This medicine is used as part of a bowel cleansing procedure before x-ray of the bowel, colonoscopy or before a bowel operation.
It works by producing bowel motions which cleanse the bowel.
It usually works within 30 minutes, although it may take as long as 6 hours.
Expect frequent liquid stools.
Download the Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) for Fleet Phospho-soda.
