Table 1

Study schedule

	Time points
	First consultation at ED	Second consultation at ED	Third consultation at ED	Close-out
Enrolment	Standard diagnostic procedures.
	Eligibility screening.
	Informed consent.
	Allocation when diagnosis is unknown.
Intervention	Intervention group: laxatives and enema.	Intervention group: only laxatives.
Intervention	Control group: no study medication.	Control group: no study medication.
Assessments	Patient characteristics.
	Pain score, used medication and stool production.	Pain score, used medication and stool production.	Pain score, used medication and stool production.
				Number of consultations.

ED, emergency department.