{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(17)"],"submitter":["Huang L"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The unpleasant taste of polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been a hindrance to patients undergoing colonoscopy.<h4>Aim</h4>This study aims to determine whether the addition of a vitamin drink (Mizone) to the 4L split-dose PEG regimen would be effective in improving the solution's palatability, and reducing patient discomfort during bowel preparation.<h4>Methods</h4>The present prospective, single endoscopist-blinded, randomized controlled study randomly assigned patients into two groups: PEG + Mizone group (3.6 L of PEG solution plus 0.4 L of Mizone) and PEG group (4 L of PEG solution). Palatability was assessed using a Likert scale of 1-5. The adverse events, amount of unconsumed solution, and willingness to repeat the same process were recorded through a questionnaire. The "],"journal":["Heliyon"],"pagination":["e37590"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11413698"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Vitamin drinks improve palatability and reduce adverse events associated to polyethylene glycol electrolyte solutions."],"pmcid":["PMC11413698"],"pubmed_authors":["Li C","Huang L","Ma K","Wang X","Jiang YZ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Vitamin drinks improve palatability and reduce adverse events associated to polyethylene glycol electrolyte solutions.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The unpleasant taste of polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been a hindrance to patients undergoing colonoscopy.<h4>Aim</h4>This study aims to determine whether the addition of a vitamin drink (Mizone) to the 4L split-dose PEG regimen would be effective in improving the solution's palatability, and reducing patient discomfort during bowel preparation.<h4>Methods</h4>The present prospective, single endoscopist-blinded, randomized controlled study randomly assigned patients into two groups: PEG + Mizone group (3.6 L of PEG solution plus 0.4 L of Mizone) and PEG group (4 L of PEG solution). Palatability was assessed using a Likert scale of 1-5. The adverse events, amount of unconsumed solution, and willingness to repeat the same process were recorded through a questionnaire. The ","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Sep","modification":"2026-06-04T09:44:05.757Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:54:36.007Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11413698","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39309268"],"doi":["10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37590"]}}