Pediatric bowel preparation: Sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, citric acid vs polyethylene glycol, a randomized trial

Figure 4 Participants were asked “How often did your tummy hurt since you started the cleanout?”. 28% of participants receiving sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid (SPMC) 1 dose x2 reported ‘never’ hurting, compared with 6.7% receiving polyethylene glycol (PEG). Only 12.5% of those receiving SPMC 1 dose x2 reported abdominal discomfort ‘often’ or ‘very often’, whereas 33.4% receiving PEG did. Participants with no response are not shown on the graphs and, therefore, numbers may not add to 100%. SPMC: Sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid; PEG: Polyethylene glycol.