Three days prior to a colonoscopy, patients should avoid high-fiber foods and instead focus on a clear liquid diet. Milk and dairy are allowed except for fruited yogurt, ice cream with additions, and lactose-intolerant products. Beverages should be clear and without pulp or seeds, except water and non-dairy milks. Breads and grains must be refined without seeds or fiber. Fruits can be canned or cooked without skins or seeds. Vegetables must be tender without skins, seeds or fiber. Meats should be tender without additions, and nut butters must be smooth without chunks. Condiments are limited, and all other foods should be avoided.
Three days prior to a colonoscopy, patients should avoid high-fiber foods and instead focus on a clear liquid diet. Milk and dairy are allowed except for fruited yogurt, ice cream with additions, and lactose-intolerant products. Beverages should be clear and without pulp or seeds, except water and non-dairy milks. Breads and grains must be refined without seeds or fiber. Fruits can be canned or cooked without skins or seeds. Vegetables must be tender without skins, seeds or fiber. Meats should be tender without additions, and nut butters must be smooth without chunks. Condiments are limited, and all other foods should be avoided.
Three days prior to a colonoscopy, patients should avoid high-fiber foods and instead focus on a clear liquid diet. Milk and dairy are allowed except for fruited yogurt, ice cream with additions, and lactose-intolerant products. Beverages should be clear and without pulp or seeds, except water and non-dairy milks. Breads and grains must be refined without seeds or fiber. Fruits can be canned or cooked without skins or seeds. Vegetables must be tender without skins, seeds or fiber. Meats should be tender without additions, and nut butters must be smooth without chunks. Condiments are limited, and all other foods should be avoided.
*Unfortunately we are unable to list all food items. If it is not listed please use your best judgement.*
Food group Foods allowed… Foods to avoid…
Milk and dairy Milk and milk products. Includes: • Yogurt • Fruited yogurt • Any milk products if you are lactose • Cow’s milk • Cheese • Any ice cream or cheese with nuts or intolerant • Ice cream • Cream seeds Beverages • Coffee and tea • Fruit drinks without pulp, such as fruit • Any beverage containing pulp or seeds, • Carbonated beverages punch such as orange or grapefruit juice • Apple juice • Kool-Aid or Hi-C (without red or purple • Prune juice • Strained juice dye) • Nutritional supplements that contain fiber • Water (Tap, Bottled, Coconut) • Nutritional supplements without added • Tomato or V8 juice • Non-dairy milk (coconut and almond fiber, such as Boost or Ensure milk) Breads, cereals, • Refined breads, rolls, bagels, English • Refined cooked and cold cereals such • High fiber bread • Brown rice and starches muffins, pita bread, biscuits, muffins, as hominy grits, farina, cream of wheat • Dave’s Killer Bread • Wheat germ crackers, pancakes, waffles, or pastry or rice, Cheerios, Corn/Rice Chex, • Whole grain breads, cereals, and pasta • Bran • Potato and sweet potato without skin Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, Special K • Oatmeal • Sprouted wheat • White rice • Granola • Wild rice • Refined pasta • Any bread, cereal, cracker, or pasta • Barley • Tortillas (corn or flour) made with seeds, nuts, coconut, or raw • Potato skins or dried fruit • Graham crackers • Corn bread • Quinoa Fruits • Canned or cooked fruit without skins or • Banana • Raw fruit (bananas are okay) • All berries, melons seeds (peaches, pears, apricots, apples) • Canned pineapple, oranges, grapefruit • Cranberry sauce • Applesauce sections, mixed fruit • Avocado • Dried fruit • Coconut Vegetables • Tender, well-cooked fresh, canned, and • All raw vegetables, such as lettuce, • Tough, fibrous cooked vegetables frozen vegetables without seeds such as onion, celery, cucumber, mushrooms, such as: artichokes, asparagus, broad peeled carrots, green beans scallions, etc. beans, broccoli and cauliflower, Brussel • Strained vegetable juice • Vegetables with seeds sprouts, celery, corn, cucumber, • Strained tomato sauce • Beets eggplant, mushrooms, onion, peas (green peas), sauerkraut and cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, zucchini summer squash, winter squash Meat and meat • Cooked, tender fish, poultry, beef, lamb, • Tofu • Non-tender meats • Meat substitutes made with whole substitutes pork, ham, veal, organ meats • Tuna fish • Gristle grains, nuts, or seeds • Eggs • Smooth peanut butter and other smooth • Hot dogs • Beans, peas, lentils • Cheese nut butters • Salami, cold cuts • Crunchy style peanut butter and other crunchy nut butters Miscellaneous • Salt, sugar, ground or flaked herbs and • Mustard • Ketchup • Popcorn spices • Soy sauce • Pepper • Jams or preserves • Vinegar • Jelly (but not jam or preserves) • Seed spices • Pickles and olives • Chocolate • Honey • Seeds and nuts • Coconut • Butter • Mayonnaise