Radiology Prep Info

Barium Enema

Eat according to the following schedule the day before your exam. You may take your regular medications with water.

12:00 noon (lunch)	–	Broth, strained fruit juice, jello, coffee or tea – NO MILK or CREAM
1:00 pm	–	1 bottle Magnesium Citrate 8 oz. clear liquids per hour until bedtime
3:30 pm	–	3 Dulcolax tablets with full glass of water
5:00 pm	–	Clear liquids for supper
12:00 midnight	–	Nothing to eat or drink (NPO) after midnight

* NOTE: The amount of fluid taken is very important to this exam. Drink at least 8 oz. of clear liquids every hour.

Please check in at the main Hospital Admitting Desk 10-15 minutes prior to your exam.

Upper GI or Small Bowel Follow-Through

Nothing to eat or drink (NPO) after midnight. Please check in at the main Hospital Admitting Desk 10-15 minutes prior to your exam.