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'''NuLYTELY''' is a [[polyethylene glycol]] based [[laxative]] primarily used to cleanse the [[intestine|bowels]] prior to procedures such as [[colonoscopy|colonoscopies]] and bowel surgery. It is occasionally prescribed for constipation. It contains [[polyethylene glycol|PEG]]-3350, [[sodium chloride]], [[sodium bicarbonate]] and [[potassium chloride]]. It tastes horrible and induces an experience described by most who have experienced it as "hell on earth" and "a nightmare". <ref>[http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=19797&name=NULYTELY askapatient.com]</ref> Better alternatives for this purpose do exist and their universal use should be a high priority. |
'''NuLYTELY''' is a [[polyethylene glycol]] based [[laxative]] primarily used to cleanse the [[intestine|bowels]] prior to procedures such as [[colonoscopy|colonoscopies]] and bowel surgery. It is occasionally prescribed for constipation. It contains [[polyethylene glycol|PEG]]-3350, [[sodium chloride]], [[sodium bicarbonate]] and [[potassium chloride]]. It tastes horrible and induces an experience described by most who have experienced it as "hell on earth" and "a nightmare". <ref>[http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=19797&name=NULYTELY askapatient.com]</ref> Better alternatives for this purpose do exist and their universal use should be a high priority. |
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NuLYTELY is a polyethylene glycol based laxative primarily used to cleanse the bowels prior to procedures such as colonoscopies and bowel surgery. It is occasionally prescribed for constipation. It contains PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride. It tastes horrible and induces an experience described by most who have experienced it as "hell on earth" and "a nightmare". [1] Better alternatives for this purpose do exist and their universal use should be a high priority.
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