Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Key Takeaways You need to follow a special diet and may take laxatives to clean out your ...

Before a colonoscopy, a person needs to drink a special fluid that clears their bowels to make any irregularities easier to spot during the procedure. Some people may call this a “colonoscopy prep ...

In the hours immediately following a colonoscopy, a doctor may recommend that you eat sparingly or not at all. They may suggest a soft or liquid diet that’s low in residue. A colonoscopy is a ...

Sometimes, the preparation solution to clear the bowels before a colonoscopy does not work, or only partially works. A person can speak with their doctor about ways to make the prep more effective.

Everyone needs to have at least one colonoscopy by age 50. How often you need them or if you need one earlier depends on many factors, such as your age, other risk factors, and other conditions. A ...

The recommended 10-year interval between screening colonoscopies may be safely extended to 15 years in adults with no family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) whose first colonoscopy is negative for ...

Katie Couric is most famous for her time on the Today show, which she co-hosted from 1991 to 2006. But her segment on colonoscopies comes in a close second. In the groundbreaking segment, which made ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...

A Task Force composed of gastroenterology specialists, with a special interest in colorectal cancer, has released updated recommendations urging post-operative colonoscopy instead of endoscopy to ...

A new meta-analysis confirms that use of computer-aided detection (CADe) systems during colonoscopy finds more polyps and adenomas than conventional colonoscopy, but the effect on detection of ...

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