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Low Residue Diet Preparation
Your physician may direct you to eat a low residue diet prior to your procedure.
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3 days prior to your procedure, begin eating only those foods listed as acceptable below.
- Day before your procedure (Starting at 6pm) follow instructions for the prep you were prescribed
Milk and Dairy
Allowed
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Low fat milk
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Cream
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Hot chocolate
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Buttermilk
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Cheese, including cottage cheese
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Yogurt
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Sour Cream
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Not Allowed
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High Fat Dairy
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Bread and Grains
Allowed
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Breads and grains made with refined white flower (including rolls, muffins, bagels, and pasta)
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White rice
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Plain crackers, such as Saltines
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Low Fiber cereal (including puffed rice, cream of wheat, corn flakes)
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Not Allowed
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Brown or wile rice
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Whole grain bread, rolls, pasta, or crackers
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Whole grain or high-fiber cereal (including granola, raisin bran, oatmeal)
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Bread or cereal with nuts or seeds
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Meat
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Allowed
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Chicken​
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Turkey
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Lamb
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Lean Pork
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Veal
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Fish and Seafood
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Not Allowed
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No tough meat with gristle
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Legumes
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Allowed
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None Allowed
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Fruits
Allowed
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Fruit juice
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Applesauce
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Ripe cantaloupe and honeydew
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Ripe, peeled apricots and peaches
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Canned or cooked fruit without seeds or skin
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Not Allowed
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Raw fruit with seeds, skin, or membranes (including berries, pineapple, apples, oranges, watermelon)
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Any cooked or canned fruit with seeds or skin
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Raisins or other dried fruit
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Vegetables
Allowed
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Canned or cooked vegetables without skin or peel (includes peeled carrots, mushrooms, turnips, asparagus tips)
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Potatoes without skin
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Cucumbers without seeds or peel
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Not Allowed
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Corn
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Potatoes with skin
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Tomatoes
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Cucumbers with seeds and peel
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Cooked cabbage or brussel sprouts
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Green peas
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Summer and winter squash
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Lima beans
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Onions
Fats and Oils
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Allowed
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Butter
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Margarine
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Vegetable or other oils
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Mayonnaise
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Salad dressings made without seeds or nuts
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Not Allowed
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Fish oil
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Salad dressing made with seeds or nuts
Soups
Allowed
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Broth, bouillon, consommé, and strained soups
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Milk or cream-based soup, strained
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Not Allowed
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Unstrained soups
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Chili
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Lentil soup
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Dried bean soup
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Corn soup
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Pea soup
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Desserts
Allowed
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Custard and plain pudding
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Ice cream and sherbet or sorbet
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Jello/gelatin, without added fruit or red/purple dye
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Cookies/cake made with white flour, prepared without seeds, dried fruit, or nuts
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Not Allowed
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Coconut
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Anything with seeds or nuts
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Anything with red or purple dye added
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Cookies or cakes made with whole grain flour, seeds, dried fruits, or nuts
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Beverages​
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Allowed
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Coffee
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Tea
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Hot chocolate or cocoa
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Clear fruit drinks (no pulp)
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Soda and other carbonated beverages
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Ensure, Boost, or Enlivens without added fiber
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Not Allowed
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Fruit or vegetable juice with pulp
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Beverages with red/purple dye
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Other​
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Allowed
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Sugar
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Salt
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Jelly
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Honey
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Syrup
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Lemon Juice
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Eggs
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Tofu
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Creamy peanut or almond butter
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Not Allowed
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Coconut
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Popcorn
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Jam
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Marmalade
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Relishes
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Pickles
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Olives
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Stone ground mustard
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