Patent ID: 7291324

Claim:
A method for cleansing bowels and colon of a mammal, the method consisting essentially of: a) orally administering to the mammal from about 5 mg to about 40 mg of bisacodyl; b) waiting until the bisacodyl produces a bowel movement, the bowel movement occurring within 6 hours; c) orally administering to the mammal from about 50 g to about 400 g of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in from about 1.5 L to about 2.5 L of an isotonic solution following the bowel movement; and d) thereafter allowing the mammal to evacuate the bowels and colon; e) the method optionally including the further step of administering a clear liquid to the mammal after administration of the bisacodyl; whereby the colon is adequately cleansed to permit diagnostic testing or surgery.