Polyethylene Glycol 4000 is usually taken with four boxes of warm water or saline, divided into two doses during colonoscopy.
Polyethylene glycol 4000 bulk is a linear long-chain polymer, which is used to increase the water content of feces during the preparation for colonoscopy, thus softening the feces and promoting defecation, so as to clearly observe the intestinal mucosa whether there are organic lesions.
Two boxes are to be taken orally the day before the examination, together with 2,000 ml of saline or lukewarm water; a second dose is to be taken six hours before the colonoscopy, with the same volume of lukewarm water to two boxes.
It can protect the stomach and intestines at the same time, but also can clean up the stool on the intestinal mucosa, reduce the chance of leakage misdiagnosis.
Of course, there are other ways to take PEG 4000 for colonoscopy, once you need colonoscopy, you should follow the doctor’s instructions and arrangements in a professional hospital to ensure that the diagnosis and treatment of the condition is not delayed.