Required Equipment

• Surgeon: So before I do the colonoscopy, you will have to do some bowel prep.
• Patient: What does that involve?
• Surgeon: We give you something to drink and you will need to continue drinking plenty of fluids the day before. This stuff will help you go to the washroom and clear your bowels of any stool. There is no point for me to scope you if I cannot see anything.
• Patient: That sounds like fun.
• Surgeon: Oh yes, it is a blast. Take the day off work that day because you will be tied to your toilet.
• Patient: Well we will need to book it a little later in the month then.
• Surgeon: Why is that?
• Patient: I am getting my toilet replaced right now. I will not have a toilet for a bit. It is current backed up.
• Surgeon: Yes, you probably should. The toilet is sort of the required piece of equipment for this procedure.