How to drink mannitol during colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is a relatively complicated and painful examination. Each step has necessary requirements and standards. The doctor will decide based on the patient's condition. We only need to follow the doctor's instructions, be well prepared, and try to relax. As one of the procedures of colonoscopy, drinking mannitol is necessary, and patients do not need to be too nervous. Let’s see how to drink mannitol.

The method of using mannitol is as follows:

1Mannitol injection is a safe liquid that can be taken orally. You can first poke a small hole with pointed scissors and then cut along the upper quarter of the bottle.

2. Each time, you need to drink 2 bottles of mannitol, each bottle of mannitol is 250ml, which needs to be diluted with about 400ml of boiled water before drinking.

Tips: Each bottle of mannitol is 250ml. Based on this standard, you can calculate that you only need to add 2 bottles of boiled water of the same volume.

3. Mannitol may condense into crystals in a cold environment. You can soak the mannitol bottle in warm water to completely dissolve it and then dilute it for drinking.

4 If there is no large container to dilute mannitol, you can dilute it according to the approximate proportion and drink it several times. Drink the prepared intestinal cleansing solution at a uniform speed. Do not drink it too fast to avoid vomiting, stomach pain and other discomfort. There can be an interval of 10 to 20 minutes between 2 bottles.

5. The best intestinal cleanliness is when the discharged fluid is clear. If there are still impurities in the discharged fluid, please continue to drink water until the discharged fluid becomes clear.

6. Please drink as much boiled water as possible the day before the examination (it is recommended to add some sugar and salt)

Precautions after taking mannitol:

1 Generally, you will feel the urge to defecate within 2 to 3 hours after taking the medicine, which may vary depending on your personal constitution.

2 Due to drinking a large amount of hypertonic mannitol liquid in a short period of time, a few people will experience symptoms such as nausea and abdominal pain. This is caused by the hypertonic liquid stimulating the intestinal wall to produce intestinal peristalsis. Don't be nervous.