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Should the colonoscopy prep use this many pills?

Asked by Aster (20023points) May 24th, 2015

I was thinking that, for the convenience of the doctors and manufacturers , they have a 100 lb adult take as much chalky liquid or pills for a colonoscopy as a 420 lb adult.
Wouldn’t the larger person need a lot more, not equal, prep than the tiny adult? If I weighed 100 pounds in no way would I take the same dose as a linebacker.

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