Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Jain Harsh Prakash, Mohd Imran Chouhan, Prajna Anirvan, Mansi Chaudhary, Shubham Gupta, Hemanta Kumar Nayak, Ajaya Ghosh R U, Rajesh Manik, Mitali Madhumita Rath
INTRODUCTION: Shankhaprakshalana (SP) is a yogic method aiming to cleanse the bowel. It involves the use of warm saline water and a combination of five asanas. This study was designed to assess the effectiveness and safety of bowel preparation by SP. METHODS: This is a retrospective observational study of prospectively collected data. Patients planned for colonoscopy were screened and enrolled to undergo bowel preparation by SP on the day of the colonoscopy. Patients having comorbid conditions, poor performance status, suspected or previously diagnosed intestinal stricture and past history of major abdominal surgery and those unable to perform asanas of SP were excluded...
December 19, 2023: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology: Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology