Nutritional dietary kit for use in preparing an individual for gastrointestinal procedure
First Claim
1. A kit for preparing an individual'"'"'s digestive tract for a gastrointestinal procedure, the kit comprising multiple, separate food items including:
- (a) at least one solid food item selected from the group consisting of soup products, protein supplements, grain foods, starch foods, and fruit or vegetable foods, and (b) at least one nutritional drink;
wherein the multiple food items collectively comprise;
i. from about 600 to about 2,000 calories;
ii. from about 0.5 grams to about 10 grams of dietary fiber;
iii. from about 0.5% to about 20% of the calories are derived from fat; and
iv. from about 10% to about 30% by weight of solid material;
and further comprising a laxative suitable for administration prior to the gastrointestinal procedure, wherein the kit is suitable for use in preparing the individual such that the gastrointestinal procedure can be performed on the individual'"'"'s digestive tract without requiring the individual to undergo a diet consisting only of liquids over a 20 to 36 hour period prior to the gastrointestinal procedure.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a nutritional kit for use in preparing an individual for a predetermined activity which requires a clean digestive tract, particularly the colon. Such predetermined activities include, but are not limited to, gastrointestinal surgery and colon screenings. Specifically, the present invention provides an individual low amounts of fat, dietary fiber and solid food content to minimize stool formation and/or facilitate removal of stool from the digestive tract prior to the predetermined activity. The present invention also provides the individual with sufficient calories and nutrition to enable the individual to conduct daily, routine activities while utilizing the present invention. In one alternative embodiment, the present kit provides a variety of pre-packaged, ready to eat or easy to prepare nutritional liquid or solid foods which when coordinated with a laxative regimen, result in removal of residue such that a medically and/or diagnostically useful procedure can be performed on the digestive tract.
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1. A kit for preparing an individual'"'"'s digestive tract for a gastrointestinal procedure, the kit comprising multiple, separate food items including:
- (a) at least one solid food item selected from the group consisting of soup products, protein supplements, grain foods, starch foods, and fruit or vegetable foods, and (b) at least one nutritional drink;
wherein the multiple food items collectively comprise;i. from about 600 to about 2,000 calories; ii. from about 0.5 grams to about 10 grams of dietary fiber; iii. from about 0.5% to about 20% of the calories are derived from fat; and iv. from about 10% to about 30% by weight of solid material; and further comprising a laxative suitable for administration prior to the gastrointestinal procedure, wherein the kit is suitable for use in preparing the individual such that the gastrointestinal procedure can be performed on the individual'"'"'s digestive tract without requiring the individual to undergo a diet consisting only of liquids over a 20 to 36 hour period prior to the gastrointestinal procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- (a) at least one solid food item selected from the group consisting of soup products, protein supplements, grain foods, starch foods, and fruit or vegetable foods, and (b) at least one nutritional drink;
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