TABLE 2.

Frequency of incident^* minor adverse events reported at days 2, 14 and 30 postcolonoscopy

	Assessment time point
Minor adverse event	Day 2 (n=342)	Day 14 (n=335)	Day 30 (n=310)
Abdominal pain	30 (8.6)	14 (4.1)	3 (0.9)
Bloating	22 (6.3)	17 (5.0)	0 (0)
Diarrhea	9 (2.6)	6 (1.8)	1 (0.3)
Constipation	9 (2.6)	7 (2.1)	3 (0.9)
Nausea/vomiting	6 (1.7)	2 (0.6)	0 (0)
Blood in the stools	2 (0.6)	2 (0.6)	0 (0)
Rectal/anal pain	9 (2.6)	1 (0.3)	2 (0.6)
Headache	13 (3.7)	2 (0.3)	0 (0)
Other	20 (5.8)†	7 (2.1)‡	1 (0.3)
Any	59 (17)	33 (9.7)	6 (1.9)

Data presented as n (%).

^*Defined as no report in the 30 days before colonoscopy;

^†Includes fatigue, dizziness, fever, shivers, nasal irritation, pain at venopuncture site, dehydration, back pain and anxiety;

^‡Includes disorientation, fatigue, itchiness, fever and dehydration; ‘reaction to anesthesia’ does not total to 100 because more than one symptom could be reported