You should continue to eat and drink normally until the times written in the fasting instructions.
If you have been prescribed a laxative drink to clean out your bowels before your surgery, then you will need to follow your separate instructions.
If you are admitted the day prior to your surgery, the ward staff will advise you of your fasting instructions.
Moviprep Information
Please see your printed patient information leaflet.
For any questions or concerns relating to instruction for taking bowel preparation please contact the pre-op nurse.
01270 612069
Morning Appointment
The day before your procedure:
Do not eat anything after 1pm (after light lunch) - Do not eat again until after your procedure. However you can have clear fluids (clear soup, fruit juice without pulp, diluted cordials except blackurrant, soft drinks, herbal tea, black tea and/or coffee without milk.
5pm - At about 5pm make up your first litre of Moviprep (sachets A and B) and drink it over 1-2 hours.
It is important to drink an additional 500ml of water or clear fluids aftere this dose.
8-9pm - At about 8-9pm make up your second litre of Moviprep (sachets A&B and drink it over 1-2 hours.
It is important to drink an additional 500ml of water or clear fluids aftere this dose before going to bed
*Allow 2 hours for Moviprep to work after finishing the second litre.
How to prepare & take Moviprep
1. Each box of moviprep contains two sealed plastic bags x1 'sachet A' + x1 'sachet B'
2. Pour 1 sachet A and 1 sachet B into a jug.
3. Make up to 1 litre with water (not chilled)
4. Stir until dissolved (solution is clear or slightly hazy)
5. Drink one glass full every 15-30 mintues until you have drunk it all (over about 1-2 hours). Take your time - there is no need to rush.
After your drink Moviprep you will have lots of watery bowel movements, so stay near a toilet becuase you may need to use this urgently.
The day of your procedure:
Remember do not eat anything!
You can continue clear fluids up to 2 hours before your appointment
Preload Instructions
Preload is a carbohydrate loading drink. It provides the body with energy during the period of starvation. Research shows that the drinks can prevent a rise in blood sugar levels, minimise protein loss, reduce hospital stay and improve patient comfort.
You will not be given Preload drinks if you are a type 1 diabetic
Preparation guidelines
Pour 400ml of water into a cup.
Add the sachet of preload and stir continuously until the powder has dissolved.
When do you need to take them?
If you are having your surgery in the morning
The evening prior to your surgery (6pm), drink one sachet of Preload with your evening meal and the second sachet at bedtime (10pm).
The morning of surgery, drink the third sachet of Preload before 05:30 am
If you are having your surgery in the afternoon*
The evening prior to your surgery, drink one sachet of Preload at bedtime.
The morning of surgery, drink the second sachet of Preload before 07:00 am and the third sachet before 10:00 am
*If the timing of your surgery has not been specified, please follow the instructions for morning surgery
