Many people can have polyps and, like Andy, have no symptoms. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into ...

BACKGROUND: The cleansing of the colon for a colonoscopy exam must be complete so as to allow the visualization and inspection of the intestinal lumen. The ideal cleansing agent should be easily ...

Colonoscopy screenings are often avoided due to out-of-pocket costs and hesitancy toward bowel prep, with even minimal out-of-pocket costs associated with lower screening uptake in patients. The study ...

Update on Colonoscopy Preparation, Premedication and Sedation Jeffrey R Lewis; Lawrence B Cohen Disclosures Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;7 (1):77-87. CO 2 Insufflation ...

A top reason people skip their screening: Many don’t know that there are tests beyond the colonoscopy, a 2016 American Cancer Society (ACS) survey found. And while it’s considered the gold-standard ...

In his op-ed “ Colonoscopy Prep Is Worse Than IKEA ” (June 3), Jim Sollisch gives readers the impression that there has been a universal shift to a three-day bowel preparation for colonoscopies.