Ciprofol, a novel propofol analogue, was favored over propofol in inducing anesthesia for colonoscopy as it resulted in lower injection pain and blood pressure reduction. In patients undergoing ...

It's best to go easy on your system after your colonoscopy. Discover gastroenterologist-approved foods to ensure a ...

Similar findings were reported by another group of Korean investigators who prospectively studied the quality of bowel preparation in 300 subjects undergoing colonoscopy. [14] All subjects were ...

An upper GI endoscopy happens through the throat, while a lower GI colonoscopy involves entry through the anus. Find more ...

Sodium sulfate solution (SuPrep®, Braintree Laboratories, MA, USA) is a recent entry into the purgative market and sodium picosulfate, the most widely used bowel preparation for colonoscopy in ...

Snoring while under conscious sedation during colonoscopy is a strong predictor of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a recent study by Ala Sharara et al. “Although snoring is commonly ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps—a type of precancerous lesion ...

The digestive system is divided into two main parts: the alimentary tract and accessory organs. The alimentary tract is a tube that begins at the mouth and ends at the anus, while the accessory ...

So here's one rite of post-50 passage that far too many of us ignore, the colonoscopy ... and during the procedure itself you'll have anesthesia, so you shouldn't feel anything.

I had my first colonoscopy when I was only 21 ... and there was no pain since I was under anesthesia. When I woke up, they let me rest as long as I needed to and provided fluids.

However, the blood test isn't as effective as colonoscopy at detecting and preventing colon cancer, a new review finds. About two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can be expected to occur in ...