I am having a colonoscopy on Thursday and they told me to get Dulcolax 5 mg. and take 4 of them along with my prep. Can I use the Docusate in place of this rather than buy more? What is equal doses if I can? Thanks, Janice
Can I take Docusate instead of Dulcolax - having a colonoscopy?
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- 8 Dec 2010 by griswald
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- dulcolax, bowel preparation, docusate, colonoscopy
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