New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

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. (Most people ...

A colonoscopy is most commonly performed as an elective procedure under mild sedation in an outpatient endoscopy center or an ambulatory surgical center. Less commonly, it is performed urgently in a ...

Virtual colonoscopy is a procedure that is done to look for small polyps or other growths inside your colon. Polyps that grow on the inside lining of the colon may turn into colon cancer. The American ...

There is no increased risk for colorectal cancer, advanced-stage cancer, or advanced adenoma when colonoscopy is delayed up to 24 months after a positive FIT result.

Adults should start colon cancer screening at age 45 and repeat every 10 years. People with a family history of colon cancer should start screening at age 40 or 10 years before their relative's ...

The devastating statistics about deaths from colon cancer have put the spotlight on a dreaded disease, which, today, could be ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...

Correspondence to Dr Susan Hutfless, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; shutfle1{at}jhmi.edu Objective Over 15 million colonoscopies and 7 ...

Everybody knows that colonoscopy is the best test to screen for colorectal cancer and that colonoscopies save lives. Everybody may be wrong. Colonoscopy is increasingly viewed as the gold standard for ...

Sometimes, the preparation solution to clear the bowels before a colonoscopy does not work, or only partially works. A person can speak with their doctor about ways to make the prep more effective.