Once on a clear-liquid diet, it is important not to ... with drinking water and feeling too hungry. Part of the bowel prep for a colonoscopy is having watery diarrhea. This can result in losing ...

Approximately one in four individuals undergoing colonoscopy has an inadequate bowel preparation. Data from two retrospective studies indicate that 42–48% of colon polyps are missed on ...

These substances loosen stools and increase bowel movements so you can clean out your colon. Traditional liquid laxatives used for colonoscopy prep require you to drink large volumes of the liquid ...

Consequently, inadequate bowel preparation limits the efficacy of colonoscopy and leads to additional costs, risk of complications and, in some instances, a lower compliance rate with screening ...