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 ...

Gastroenterologist Eric Shah, MD, at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan led the study, which found that only 17% of patients pay nothing for their bowel preparation for screening colonoscopy and ...

This means you may need even more bowel prep to avoid having to redo the colonoscopy. Talk to your doctor before stopping any ...

"A colonoscopy also requires taking time off work, a bowel preparation diet and sedation." The good news is you may be able ...

Who needs to worry about colon cancer, and what tests will we be able to use in the future for early cancer detection?

It’s good news in the fight against colorectal cancer: A new test can detect the disease with a simple blood draw. But don’t ...

Large polyps and colon cancers sporadically ooze small amounts of blood. If blood is detected, the patient must have a colonoscopy. Another more complex fecal test is Cologuard, repeated every ...

With colorectal cancer rates rising among young people, it’s important to know the signs that may mean colon cancer.

Folks who take one of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds might end up with a cancelled endoscopy or colonoscopy New research ...

John de Csepel, MD, a GI specialist and chief medical officer at medical supply company Olympus, has lauded the lowered screening age and the new study's results.

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 ...

Advertisement For these patients, "inadequate bowel preparation was more common" before endoscopy or colonoscopy, according to researchers led by Dr. Ruchi Mathur. She's an endocrinologist and ...