Patient-Reported Stool Color and Perception of Bowel Preparation Predicts Success of Outpatient Bowel Preparation in an Urban Tertiary Care Setting

Prior studies have demonstrated that patients have poor judgment of the success of bowel preparation and often tend to overestimate the cleanliness of their colon prior to colonoscopy. In this study, we examined the value of patient-reported stool color prior to arrival for their scheduled colonoscopy, as well as patient perception of bowel preparation in an urban tertiary care setting.