Dr Sood shares why colonoscopy prep can be an uncomfortable experience, but is absolutely necessary for the procedure to have ...

If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

Welcome to Colonoscopy Prep 101: a Class No One Actually Takes But We’ll All Definitely Need. Look, a colonoscopy—which is when a medical professional essentially inserts a long, flexible tube into ...

Colonoscopy performed within 6 months before or after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) did not increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), according to a retrospective cohort study. In an ...

A colonoscopy is one of the best ways to spot or help prevent colon cancer. But many people who should have the procedure don’t. Often that’s because they’re afraid of what they have to go through to ...

A colonoscopy lets doctors see inside your large intestine, which includes your rectum and colon. This procedure involves inserting a colonoscope (a long, lighted tube with an attached camera) into ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

Preparation for a colonoscopy involves several steps. This includes dietary changes, drinking extra water, and consuming a special drink to help empty the bowels. A colonoscopy is a type of imaging ...

If you've ever had a colonoscopy, you'll appreciate this news. If you've never had a colonoscopy, trust me, this is life-changing, or at least one-day-in-your-life-changing: You can eat solid foods ...

Lying there wide-awake as the doctor removed the colonoscopy tube from my hinder, I recalled that time in the 1980s when I had four impacted wisdom teeth gouged from my jaw while under nothing but a ...