EndoNurse Magazine

Bowel Prep (Colonoscopy Prep)

The key to an effective colonoscopy is good bowel preparation. Patients have many options, some of which work better for certain patients than for others. Some bowel preps include Golytely, Colyte, Nulytely, phospho-soda, sodium phosphate tablets, Osmo-Prep and Visicol. These induce bowel movements so the digestive tract is largely empty and is then visible through the camera during colonoscopy.

Hospitals Switch to New Choice for Colonoscopy Prep

A handful of hospitals nationwide are offering colon hydrotherapy, a new alternative bowel prep that is more convenient, quicker and eliminates the need to drink a gallon of liquid laxatives the night before a colonoscopy. ...More
September 9, 2009
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Split-Dosing: New Bowel Prep Guideline is Going Mainstream

Earlier this year, the American College of Gastroenterology revised its colorectal cancer screening guidelines for the first time in eight years, and one of the most noticeable changes was its recommendation to split the dose of bowel preps. ...More
July 29, 2009
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues, Procedures
Does Simehicone in Bowel Prep Improve Colonoscopy?

Adjunctive therapy, such as bisacodyl, metoclopramide, and simethicone, was shown to improve the quality of bowel preparation, according to research led by Abhasnee Sobhonslidsuk (from Thailand) that was documented in a June 28, 2009, article in the World Journal of ...More
July 8, 2009
Posted in News, Procedures
C.B. Fleet Says Bowel Cleansers Safe

C.B. Fleet says its products are safe and has collected thousands of cases of the products and is considering ways to put the drugs back on the market. ...More
July 1, 2009
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Fleet Phospho Soda Lawsuits Allege Kidney Failure

Lawyers at Bernstein Liebhard LLP are reviewing potential Fleet Phospho Soda lawsuits for individuals who experienced serious kidney injuries after using a Fleet Phospho Soda bowel cleansing product. ...More
June 8, 2009
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Obesity Predicts Inadequate Bowel Prep

Researchers suggest patients with high BMI need more aggressive bowel preparation regimens ...More
June 1, 2009
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Four More Fleet Phospho-soda Lawsuits Filed

AboutLawsuits.com is reporting that four new Fleet Phospho-soda lawsuits were filed last week against C.B. Fleet Co., alleging that the company promoted its over-the-counter laxative at double doses for use during colonoscopy prep, which allegedly caused the plaintiffs to ...More
March 24, 2009
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Time Between Bowel Prep, Colonoscopy Predicts Quality

A study appearing in a special issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examines how the time interval between the completion of the last dose of bowel preparation and the start of colonoscopy predicts the quality of the bowel preparation. ...More
March 2, 2009
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Fleet Recalls Bowel Cleansers After FDA Warning

Following the issuance of FDA's safety alert on Thursday stating that oral sodium phosphates bowel cleansing solutions should be available by prescription only, C.B. Fleet Company immediately announced a voluntary recall of its over-the-counter products Fleet® Phospho-soda® ...More
December 15, 2008
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
FDA Issues Boxed Warning for Visicol, OsmoPrep

FDA issues Boxed Warning for Visicol and OsmoPrep because they may cause acute kidney damage. ...More
December 11, 2008
Posted in News, Procedures