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@SAHM0811: Good idea! I will try that too. He might think it is fun!

Keep the ideas coming please! It's going to be a long 24 hours and the day before we can only do full liquids so that will be a long day as well!

@Rubies: We can't for the scope. It has to be clear. Good thought though!

@brownie: it is the only thing he can have that day (juice, water, pedialyte). The 48 hrs before he can only have full liquids so basically the same but also his splash. The nurse said if he is not drinking anything with sugar by 3 pm the day before the scope I need to call and they will figure something else out...I'm not sure what that means but I *think* taking him to the hospital and getting him hooked up to an IV early.

@Mrs. Jacks: I tried to ask her about this and the only thing from his list of safe foods she approved was the white grape juice. I wanted to try blueberry or pineapple juice and she said no to them unless I could get "clear".

@brownie: Thanks. We can't do apple. Her other suggestion was pear which is also out and I don't have time to do a trial on Gatorade in case it doesn't work out we will not have enough time to recover.

For fruits he can only have blueberries, pineapple, rasins/grapes, strawberries, watermelon, and banana's and they only said okay to the white grape. Ugh.

@Mrs. Jacks: I'm not sure. I tried to ask if I diluted it, like basically flavored the water with a dash of blueberry or somethings and she said no, but I can see why they are not "clear". When I had clear liquids in the past it was "see through" like you said, but their guidelines seem different because the things I could have she said no to. Pear was the ideal juice she suggested, which IMO is the most clear?, but he can't have it. The prep is 48 hours of liquids. The first 24 are full liquids only and the 2nd 24 are "clear" liquids only up until 2 hours before and then an enema the morning of...he is having an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy at the same time. I know for mine I had the Moviprep, but they said he is too small for something like that.

ETA: The papers about the prep say breastmilk is a "clear" liquid, but when I said I wish I knew because we JUST used the last of ours she said that he couldn't have it anyway, even though the paperwork says so. I think she really meant clear as in clear for some reasons. Makes someone dealing wiht a limited diet dealing with an even smaller window.