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Hey there, Girlfriend,

You caught me off-guard here. I think you're the first person who has ever freaked out over the prep instead of the procedure, and I don't know how to answer you.

Honey, it's no big deal, you just have to poop a lot, that's all. What did I drink? Hmm, lets see, oh yeah -- I had grape juice. I LOVE grape juice. I also had apple juice and lemonade. That's it. Apple juice and lemonade. Nothing carbonated. I also fixed Jello, but I don't think I had much of it. I'm not crazy about Jello, never have been.

Do you think your not feeling well and having D is from the stress of the prep? While it is true that the prep is the worst part of the entire procedure, it's not THAT bad. I mean, you have D right now -- that's the extent of the bad part -- you just have D, but without the cramps.

Why are you "barely eating" right now? What's happening with you? That's not good. You need to keep a soluble fiber in your tummy at all times. You need to eat, Kelly. You want to be prepared for Tuesday, so you have to eat now -- how about some toast or cereal, maybe a little oatmeal?

"What'll happen if [you] take more laxatives?" Well, you'll just clean yourself out, that's all. You don't take laxatives on a regular basis; if you did, well, that'd be a different story. This one time won't hurt you. You'll just clean yourself out. And you wanna be cleaned out for the procedure.

Can you find instant apple cider? It's made by the makers of apple juice (Tretop), but you can also buy Safeway's brand (it's cheaper). It comes in a box of individual packets. It's powder, you mix it in hot water. All the ingredients are IBS-safe. The calories from the apple cider, the grape juice and lemonade will be sufficient for you until after the procedure when you can eat solid food again -- it's just a few hours, that's all.

Kelly, you can do this. You KNOW you can do this. It's absolutely no worse than what you're going through right now with the D. Please try to relax. Whatever you do, DON'T CANCEL the appointment. You want this procedure. It's very important. Just remember the marvelous drugs you're gonna get -- oh YEAH!

Please eat something today. Tomorrow you'll take the Fleet and the Citro-Mag and you'll have D again, that's all. No biggie. And then the great drugs on Tuesday. Whooppee!

Honey, I'll be thinkin' 'boutcha.

Bevvy

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