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Gatorade and colonoscopy prep

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ADZ Newbie
ADZ
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My daughter is a highly sensitive celiac. She needs a colonoscopy and was told to mix the miralax with Gatorade that is not blue, purple or red. Gatorade currently states that Gatorade contains no gluten content but may be cross contaminated. As she will be drinking 64 ounces of it in a short period of time, I am questioning whether or not this is safe for her to do. Thanks for any information you can provide!

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psawyer Proficient
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Gatorade is safe. The statement from the supplier really means, "we don't test and can not take legal responsibility if an ingredient is contaminated." Standard CYA stuff.

cyclinglady Grand Master
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Gaterade is actually on  the Fasano gluten free diet used for those patients with suspected non-responsive celiac disease.  So, celiac experts think it is safe!  

ADZ Newbie
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On 1/14/2018 at 10:11 AM, psawyer said:

Gatorade is safe. The statement from the supplier really means, "we don't test and can not take legal responsibility if an ingredient is contaminated." Standard CYA stuff.

Thank you!

ADZ Newbie
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On 1/14/2018 at 12:36 PM, cyclinglady said:

Gaterade is actually on  the Fasano gluten free diet used for those patients with suspected non-responsive celiac disease.  So, celiac experts think it is safe!  

So good to know! Thank you!

TJk Newbie
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As a celiac, I use blue Powerade (owned by Coca Cola) for my preps  with no issues. Best of luck to you. 

cyclinglady Grand Master
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5 minutes ago, TJk said:

As a celiac, I use blue Powerade (owned by Coca Cola) for my preps  with no issues. Best of luck to you. 

The Powerade brand is most likely fine (I have not read the label lately), but they do not want red, blue or purple in your gut at the time of scoping.  It must stain and look like blood or inflammation.   Ever see a kid eating a blue popsicle?  ?

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31 minutes ago, cyclinglady said:

The Powerade brand is most likely fine (I have not read the label lately), but they do not want red, blue or purple in your gut at the time of scoping.  It must stain and look like blood or inflammation.   Ever see a kid eating a blue popsicle?  ?

Red was the only color my doc didn't want me to use. Yes, it stains!

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