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2. Colonoscopies 101: How to Prepare for Your First One

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   6. Early morning is best. Schedule your colonoscopy as close to the start of the day as possible. I made a rookie mistake and went for a 10 a.m. time slot.

3. How to make your colonoscopy prep more effective and less ...

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   Traditionally, colonoscopy prep involves drinking a large amount of liquids (an oral laxative formula) to help you clean out your colon. Now, there are other options that help you achieve the same ...

4. Bisacodyl - Wikipedia

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   Bisacodyl is an organic compound that is used as a stimulant laxative drug. It works directly on the colon to produce a bowel movement. It is typically prescribed for relief of episodic and chronic constipation and for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction, as well as part of bowel preparation before medical examinations, such as for a colonoscopy.

5. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   The day before the colonoscopy (or colorectal surgery), the patient is either given a laxative preparation (such as bisacodyl, phospho soda, sodium picosulfate, or sodium phosphate and/or magnesium citrate) and large quantities of fluid, or whole bowel irrigation is performed using a solution of polyethylene glycol and electrolytes.

6. Melissa Gilbert shares details of colonoscopy prep: 'I'm ...

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   The Little House on the Prairie alum, 59, took to the social media platform on Tuesday to post a photo of the container of lemon-lime flavored powder used for colonoscopy prep.

7. Capsule endoscopy - Wikipedia

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   For systems that store images directly within the pill, the pill must be collected after excretion for extraction of the images by a secondary device. [7] The main shortcoming of capsule endoscopy is the field of view. Depending on the placement of the camera system within the device images may become obstructed by folds in the digestive tract.

8. Ottawa Bowel Preparation Scale - Wikipedia

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   The scale assesses three components of the large intestine: (1) the rectosigmoid colon, (2) the mid colon and (3) the right colon. A maximum score of 4 is used for each section of the large intestine. A score of 0 is given if the bowel preparation is excellent, meaning the mucosal detail is visible, there is no fluid and almost no stool.

9. Melissa Gilbert, 58, Gets Brutally Honest About Colonoscopy ...

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