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

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   However, the prep for a colonoscopy is another story. You may need to drink a lot of fluids, spend quite a bit of time in the bathroom and temporarily change your diet.

3. Sodium picosulfate - Wikipedia

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   Orally administered sodium picosulfate is generally used for thorough evacuation of the bowel, usually for patients who are preparing to undergo a colonoscopy. It takes 12–24 hours to work, since it works in the colon. [3] Abdominal cramps and diarrhea are normal effects of picosulfate and should be expected.

4. Macrogol - Wikipedia

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   It is also used to clear the bowels before a colonoscopy, [3] when the onset of the laxative effect is more rapid, typically within an hour. [7] Side effects may include increased bowel gas, abdominal pain, and nausea. [3] Rare but serious side effects may include an abnormal heartbeat, seizures, and kidney problems. [8]

5. Whole bowel irrigation - Wikipedia

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   Whole bowel irrigation is undertaken either by having the patient drink the solution or a nasogastric tube is inserted and the solution is delivered down the tube into the stomach. When administered to adolescents and adults as preparation for surgery, colonoscopy, or another procedure, the solution is usually taken orally, unless oral ...

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

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   Melissa Gilbert shared her colonoscopy prep detailing past IBS struggles with the solution. She shared how she approaches the procedure to avoid distress. Melissa Gilbert, 58, Gets Brutally Honest ...

7. Colon cleansing - Wikipedia

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   Colonic irrigation, also known as colon hydrotherapy, colonic hydrotherapy, or a "colonic", is a treatment which is used "to wash out the contents of the large bowel by means of copious enemas using water or other medication." [19] During a cleansing enema, liquid is introduced into the colon and retained for five to fifteen minutes. [20]

8. Phospho soda - Wikipedia

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   When Phospho soda is used as preparation for colonoscopy, 1.5 fluid ounces (45ml), mixed with an equal amount of water or any clear liquid and followed by 8 oz of water, is taken, followed by a second dose 6 hours later (3 oz total). It will cause very loose, eventually watery stools, usually starting within an hour or so and lasting several hours.

9. 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.