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A member asked:

Hi i have a colonoscopy tomorrow and yesterday i ate tomatoes.. is it still going to be ok for the colonoscopy?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

No problem: yesterday's tomatoes won't impair tomorrow's colonoscopy.

Answered 12/21/2014

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