Many medications can cause side effects. A side effect is an unwanted response to a medication when it is taken in normal doses. Side effects can be mild or severe, temporary or permanent.
The side effects listed below are not experienced by everyone who takes this medication. If you are concerned about side effects, discuss the risks and benefits of this medication with your doctor. The following side effects have been reported by people taking this medication.
Many of these side effects can be managed, and some may go away on their own over time. Contact your doctor if you experience these side effects and they are severe or bothersome.
Your pharmacist may be able to advise you on managing side effects. Some people may experience side effects other than those listed. Check with your doctor if you notice any symptom that worries you while you are taking this medication. Before you begin using a medication, be sure to inform your doctor of any medical conditions or allergies you may have, any medications you are taking, whether you are pregnant or breast-feeding, and any other significant facts about your health.
These factors may affect how you should use this medication. Bowel obstruction or perforation: If your doctor suspects you may have an obstruction or perforation small hole in your bowels, they may perform tests to rule these out before you take this medication.
Pregnancy: This medication should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the risks.
If you become pregnant while taking this medication, contact your doctor immediately. Breast-feeding: It is not known if this medication passes into breast milk. If you are a breast-feeding mother and are taking this medication, it may affect your baby. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breast-feeding. Children: The safety and effectiveness of using this medication have not been established for children.
Medications taken by mouth within 2 hours of starting polyethylene glycol - electrolytes may be flushed from the body and not absorbed. Tell your doctor or prescriber about all prescription, over-the-counter non-prescription , and herbal medications that you are taking. Also tell them about any supplements you take. It works because it causes the water it is taken with to be retained in the bowel instead of being absorbed into the body.
This increases the water content and volume of the stools in the bowel, making them softer and easier to pass. The sodium sulphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride and potassium chloride electrolytes are included in this medicine to help ensure that the laxative works without causing the body to gain or lose significant amounts of sodium, potassium or water. Klean-Prep is used to cleanse the bowel prior to examination or surgical procedures that require the colon to be clean of stools, eg colonoscopy, barium enema or colonic resection.
It is not used to treat constipation. How do I take it? Follow the instructions given by your doctor. The dose prescribed will be printed on the dispensing label that your pharmacist has put on the packet of medicine. The usual dose is four sachets taken over a four to six hour period. Klean-Prep should be started the day before your hospital procedure. For a morning appointment at the hospital, you should start treatment with Klean-Prep during the afternoon or evening of the day before your appointment.
For an afternoon appointment, you should take two sachets on the evening before your appointment and then the remaining two sachets the next morning.
Klean-Prep solution is prepared by pouring the contents of one sachet into a litre of water and stirring until the solution is clear. Flavouring such as clear fruit cordial can be added if needed. It is best to make up just one sachet at a time. One glass of the solution should be drunk about every 15 minutes until you have drunk the whole litre. Keep the made-up solution covered in a refrigerator.
Make sure no-one else will drink the medicine by accident. This procedure should be repeated with the next three sachets. You should start having bowel movements one to two hours after you start drinking the Klean-Prep solution.
You should make sure you stay near a toilet. If after taking three sachets you are passing clear liquids, rather than solid or liquid stools, there is no need to take the final sachet. Any solution that has not been used after 24 hours should be discarded.
Use with caution in Elderly people. Weak or debilitated people. People who have difficulty swallowing an impaired gag reflex. People with inflammation of the foodpipe due to acid reflux reflux oesophagitis.
People with reduced levels of consciousness. People prone to regurgitating or accidentally breathing in aspirating food. Kidney failure. Heart failure. People taking diuretic medicines. People who have disturbances in the normal levels of electrolytes such as sodium and potassium in their blood. Inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. Each sachet should be dissolved in one litre of water. Flavouring such as clear fruit cordial can be added if needed. After reconstitution the solution should be kept in a refrigerator and discarded if unused after 24 hours. This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy.
If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately. Klean-Prep powder used to cleanse your gut before a colonoscopy, barium enema, or gut surgery. This product is limited to 1 per order.
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