Your prep checklist, day by day
Tick items off as you go, or print this page and mark it off by hand. Enter your procedure date so every day shows the exact calendar date.
Sets your exact water cut-off — 2 hours before this time.
Breakfast
No breakfast for a morning admission — nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight, water only until 2 hours before your admission time.
Reminders in your .ics file fire at local time in this zone.
Diet rules at a glance
Morning admission
- Nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight.
- Water only after that, until 2 hours before your admission time.
- Nothing at all by mouth in the final 2 hours.
Your cut-off timeline
Morning admission — every fasting and clear-fluid cut-off in order.
Nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight
No breakfast on procedure day for a morning admission — water only.
Stop water — 2 hours before your admission time
Add your admission time above to see the exact water cut-off.
Medication and dose schedule
Morning admission| When | Time | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day before | 7:00 AM | Clear liquids only from 7:00am (weight-loss injection patients only)If you take a weight-loss/appetite injection (semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy, tirzepatide/Mounjaro, or liraglutide), you may have a light breakfast the day before your admission, then clear liquids only from 7:00am for the rest of the day. Everyone else can eat and drink normally today. Never stop your injection yourself — ring the clinic on 08 6389 0631 at least 7 days before your procedure. |
| Procedure day | 12:00 AM | Start fasting — nothing to eat from 12:00 midnightFor a morning admission, have nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight. Water only after that, until 2 hours before your admission time. |
| Procedure day | 5:00 AM | Stop waterWater is allowed up until 2 hours before your admission time. After that, nothing at all by mouth. |
Morning admission — taking your usual medicines
- Take your usual morning medicines with a small sip of water — nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight.
- Any later dose only if the clinic has told you to take it — with a small sip of water.
- Nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight — no food, no milk or dairy drinks.
- Bring all your medicines, or a current list, with you on the day.
Write your regular medicines below and confirm each one with the clinic on 63890631 at least 7 days before your procedure.
7 days before
- Follow the steps as detailed unless your doctor or clinic staff advise otherwise.
- Do not stop any medication — including semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy, tirzepatide/Mounjaro or liraglutide — unless a clinician tells you to.
- IMPORTANT: Please commence your admission process by registering at: https://www.sjog.org.au/patients-and-visitors/my-admission. If you need assistance with the admission process, please call St Johns on 1300 863 566.
1 day before
- Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy), tirzepatide (Mounjaro) and liraglutide slow stomach emptying, so you'll need a clear-liquid day before your admission: a light breakfast, then clear liquids only from 7:00am (morning admission) or from 10:00am (afternoon admission). Ring the clinic on 08 6389 0631 at least 7 days before — never stop the injection yourself. This step doesn't apply if you don't take one of these medicines.
- If you take a weight-loss/appetite injection (semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy, tirzepatide/Mounjaro, or liraglutide), you may have a light breakfast the day before your admission, then clear liquids only from 7:00am for the rest of the day. Everyone else can eat and drink normally today. Never stop your injection yourself — ring the clinic on 08 6389 0631 at least 7 days before your procedure.
Procedure day
- For a morning admission, have nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight. Water only after that, until 2 hours before your admission time.
- Water is allowed until 2 hours before you're due at the hospital. Nothing at all after that.
- St John of God Hospital Murdoch - you cannot drive yourself after sedation.
- For a morning admission, have nothing to eat from 12:00 midnight. Water only after that, until 2 hours before your admission time.
- Water is allowed up until 2 hours before your admission time. After that, nothing at all by mouth.
Follow these instructions unless your doctor or the clinic staff advise otherwise. Ring Coastal Gastroenterology on 63890631 if you have questions about medications, diet or timing.
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