurrah” meal to tide you over! Right?

DON’T DO IT!!

I mean, some people can do it and get lucky with their prep… but… what you eat today is what’s coming out tomorrow. Big heavy meals right before colonoscopy prep usually don’t end well.

Don’t ask your gut to work overtime today and then hit it with a crap ton of laxatives tomorrow. It will flip you off. Think about easing into your colonoscopy and easing out of your colonoscopy. You want your gut to be nice and relaxed going into prep day!

I hadn’t actually been planning to start blogging this soon, but I have a colonoscopy coming up on Tuesday. Hopefully, I won’t need another one for at least three years, so this is kind of a golden opportunity! I mean, who doesn’t love talking about colonoscopy prep? Woo hoo!

So… 4 days out. Yesterday, I stopped taking my vitamins and supplements. Except for one. Some of my recent blood work came back showing low potassium. It’s only a touch low. Not a big deal. It’s a side effect of one of my medications, but my primary doc did put me on supplementary potassium.