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 ...

Adequate bowel preparation is key for an effective colonoscopy, says Dr. Paul Johnson, a colon and rectal surgeon at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tennessee. Proper prep increases the ...

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 ...

Addressing poor preparation: To improve bowel preparation rates ... a low-fiber or all-liquid diet on the day before colonoscopy and a split-dose 2-L prep regimen. 2. Improving polyp detection: ...

Colon cleansing is not to be confused with bowel preparation, which is performed before a colonoscopy, he emphasizes. It ...

"A colonoscopy also requires taking time off work, a bowel preparation diet and sedation." The good news is you may be able to screen for colorectal cancer in the comfort of your own home. At-home ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

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

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 ...

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 ...