title: Colonic lavage solutions: plain versus flavored.
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/lime-flavored Colyte, and 80% (8/10) of subjects preferred standard Colyte. In group III, lemon-flavored Colyte, standard Colyte, and NuLYTELY 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 NuLYTELY. Overall, patients preferred lemon-flavored solution over other solutions.
authors.affiliation: BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Bloomington, Illinois.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Matter
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013649:Taste
chemical_list: D005421:Flavoring Agents; D012996:Solutions; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols