It has been known that before you take a colonoscopy you have to drink a laxative to cleanse your colon for better viewing purposes. Now there is a pill called OSMOPREP made by Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Here is an excerpt from their website : http://www.tabletprep.com/
"OsmoPrep
The colonoscopy prep that's a pill. Not a liquid.
OsmoPrep Tablets change the way you experience a colonoscopy preparation. A colonoscopy prep previously meant drinking a lot of bad-tasting liquid. OsmoPrep makes your prep easier by allowing you to take virtually tasteless tablets with your choice of clear liquids.
Discovering a colonoscopy prep with a difference.
Most people dread getting a colonoscopy and taking the prep—in fact, the bowel prep process is the top reason people avoid getting colonoscopies.1
However, an effective prep is necessary to get accurate results. When the colon is prepared adequately, a colonoscopy may detect the early signs of colon cancer. Research reports that more than 50% of colon cancer deaths can be prevented with regular screening combined with a healthy lifestyle.2
What makes OsmoPrep different from liquid bowel preps, is the fact that it is a pill prep. This gives you the choice of what clear liquid you take it with—many people seem to enjoy this freedom of choice. In clinical trials, 95% of people who took OsmoPrep said they would choose it again.3"
References
1. Harewood GC, Wiersema MJ, Melton LJ III. A prospective, controlled assessment of factors influencing acceptance of screening colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002;97:3186-3194.
2. Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Colon Cancer. Available at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cancer/cancers/colon/riskfactors/prevent_crc.htm. Accessed May 11, 2007.
3. Rex DK, Schwartz H, Goldstein M, et al. Safety and colon-cleansing efficacy of a new residue-free formulation of sodium phosphate tablets. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2594-2604.
4. Osmoprep website, http://www.tabletprep.com/
3 comments:
This is so interesting. The one thing that makes colonoscopy a hard task is because of the undesirable tastes of other laxatives.
This is so interesting. The one thing that makes colonoscopy a hard task is because of the undesirable tastes of other laxatives.
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