A healthy colon is about five feet long, two and a half inches in diameter, and weighs two to three pounds. The average American’s colon weighs ten to fifteen pounds. It is not uncommon for an ...

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Intestinal contents build up behind the abnormal segment of colon, swelling the bowel and abdomen. Hirschsprung's disease causes about 25 percent of all newborn intestinal blockages, but is also ...

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In the CT images, the position of both the ascending and descending colon in relation to the right and left kidneys were evaluated. Results According to our hospital reports, 394 patients with CT ...

Pediatric patients who receive glycerin as a second‐line stimulant during colonic manometry have improved colonic motility.

Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) has a high sensitivity for the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). In a symptomatic population FIT may identify those patients who require colorectal ...

His death brings to light the discrepancies in the screening of Black men and colon cancer. African Americans have the highest rates of colon cancer (also known as colorectal cancer). We face a 20 ...

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Medical pros revisit the 150-year history of coffee enemas to weigh their potential benefits and hidden dangers.

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But it’s only extended through the left side of your colon, which consists of the two areas leading up to your rectum: the descending colon and the sigmoid colon. Because it only involves the ...