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

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   Clear your schedule on your prep day (the day before your colonoscopy) and make arrangements so you can stay home, close to a comfortable bathroom. You may also want to have a book or a movie on a ...

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. How Often Should You Get a Colonoscopy and When Should You ...

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   A colonoscopy is a routine medical procedure that could save your life, but if you think that you don’t have to worry about getting one until you’re 50 then think again (hint: new guidelines ...

6. 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.

7. Talk:Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   The preparation involved and the risk of being caught short would put a lot of people off, especially when you're not near a toilet, eg when you're driving in to the hospital. Personally I think it is the prep that is what turns people off about the procedure. I have had a colonoscopy before and I am due to have one again.