You need to follow a special diet and may take laxatives to clean out your bowel before a colonoscopy. Drink plenty of clear ...

In updated consensus recommendations published online March 4 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, additional guidance is presented for optimizing bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy.

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An adequate bowel preparation is defined as one that permits the detection of all polyps >5 mm in size. While providing a conceptual framework for understanding an acceptable preparation, this ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the colonoscopy prep easier.

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting. Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on ...

More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

The US multi-society task force on colorectal cancer (CRC) has updated its 2014 guidance for optimizing the adequacy of bowel preparation for colonoscopy. The latest consensus recommendations ...

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Decades ago, to prepare for a colonoscopy, patients first had to clean out their colons using laxatives such as castor oil or magnesium citrate, sometimes over several days. It wasn’t pleasant. Things ...

A colonoscopy is a procedure that diagnoses and helps monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This can play an essential role in preventing and treating colorectal cancer. Doctors diagnose IBD using ...