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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Nucl Med. 2012 Mar;42(2):113–123. doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2011.10.004

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Effect of the colonic stimulant laxative bisacodyl on colonic transit. Note the acceleration of transit of isotope through the colon with bisacodyl whereas, control treatment is associated with retention of isotope predominantly in the ascending and tortuous transverse colon. Reproduced from Manabe N, Cremonini F, Camilleri M, et al: Effects of bisacodyl on ascending colon emptying and overall colonic transit in healthy volunteers. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2009;30:930-936.