A new study adds to mounting evidence that eating certain solid foods before a colonoscopy will not prevent a successful test. Patients who underwent a colonoscopy after following a low-residue diet had exams of comparable quality as those on a conventional liquid diet, but better tolerated the more forgiving menu, according to researchers.
“We saw a similar result in relation to the quality of bowel prep, but patients on the low-residue diet had a tendency toward improved compliance and