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How can they clean your colon before colon surgery?
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Bowel Prep: There are several medications and preps that can be prescribed to clean the colon or prep the colon before surgery. Some surgeon's do not prep the colon before surgery as there is some evidence of no benefit to this practice.
Answered 8/26/2019
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