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Talk to your healthcare provider.

What you ask your healthcare provider can ease your concerns about colon cancer, colonoscopies, and colonoscopy preps.

Having a discussion with your healthcare provider can answer questions you may have about colon cancer and colonoscopies. Only your healthcare provider knows you and your health well enough to answer your questions. Be sure to ask the questions that will ease your concerns.

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Important Information About OsmoPrep

OsmoPrep Tablets are used to clean the colon before colonoscopy in adults aged 18 years or older. Do not take OsmoPrep if you are allergic or hypersensitive to sodium phosphate salts or to any of the ingredients in OsmoPrep. Before considering OsmoPrep, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including any heart conditions such as congestive heart failure, any kidney impairment such as electrolyte disturbances, any abdominal problems such as bowel obstruction or motility issues, and any history of seizures. Also tell your doctor about any medications that you are taking or if you may be pregnant. The most common side effects in studies with OsmoPrep were abdominal bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Adequate hydration before, during, and after the use of OsmoPrep Tablets is recommended.

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