Chicken Soup Day Before Colonoscopy?

Question

I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy at 11:00 am tomorrow. Unfortunately I misunderstood my test prep instructions and accidentally ate chicken soup with shell pasta, chicken cubes, and carrots at 4:30 pm today (day before procedure) This was all I ate all day and I've been taking my Visicol tablets as directed and drinking only clear liquids. Did I totally botch my colonoscopy for tomorrow? I do not want to re-schedule. I hate this exam. Any suggestions or comments?

Answer 1

We all hate preparing for this test...Have you had a ...movement that showed you eliminated this foodstuffs? If not, the doc may tell you to reschedule...

Answer 2

Call the doctor doing the procedure and tell him what you did.

There is no way to know how it's going to affect the exam.  

Sometimes people who follow all the rules still have a bad prep (p**p all over the walls of the colon, making it impossible to see little polyps, inflammation or small diverticuli), and sometimes the prep works well even for those who ate by mistake.

If you (God forbid) have a big cancer, it will be seen.  If the prep is poor, it means you'll just have to have your next exam sooner than you otherwise would have.