Foods, systems, methods, and kits for providing electrolyte replacement

A method for providing electrolytes lost by a subject due to ingesting a laxative, wherein the laxative is ingested in order to prepare an intestine of said subject for a medical or surgical procedure selected from the group consisting of colonoscopy, intestinal surgery, virtual colography, fiberoptic endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, wireless capsule endoscopy, and barium studies, said method comprising:

• melting a binder;
• mixing one or more food ingredients together with a laxative at 80 degrees Fahrenheit or less, and further mixing the one or more food ingredients and the laxative together with the binder that is melted thus creating a semi-solid mixture;
• forming a solid food item from the semi-solid mixture at 80 degrees Fahrenheit or less;
• providing to said subject, during a 36 hour period before the medical or surgical procedure, the solid food item and a beverage comprising 200-1500 milligrams of sodium and 20-200 milligrams of potassium in order to prepare the intestine of said subject for the medical or surgical procedure.