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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Many people take prescribed or over-the-counter medications they must stop using before a colonoscopy. It proves important to comply with these drug restrictions, and if not, it proves crucial for people to tell their doctor they took a drug on the must-stop list. This is true even if they already had the induced-diarrhea from the bowel preparation and feel as if they should just go ahead with the procedure anyway. Nevertheless, it’s better to feel embarrassed or annoyed by reporting they took blood thinner than risk bleeding excessively during a colonoscopy. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs--NSAIDs--should be stopped about four days before the colonoscopy, according to advice from the University of Connecticut Health Center. There are many over-the-counter--OTC--and prescribed NSAIDs, such as: naproxen ibuprofen indomethacin ketoprogen meloxican nabumetone piroxicam If patients have pain that flares up, they can use acetaminophen instead. Iron Long-term Effects of Phentermine Use According to David C. Dugdale, III, M.D 1. in his update of the MedlinePlus entry on colonoscopy; patients should iron for several weeks before the colonoscopy because iron residue can produce a dark stool. Even a cleaned-out bowel may become obscured by iron residue, thus making it harder for the doctor to visualize the bowel during the colonoscopy, with the potential risk that something could be missed. Another reason for stopping iron is that iron can cause constipation, making it more difficult for the bowel cleanser to work. Note that many vitamin pills contain iron, so patients should stop vitamin pills as
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