<s>[INST] How often would you need to take a laxative/how muchfor it to show up in your colonoscopy?? Are we talking every few days randomly, over a 6 mo period, or years to show up taking daily, I m doing a paper on this but I can t find anything that gives any specifics on dates... [/INST] Till you have full evacuation of the bowel to permit a good colonoscopic examination.You can take full prescribed dose on the night of second day morning examination.Dr. J. Ticku </s>