Patent ID: 8211417
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A method of cleansing bowels in a patient a day prior to a colonic procedure, comprising the steps: a. wherein said patient consumes only clear fluids, except for potatoes at breakfast; b. wherein said patient drinks at least 64 fluid ounces of clear fluids throughout said day; c. wherein said patient drinks approximately 10 fluid ounces of magnesium citrate between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on said day; d. wherein said patient drinks between 25 and 33 grams of polyethylene-glycol approximately two hours after the magnesium citrate; e. wherein said patient drinks approximately 8 fluid ounces of water or clear fluid about ten minutes after the polyethylene-glycol; f. wherein said patient drinks approximately 10 fluid ounces of magnesium citrate between two or three hours after the water or clear fluid; g. wherein said patient drinks another 25 to 33 grams of polyethylene-glycol at a time between four to eight hours prior to said procedure h. wherein said patient refrains from consuming all fluids approximately four hours prior to said procedure.