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For all exams, please check in at the north or south hospital Admitting desk 10-15 minutes prior to your exam.
Upper GI or Small Bowel Follow-Through
Nothing to eat or drink after midnight.
Barium Enema
Eat according to the following schedule the day before your exam. You may take your regular medications with water. ***NOTE: The amount of fluid taken is very important to this exam. Drink at least 8 oz. of clear liquids every hour.
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12:00 noon (lunch) | 
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Broth, strained fruit juice, jello, coffee or tea – NO MILK or CREAM | 
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1:00 pm | 
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1 bottle Magnesium Citrate
8 oz. clear liquids per hour until bedtime |  |
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3:30 pm | 
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3 Dulcolax tablets with full glass of water |  |
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5:00 pm | 
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Clear liquids for supper |  |
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12:00 midnight | 
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Nothing to eat or drink (NPO) after midnight |  |
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North Valley Hospital Imaging Services
406-863-3576 |
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