3 days before your VCE
Video capsule endoscopy of the small bowel
3 days before your VCE
- Stop taking any medicines that contain codeine.
- Stop taking any medicines that contain loperamide (Imodium).
- Keep taking all your other medicines as usual.
- Start having small meals and follow our food guide.
- Drink lots of fluids, try to have 2 litres (about 8 to 10 glasses) each day.
Food guide
You can eat or drink:
- water, including flavoured water
- black tea or black coffee (no milk)
- soft drinks (including fizzy and energy drinks)
- chewing gum
- boiled sweets that are dissolved slowly
- clear soup or stock (no solids in it and not pureed)
- Bovril or Marmite as a hot drink (only 1 mug as it’s salty)
- clear fruit or vegetable juice with no bits
Do not drink:
- do not drink milk
- do not drink red or purple drinks
- do not drink alcohol
