5 days before your colonoscopy

You'll need to start making some changes 5 days before your colonoscopy.

Please make sure you follow these instructions and continue to follow them until after your procedure. 

Medicines

Stop taking:

• fybogel (ispaghula husk)
• any medicines that contain iron, such as iron tablets or multivitamins that contain iron.

There should be a list of what your medicines contain in the leaflet that comes with them.

If your medicines contain iron, you will see these words in the list:

• Iron
• Ferrous
• Ferric
• Feredetate

If you're not sure whether your medicines contain iron, ask your pharmacist, doctor or nurse. You can also call our pharmacy medicines helpline. Phone 020 7188 8748, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Continue to take all other medicines as usual. 

Food and drink

Stop eating any nuts and seeds. You can continue to have any other food and drink as normal.