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bowel prep A preoperative enema, often used with prophylactic oral and parental antibiotics to purge the colon of food and feces before intestinal surgery; the most popular agent for preparing the large intestine for surgery is
polyethylene glycol for mechanical cleansing; surgeons also use conventional enemas, dietary restriction and cathartics How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Plus, two of the other three screening tests for colon cancer (flexible sigmoidoscopy and double contrast barium enema) also require a bowel prep and neither is as sensitive as the colonoscopy. Modern technology provided some consolation for the patients' misery during what Capiendo calls "the bowel prep. The night before the test, bowel cleansing, also called bowel prep, is necessary to clear the lower digestive tract. |
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