Patent ID: 7993682

Claim:
A purgative composition, comprising (i) 1-10 gram per unit dose of at least one water-soluble sodium salt; (ii) 2-20 gram per unit dose of at least one water-soluble minimally degradable sugar; (iii) 0.5 to 5 gram per unit dose of at least one water-soluble potassium salt; (iv) 1-10 gram per unit dose of at least one water-soluble magnesium salt; and (v) a detergent stool softening agent, selected from the group consisting of sodium picosulfate and bisacodyl; wherein the composition is a hypertonic composition in the form of a unit dose having a volume of from about 0.2 to 0.5 L; and wherein the minimally degradable sugar is selected from the group consisting of xylose and xylotriose.