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Hi @kaybow, I did a little research and found there are a lot of other people wondering the same thing! You’re all just so eager to get this started huh? Just kidding! I know all too well the volume of liquid to get down and not enough will power to make it happen! 😉

Some doctors are actually making changes in the way they prescribe the prep and having patients split the time. That way it’s not all at once, making it easier on the body and patient. The ultimate goal is to get the colon as clean as possible. So it doesn’t hurt to begin a couple hours earlier as long as you complete the process.

Here are two links for you. The first one is from Mayo Clinic regarding splitting the prep time.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/colonoscopy/expert-answers/colonoscopy-preparation/faq-20058246
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https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/about-colorectal-cancer/prevention/colonoscopy-prep/

It’s also recommended to eat less 2 days before and have a day of liquid diet. I’ve also heard it’s best to avoid red and grape jello as it can interfere with test, so I have to ask, what’s your favorite, green or orange Jello?

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ess77 - Elizabeth | @ess77 | Dec 14, 2021

@loribmt, @kaybow, and all...Ain't this fun! One of my least favorite tests, not the procedure but the prep. My colon is slow and I don't get it clean enough apparently. I do everything by the book but still don't do it well. So beginning early is a great answer for that problem. thanks, Lori. thankfully, I had one last year and removed 13-15 polyps, several quite large, and almost all were the precancerous adenomas. One doctor not at Mayo said I needed a colonoscopy every 6 months, then 1x year because I grow a forest of polyps. Interesting. And, several are always large and unhappy. but, not yet cancer. I know if I didn't get them all out as I do, I'll have colon cancer, so I do the best I can to prep well.

After the procedure at Mayo last year, the doctor said the recommendations have changed and are no longer annually, now it's every 5-7 years 5 years for me, Great! It seems they've determined the growth rate of these little guys and if I have them removed every 5 years they won't get large enough to become cancerous. Makes me a happy girl...