Wilmington, DE
A 43-year-old female asked about a 68-year-old female:
Dr gave golytely bowel prep for colon but she will never be able to tolerate. is miralax (polyethylene glycol) prep safe for heart patients? cardiac md ok with it. gi said no
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Dr. Jeffrey Webberanswered
Cardiology 33 years experience
Yes safe.: as a cardiologist, I say yes it's safe. Golytely is a large volume prep that many of my heart pts had probs with in the past. I think miralax (polyethylene glycol) is better tolerated.
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