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LOW RESIDUE DIET
List of Foods You Can Eat:
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All milks or milk-based products
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Well-cooked vegetables (potatoes and tomatoes without skins)
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Canned or cooked fruit
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White bread, crackers
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Eggs
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Boiled, baked or broiled chicken, beef, fish or pork
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Ice cream, sherbet, cake or pie without seeds, nuts, raisins or coconut
Foods to Avoid:
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Raw or deep fried vegetables
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Fried meats, chicken, or fish
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Cold cuts, salami, sausage
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Dried peas and beans
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Skins, seeds and corn
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Raw fruits
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All nuts
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Any product that contains whole grain or bran (breads, cereals crackers)
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Tough, cured, BBQ or pickled meats
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Any desserts with seeds, nuts, raisins or coconut
Popcorn
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CLEAR LIQUID DIET
*The day before the examination, the patient
should eat a clear liquid lunch and dinner.
Fluids You Can Drink:
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Sodas (7-UP, Sprite, Orange Soda, Cola)
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Gatorade or Powerade
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Apple, cranberry or white grape juice
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Ice Tea
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Black coffee, plain tea
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Clear soups (i.e. bouillon)
Fluids to Avoid:
At 7:00 p.m., drink one (1) bottle of cold citrate of magnesia.
At 9:00 p.m., take four (4) Dulcolax tablets with four (4) 8 ounce glasses of water.
NPO (Nothing to eat or drink) after midnight.
Drink as much water or liquids as possible on this day
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