Suflave Colonoscopy Preparation
If you are being mailed your RX through Sebela Pharmacy- you will receive a link via text
message coming from this phone number 833-553-2747 to be able to order your prep. If you
should the lose the text or don’t get the link, please go to sprxdirect.com/order, and follow the
directions on the website. This needs to be done immediately so they can get it shipped out!
General Instructions
1. Please read and follow these instructions carefully. A well-done bowel preparation is
vital to preventing colon cancer.
2. If you have a history of chronic constipation, kidney disease, or heart failure, do not
follow these instructions. Please call the Revere Health Endoscopy Scheduling
department at (385) 203-1150 for alternative instructions. If you have any
questions regarding your bowel preparation, the timing of your procedure, or
issues while taking your bowel preparation, please contact the on-call nurse
for the hospital or endoscopy center where your procedure will be
performed. The phone number for your facility is found on the last page of
these instructions for your convenience.
3. If you are on a blood thinner (Coumadin, Eliquis, Plavix, Xarelto, etc.), please see the
attached special blood thinner instructions for management of these medications prior to
your procedure.
4. If you have any questions, please call the facility at which your procedure will be
performed. Please see the end of these instructions for a listing of all applicable facilities
and phone numbers.
5. Do not eat or drink anything after you have completed your bowel preparation. Please
avoid eating or drinking for 2 hours prior to your procedure; if you eat or drink anything
during the 2 hours prior to your procedure, your procedure may need to be rescheduled.
Items to Purchase and Prepare Prior to Your Colonoscopy Preparation
1. Four simethicone (Gas-X) anti-gas chewables or soft gel tablets.
2. Suflave bowel preparation; this is a prescription preparation that you need to pick up
from your pharmacy at least 2 days prior to your preparation.
3. Desitin or A&D skin ointment to protect the skin around your bottom. (optional)
Two Days Prior to Your Colonoscopy
1. Follow a low-fiber diet. Avoid nuts, seeds, popcorn, whole grains, and similar foods.
This diet will improve your colonoscopy preparation.
The Day Prior to Your Colonoscopy
1. Follow a clear-liquid diet. Drink a large amount of clear liquids all day; it’s important to
begin your colonoscopy preparation as well-hydrated as possible. Do not eat any type
of solid foods. Focus only on water, broth, coffee, Jell-O, tea, bouillon, soda, Gatorade,
Crystal Light, etc. Stay well-hydrated all day. Avoid dairy and dairy subsitutes. Avoid
red, blue, and purple liquids.
2. We suggest pre- mixing both bottles in the morning and refrigerating for a better taste. To
do that please take: 1 flavor packet with 1 bottle and fill the provided bottle with
lukewarm water, cap the bottle and shake until the powder is mixed and place in the
refrigerator. (You will do this with both bottles.)
3. At 5:00 pm you will open your first premixed bottle of your prep solution and drink 8 oz
of solution every 15 minutes until the bottle is empty.
4. Over the next 4 hours, drink five 8-ounce glasses of water or a similar clear liquid
(Gatorade, Crystal Light, etc.)
5. After your first bowel movement, apply a small amount of Desitin or A&D ointment to
the skin around your bottom. Re-apply a small amount of ointment after every bowel
movement to protect your skin.
6. At 7:00 pm, take 2 simethicone tablets.
7. At 8:00 pm, take 2 additional simethicone tablets.
8. Continue to drink water or a similar clear liquid until midnight if desired.
You will likely drink several glasses of water or a similar clear liquid before having your first
bowel movement. Some abdominal pain, abdominal cramping, and abdominal bloating are
expected. These symptoms should improve as you begin having bowel movements.
The Morning of Your Colonoscopy
1. 5 hours prior to your procedure, drink the final bottle of your premixed solution and
remember to drink 8 oz of solution every 15 minutes until the bottle is empty, this should
be done within the next 2 hours and then you will stop all fluids completely.
2. Please do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours prior to your procedure, this will include
mints, gum and hard candies.
3. If you have any questions, please call the appropriate endoscopy facility your procedure
is scheduled at as per the following page.
Endoscopy Facilities
Central Utah Surgical Center
(801) 374-0354
1067 North 500 West Suite 100 Building B
Provo, UT 84604
Timpview Surgical Center
(801) 492-5994
1175 East 50 South Suite 101
American Fork, UT 84003
American Fork Hospital Endoscopy Department
(801) 855-3361
170 North 1100 East
American Fork, UT 84003
Spanish Fork Hospital Endoscopy Department
(385) 344-6011
765 East Market Place Drive
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Utah Valley Hospital Endoscopy Department
(801) 357-7743
1034 North 500 West
Provo, UT 84604
Mountain View Hospital Same Day Surgery
(801) 465-7576
1000 East 100 North
Payson, UT 84651
Timpanogos Hospital Same Day Surgery
(801) 714-6644
750 West 800 North
Orem, UT 84057