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- Title
Colonic Lavage Solutions: Plain versus Flavored.
- Authors
Matter, Stephen K.; Rice, Pamela S.; Campbell, Donald R.
- Abstract
Many patients dislike the taste of the oral gastrointestinal lavage solutions utilized prior to colonoscopy. Specifically, patients dislike the salty taste and the quantity of the polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution that they are required to ingest. In an attempt to reduce the salty taste and potentially improve patient compliance and tolerance of the preparation, flavoring was added to the lavage solution. Fifty-six patients received standard or flavored polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution in random order prior to colonoscopy. In group I, lemon-flavored Colyte was compared with standard Colyte: 93% (25/27) of subjects preferred the flavored solution. In group II, standard Colyte was compared with lemon/Iime-flavored Colyte, and 80% (8/10) of subjects preferred standard Colyte. In group III, lemon-flavored Colyte, standard Colyte, and NuLYTELV were compared. Ninety percent (17/19) of the subjects preferred lemon-flavored Colyte, 10% of the subjects preferred standard Colyte, and none of the subjects preferred NuLYTELV Overall, patients preferred lemon-flavored solution over other solutions.
- Subjects
TASTE; FLAVOR; PATIENT compliance; GASTROINTESTINAL agents; ORAL drug administration; POLYETHYLENE glycol; COLONOSCOPY
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1993, Vol 88, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article