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What Does My Colonoscopy Report Indicate?

I am supposed to drink the last prep bottle with water four hours before my procedure, colonoscopy, my nurse friend said that I should finish it way earlier than that or I will be pooping in the waiting room before my procedure, now I am worried, can I drink the last dose way earlier than four hours before the procedure?
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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actually they give four hours time because after drinking it, most of your colon will be empty just before procedure. if you drink it way earlier, there are chances that your colon may again be filled with faeces that might compromise the study.
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What Does My Colonoscopy Report Indicate?

actually they give four hours time because after drinking it, most of your colon will be empty just before procedure. if you drink it way earlier, there are chances that your colon may again be filled with faeces that might compromise the study.