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Posted Yesterday 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
So I just found out this morning that I was sent the wrong instructions and im suppose to be on a clear liquid diet today & if that wasnt bad enough I have to drink a bottle of magnesium citrate:( I am a foodie so doing these prep days and not being able to eat is so tough on me. Im sure many of you understand. Anyways ive read different things, but I cant remember what all is included in a clear liquid diet. I have a bottle of orange powerade, thats ok right? All I have besides that is sprite,water&ramen noodle broth.  anyone have any suggestions on what the best things for me to drink are that will make me feel full or a way to add flavor to water, any ideas . Also im not the only one who gets sad on these no food days am i? lol:)
Posted Yesterday 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
You have to prep for a SBFT?? I just had one on Tuesday and only had to be NPO after midnight. I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
Posted Yesterday 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
Well wine and vodka are clear liquids, LOL, but I do not recommend them for your diet today.

You can have clear broth - the ramen noodle broth sounds like it would be too salty for me, but that's just me. And any fruit juices are ok, but stay away from red ones.

This will be over before you know it. Good luck with your SBFT!
Posted Yesterday 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
Chrisnsteph- I have read online many different prep instructions & I dont understand why some places need you to only have liquids the day before and others only have you not eat after midnight the night before. I am getting so hungry!!! :(
Posted Yesterday 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I totally agree with C1022. For me, this is a prep for a scope and not SBFT.
When I have to be on clear liquid diet, I drink fruit juices and tea. Drink the magnesium citrate along with sprite. I too need to have something, like bread, to combat the nausea but once I take the magnesium citrate, D starts and I lose appetite immediately after.
Hope things go on well:)
Take care!
Posted Yesterday 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
I have never had to do a prep for a small bowel follow thru either, it was always nothing by mouth after midnight.

But...seems as if they want you to, so I would probably avoid the liquid from the Ramen as it is too salty, but try drinking chicken broth. Another idea is slurpees or slushee's as long as they are not red. Hope that helps some. Hugs!
Posted Yesterday 5:18 PM (GMT 0)

I don't do the clear sodas as I don't like the bloat feeling, but I stick with mostly just water when I do these.

I do have a recommendation for you while drinking the white gunk at the test.  Have some paper towels with you.  I slug down some of the gunk then immediately wipe my tongue off.  I t has really helped me get past the gag of the taste.

Hope things go well.

Posted Yesterday 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
Am I the only one here who has had to do this just for a sbft? I mean its just xrays, I just dont understand why I cant eat something:( I LOVE my food:) Also quick question, how did everyone feel after the test? Im just wondering if my stomach will be all yucky feeling from drinking all that gunk. I hope that I can eat a good meal afterwards.
Posted Yesterday 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I try to drink alot of water afterwards to flush the gunk out. Sometimes I feel okay afterwards, other times I don't. Usually I feel really full from it and don't want to eat afterwards. But thats just me:)
Posted Yesterday 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
I had a really hard time getting it all down. The taste wasn't horrible (nothing like scope prep), but there was so much of it. I felt like a ton of bricks were in my stomach and it was a struggle not to throw it up.

Afterwards, I had explosive (WHITE) diarrhea, worse than normal, for the rest of the day after the SBFT. It started as soon as I left the hospital (almost didn't make it home) and continued until bedtime. I was back to my normal the next day. I thought it was funny that they say it can set up like concrete and constipate you. It had the opposite effect on me.

Honestly, I would call your GI nurse. Ask if you got the correct instructions for SBFT. The color of the food shouldn't even matter, as you're not getting scoped.
Posted Yesterday 6:00 PM (GMT 0)
But she is getting scoped? Or perhaps I misunderstood the title of the post. Upper GI to me means an EGD.
Posted Yesterday 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
They called mine an upper GI with a SBFT, and it just meant they took pictures WHILE I was swallowing of the esophagus/stomach. Then I had to drink more and wait around to do the SBFT part.
Posted Yesterday 6:17 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, you're right. I had a swallow study done when I had an esophageal stricture, and my GI combined that with a SBFT. It's all so much fun. NOT.
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