Chapter 1
Your personal timeline
Your sachet times are worked out from your procedure time. If your nurse gave you different times, follow your nurse.
Chapter 2 · Starts 3 days before
What can I eat?
Eat a low-fibre (low-residue) diet. Tap any food to check it.
Chapter 3 · From after lunch, the day before
Clear fluids only
A clear fluid is one you can see through. Keep drinking until 2 hours before your procedure.
Chapter 4 · Your bowel preparation medicine
How to take Picoprep
Track your clear fluids after each sachet. Each glass is 250 ml. Tap a glass when you finish it.
First sachet 0 ml
Second sachet 0 ml
While the medicine works
- Drink plenty of clear fluids
- Stay near a toilet
- Continue clear fluids until your fasting time
Video guides in English, 中文, Bahasa Melayu and தமிழ் are on your printed leaflet (scan the QR codes).
Chapter 5 · Check after your second sachet
What should my stool look like?
Tap the one that looks most like yours.
Chapter 6 · On the day
Before you leave home
Fasting
Stop all food as instructed. Stop all fluids exactly 2 hours before your procedure — for you that is –.
Checklist
Your usual medicines
Take with small sips of water.
Take with small sips of water.
Your dose may need adjusting. Follow your doctor's or nurse's instructions.
Stop as advised by your doctor, from the date they give you.
Stop as advised by your doctor, from the date they give you.
Call the centre if you have
- Severe abdominal pain
- Persistent vomiting
- Chest pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Dizziness or fainting
- No bowel motions after taking the preparation
- Stool still brown on the day of your colonoscopy
Mon–Fri, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Closed on public holidays. In an emergency, call 995.