Real answers to what people actually search the night before a colonoscopy — written by a gastroenterology nurse, not a hospital marketing team.
No account. No tracking your search history. Just the answer.
Tap the day that matches where you are — everything on the page updates to just what matters today.
Adjusting meds, easing off fiber, planning your ride home.
Clear liquids, starting the prep, timing your doses.
Second dose, what's normal, when to actually worry.
What to wear, what sedation feels like, what happens first.
Results, recovery, what "they found a polyp" actually means.
Six categories. Skip straight to the one on your mind — no scrolling through a hospital's generic FAQ page.
What "clear liquids" really means, how to make the prep tolerable, common mistakes that cause a repeat exam.
11 questionsWhat it actually feels like, whether you'll remember anything, how "twilight sedation" is different from general anesthesia.
9 questionsBlood thinners, diabetes meds, who needs to drive you, how long to actually block off your day.
8 questionsWhy a "free" screening sometimes isn't, and the billing surprise almost nobody explains in advance.
6 questionsGas, exposure, smell, embarrassment — the things you'd never say out loud in a waiting room.
7 questionsWhat an "adenoma detection rate" is and why it's the one number worth asking about.
5 questionsThis is the category every hospital FAQ skips. It's also the one patients tell me matters most.
Nightbefore is written and maintained by a practicing GI nurse with years of pre- and post-procedure patient care experience — not a hospital communications team, and not a pharmaceutical sponsor.
No identifying details are shared here on purpose. What matters isn't who's writing it — it's that every answer comes from someone who has actually answered these questions, at 6am, for real patients, more times than they can count.
"Patients ask me the real question about ninety seconds before we start — never in the exam room with the door open. I wanted somewhere they could ask it at 2am instead, with nobody listening." — NIGHTBEFORE, FOUNDING NURSE