Dr. Johnson spoke with Medscape on replacing a clear-liquid diet with a low-residue diet.
He was part of an earlier U.S. Multi-Society Task Force that recommended a low-residue diet as an option for patients, but he said, “It hasn’t received as much traction as I think it should.”
He then referenced a recent study from China that showed there was no difference in bowel preparation between a clear-liquid diet and a low-residue diet. Both groups had similar rates of polyp and high-risk adenoma detection and cecal intubation. However, the lower-residue group had fewer adverse events related to things like nausea and headaches than the clear-diet group.
About 50 percent of patients have said they wouldn’t repeat a colonoscopy because of the clear-liquid diet.
More articles on surgery centers:
4 new joint-venture ASCs — September 2020
Work begins on new ASC in Arizona — 3 details
SCA centers added 1,000+ new surgeons in 2020 so far: 5 things to know
