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Is colonoscopy prep one size fits all? Or should it be adjusted?

Asked by Aster (20023points) May 5th, 2014

Everyone who is to be receiving a colonoscopy has a most unpleasant evening beforehand taking a chalk like liquid and plenty of it to be “cleaned out” first. Some take a bazillion pills instead. But why do the 412 pound people take the same amount of goop as the 112 pound people? Is it too much hassle for the manufacturers and doctors to adjust the dose according to the weight of the patient?

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