kathryn
Cathlete
I've scheduled a colonoscopy two weeks from now, and the prep diet starts in a week.
I'm not so worried about the 'day before' diet (clear liquids, like broth or Gatorade, but no red foods), but the week before looks tough.
I was hoping some of you who have been through the experience (or are medical peeps) could help me out.
No beans, lettuce, nuts or seeds and some other things (a big chunk of my regular diet! I eat high fiber, and the pre-op diet seems to be anti-fiber to the extreme!).
Are grains okay? (brown rice? would the bran be a problem? oatmeal? oatbran? my sprouted grain bread? --probably not, as it contains lentils and maybe some other beans? quinoa/amaranth/buckwheat and other so-called grains that are actually pseudo-grains/seeds?)
How about my Vitamixing a bunch of veggies and straining the 'juice' to remove the fiber (or juicing)? Is there something other than fiber that one is avoiding in the lettuce? Should I just plan pretty much a juice fast with the addition of some other foods (but what ?)
Does "lettuce" also include spinach?
How about protein powders? (some contain flax meal, so they are probably out. But what about hemp/pea/rice based ones?)
I'll definitely contact the Dr's office to check, but I have a feeling they aren't familiar with some of these foods.
TIA for the suggestions!
I'm not so worried about the 'day before' diet (clear liquids, like broth or Gatorade, but no red foods), but the week before looks tough.
I was hoping some of you who have been through the experience (or are medical peeps) could help me out.
No beans, lettuce, nuts or seeds and some other things (a big chunk of my regular diet! I eat high fiber, and the pre-op diet seems to be anti-fiber to the extreme!).
Are grains okay? (brown rice? would the bran be a problem? oatmeal? oatbran? my sprouted grain bread? --probably not, as it contains lentils and maybe some other beans? quinoa/amaranth/buckwheat and other so-called grains that are actually pseudo-grains/seeds?)
How about my Vitamixing a bunch of veggies and straining the 'juice' to remove the fiber (or juicing)? Is there something other than fiber that one is avoiding in the lettuce? Should I just plan pretty much a juice fast with the addition of some other foods (but what ?)
Does "lettuce" also include spinach?
How about protein powders? (some contain flax meal, so they are probably out. But what about hemp/pea/rice based ones?)
I'll definitely contact the Dr's office to check, but I have a feeling they aren't familiar with some of these foods.
TIA for the suggestions!