Research progress on oral medication for bowel preparation in patients with chronic constipation

Abstract

Adequate bowel preparation is a prerequisite for colonoscopy， and chronic constipation （CC） is one of the important influencing factors. In recent years， scholars have paid more and more attention to bowel preparation for CC. In this article， the selection of intestinal detergents before colonoscopy for CC was summarized according to literature review. The effectiveness and safety of each protocol were assessed to provide reference for clinical practice， improve the quality of bowel preparation for CC and deliver timely tertiary prevention for colorectal cancer.

Keywords

• chronic constipation|colorectal cancer|colonoscopy|bowel preparation|oral administration