Castor Oil and Bisacodyl Versus Sodium Picosulphate Magnesium Citrate for Bowel Cleansing Prior to Colonoscopy in a Limited Resource Setting.

Background: The cost and availability are among factors that determine bowel preparation regimen for colonoscopy.

Aims: To assess the efficacy of an alternative bowel preparation regimen of Castor oil/Bisacodyl (CaO/B) for colonoscopy in a limited resource setting.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing colonoscopy in an endoscopy referral centre in Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria from June 2014 to September 2019.