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Are Sodium Sulphate And Potassium Sulphate Advisable For A Sulphur Allergic Person?

my wife is allerge to sulfer and. she has got to start taking a bowel prep kit and it has got sodium sulfate,potassium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate in a oral solution. Should she take this or wait and call her doctor. She is scheduled for a colon test.
Fri, 7 Aug 2015
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Hello Sir,

Welcome to Health Care Magic! I understand your concern.

I would strongly advice your wife not to take the bowel prep kit, which has sulphur components, because it may lead to severe allergic reactions.
Instead of using sodium sulphate/potassium sulphate/magnesium sulphate solution, I would recommend that your wife uses alternative bowel preparation which are sulphur free, like bowel preparations with polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG-Citrate-Simethicone, PEG-Ascorbate etc.
I don't know which ones are available in your country, but there are definitely sulphur free alternatives.

Hope I answered to your question. For further concerns, please feel free to ask again.
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Are Sodium Sulphate And Potassium Sulphate Advisable For A Sulphur Allergic Person?

Hello Sir, Welcome to Health Care Magic! I understand your concern. I would strongly advice your wife not to take the bowel prep kit, which has sulphur components, because it may lead to severe allergic reactions. Instead of using sodium sulphate/potassium sulphate/magnesium sulphate solution, I would recommend that your wife uses alternative bowel preparation which are sulphur free, like bowel preparations with polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG-Citrate-Simethicone, PEG-Ascorbate etc. I don t know which ones are available in your country, but there are definitely sulphur free alternatives. Hope I answered to your question. For further concerns, please feel free to ask again.