Bowel cleansing composition

Abstract

A bowel cleansing composition includes as a first cleansing ingredient, a specific sugar alcohol such as xylitol, sorbitol, etc., as a second cleansing ingredient glycerol, erythritol, threitol, arabitol, ribitol, mannitol, galactitol, fucitol, iditol, inositol, volemitol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, maltotriitol, maltotetraitol, and polyglycitol, as a second cleansing ingredient ascorbic acid or a mixture of ascorbic acid and a salt of ascorbic acid, as a third cleansing ingredient picosulfate, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the concentration of the first cleansing ingredient is 10 g/L to 500 g/L based on the total composition, the concentration of the second cleansing ingredient is 15 g/L to 500 g/L based on the total composition, the concentration of the third cleansing ingredient is 1 mg/L to 100 mg/L based on the total composition, and the volume of the aqueous solvent is 0.1 L to 1.0 L.

1 . A bowel cleansing composition comprising:
 as a first cleansing ingredient, at least one sugar alcohol selected from xylitol, sorbitol, glycerol, erythritol, threitol, arabitol, ribitol, mannitol, galactitol, fucitol, iditol, inositol, volemitol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, maltotriitol, maltotetraitol, and polyglycitol; as a second cleansing ingredient, ascorbic acid or a mixture of ascorbic acid and a salt of ascorbic acid; as a third cleansing ingredient picosulfate; and an aqueous solvent,   wherein the concentration of said first cleansing ingredient is 10 g/L to 500 g/L based on the total preparation, the concentration of said second cleansing ingredient is 15 g/L to 500 g/L based on the total preparation, the concentration of said third cleansing ingredient is 1 mg/L to 100 mg/L based on the total preparation, and the volume of said aqueous solvent is 0.1 L to 1.5 L.   
     
     
         2 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said preparation further comprises an anti-foaming agent, and the concentration of said anti-foaming agent is 100 mg/L to 2 g/L based on the total preparation. 
     
     
         3 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 2 , wherein said anti-foaming agent is simethicone. 
     
     
         4 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said preparation further comprises a bicarbonate salt selected from sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate, and the concentration of said bicarbonate salt is 0.1 g/L to 10 g/L based on the total preparation in the case of sodium bicarbonate, and 0.1 g/L to 20 g/L based on the total preparation in the case of potassium bicarbonate. 
     
     
         5 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said preparation further comprises a gastrointestinal soother selected from ginger, peppermint, and chamomile, and the concentration of said gastrointestinal soother is 5 g/L to 50 g/L based on the total preparation. 
     
     
         6 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said preparation further comprises a cleansing ingredient selected from citric acid, magnesium, docusate sodium, senna extract, aloe extract, garlic extract, pectin, zinc, and caffeine. 
     
     
         7 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said first cleansing ingredient is xylitol. 
     
     
         8 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said first cleansing ingredient is sorbitol. 
     
     
         9 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said first cleansing ingredient is a mixture of xylitol and sorbitol. 
     
     
         10 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein, when said second cleansing ingredient is a mixture of ascorbic acid and a salt of ascorbic acid, the mass ratio of ascorbic acid to the salt of ascorbic acid ranges from 99:1 to 60:40. 
     
     
         11 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aqueous solvent is water, carbonated water, alkaline ionized water or a beverage. 
     
     
         12 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aqueous solvent is carbonated water. 
     
     
         13 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein the concentration of said first cleansing ingredient is 50 g/L to 150 g/L based on the total preparation. 
     
     
         14 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein the concentration of said second cleansing ingredient is 30 g/L to 200 g/L based on the total preparation. 
     
     
         15 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein the concentration of said third cleansing ingredient is 10 mg/L to 80 mg/L based on the total preparation. 
     
     
         16 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein the volume of said aqueous solvent is 0.3 L to 0.7 L. 
     
     
         17 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a one-part product. 
     
     
         18 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a two-part product. 
     
     
         19 . The bowel cleansing composition of  claim 18 , wherein the preparation is a two-part product consisting of (i) a package containing a highly concentrated solution formulated by mixing all ingredients in 0.05 L to 0.2 L of total volume of said aqueous solvent and (ii) a separate package containing the remaining amount of the aqueous solvent that is its total volume minus the volume used in formulating the highly concentrated solution.