Prep for colonoscopy usually involves a laxative beverage to clean you out before providers examine the bowels. Here’s what ...

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the ...

Past research has shown low-volume bowel prep to be similarly safe and effective as high-volume prep, but that was in ...

Dr. Derek Ebner, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist in Rochester, Minnesota, offers tips on how to make colonoscopy bowel prep — essentially a strong laxative — easier. "The entire spirit of ...

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 ...

Approximately one in four individuals undergoing colonoscopy has an inadequate bowel preparation. Data from two retrospective studies indicate that 42–48% of colon polyps are missed on ...

New blood tests are now available to screen for colorectal (colon) cancer, providing a simpler alternative to traditional ...