I have my second opinion appointments next week. The GI is wanting me to do a colonoscopy/ileoscopy the day before the consultation. His nurse called me yesterday to go over the prep instructions. He told me I have to do an enema that morning, 2 hours before the procedure and go to clear liquids at midnight the day of procedure and nothing 2 hours before. 

I confirmed with him a couple times, that it was midnight the day of the procedure. When he asked if I had any questions, I told him there was no way if I ate anything the evening before, that my stoma would be cleared out. He said he thought the same thing and suggested that I switch to clear liquids at 4pm the day before instead. 

Last year when I had the same thing done with my regular GI, I had to do the enema that morning, but also had to stop eating in the evening two days prior to the procedure and the day before, I had to drink the nasty prep stuff. 

Don’t get me wrong, I am thrilled to not have to drink the nasty prep drink, but doesn’t it seem odd to have so little time without eating before an ileostomy?