If your doctor recommends you have a colonoscopy, don’t worry. You may think it’s going to be a terrible procedure, but it won’t be. Most likely you won’t even be awake to remember it.

The biggest mistake people can make is not getting a colonoscopy at all, whether that’s because they don’t think they need it or imagining a camera being put up their butts makes them ...

A promising experimental blood test has shown the ability to accurately detect colon cancer with 81% accuracy in patients and correctly rule it out in 90% of healthy individuals. This less ...

To prepare for a colonoscopy, you may need to avoid fiber in the days leading up to your appointment and follow a clear liquid diet beginning the day before. Preparation also involves taking ...

Getting regular checkups and colon cancer screening is the best way to prevent colorectal cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society both recommend that people ...

Colonoscopy should be delivered by endoscopists performing high quality procedures. The British Society of Gastroenterology, the UK Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy, and the Association of ...

In this way, the gastroenterologist can return to the area during the next scheduled colonoscopy to check for any changes. Roughly 5% to %10 of adenomatous polyps may eventually progress to ...

Some patients who have undergone colonoscopy and have had adenomas removed are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) in the future, and therefore might benefit from colonoscopic ...

Any residue may impact the effectiveness of your GI procedure, and the whole process may need to be repeated The instructions for colonoscopy prep and endoscopy prep can also be downloaded below, ...