Stimulant laxatives help the bowels contract so you can poop. They’re best for short-term relief. Learn about the risks of ...

Annual fecal immunochemical test-based surveillance could be as effective as colonoscopies in reducing long-term colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, according to a recent study published in ...

2013;7(1):77-87. Similar findings were reported by another group of Korean investigators who prospectively studied the quality of bowel preparation in 300 subjects undergoing colonoscopy.

All bowel preparations, regardless of formulation, are more effective when administered as a split-dose regimen compared with a 1-day preparation. Approximately one in four individuals undergoing ...

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 ...

Colonoscopy prep, such as bowel preparation, safe colonoscope insertion, and more qualify as quality indicators for ...

Tumour, node and metastasis (TNM) staging is one of the systems used to stage bowel (colon and rectal) cancer. The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and how far it has spread. It helps your ...

A woman who survived bowel cancer after it was detected early thanks to a screening has said expanding the service to more people will "save lives". It comes as the Welsh government announced that ...

Those with a positive result are invited for further testing, normally colonoscopy. Bowel cancer screening uptake has been increasing across the UK since the introduction of FIT. The most recent data ...

Passing a bowel movement can cause a small reduction in body weight as a person’s body expels waste products. However, it is rarely significant and does not amount to long-term weight loss.

Gov. Tim Walz is planning another stint of debate prep Tuesday in Minneapolis with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg along to play Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio.), just days before Vance and Walz ...