Patent ID: 6866873
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: A23L,A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of preparing an individuals digestive tract for a gastrointestinal procedure without requiring the individual to undergo a diet consisting only of liquids over a 20 to 36 hour period prior to the gastrointestinal procedure; wherein the gastrointestinal procedure is selected from the group consisting of colon screening, gastrointestinal testing, fiberoptic screening, colonoscopy, pilloscopy viral colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy barium enema, gastrointestinal surgery, colostomy or ileostomy, the method comprising the steps of: (a) administering to the individual in need of the gastrointestinal procedure a nutritional dietary regimen comprising multiple food items; the multiple food items comprising at least one solid food item to be consumed by the individual within a 24-hour period prior to the gastrointestinal procedure; the multiple food items collectively comprising: (b) administering the nutritional dietary regimen to the individual without prescribing the administration of a diet consisting only of liquids over a 20 to 36 hour period prior to the gastrointestinal procedure: wherein the nutritional dietary regimen is suitable for use in preparing the individual for the gastrointestinal procedure such that a medically or diagnostically useful gastrointestinal procedure can be performed on the individual's digestive tract.