I was 21 when I had my first colonoscopy. It was a wake-up call that I needed to change my lifestyle.
Gabriella Parker had a colonoscopy at 21 despite the recommended age being 45. She made some radical changes in her life to ...
Skip Bayless vividly describes colonoscopy
Warning: Once you’ve heard Skip Bayless detail the preparation that went into his recent colonoscopy, there is no going back.
Medical News Today24d
MiraLAX interactions: Alcohol, medications, and other factors
MiraLAX may also be used for colonoscopy bowel preparation. Certain interactions only apply when MiraLAX is used for this purpose. An interaction occurs when one substance causes another substance ...
Medscape3d
Update on Colonoscopy Preparation, Premedication and Sedation
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 ...
Becker's ASC1mon
5 ways for GIs to improve colonoscopy performance
Physicians should offer patients verbal and written instructions for all components of prep, patient navigation with phone or virtual messaging to guide patients through the process, a low-fiber or ...
The Alpena News2d
A colonoscopy was life-saving for these siblings
Even in this day and age of modern medicine, the word colonoscopy can still make people uneasy. But for Scott Potter and his ...
Cherith Fluker on MSN4mon
My First Colonoscopy Experience: From Fear to Relief
Preparation is key to a successful colonoscopy. Start by discussing your family health history, including any family history ...
EurekAlert!3d
AI-assisted colonoscopy increases polyp and adenoma detection in routine screening
A systematic review of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopy and conventional colonoscopy found that CADe (also known as artificial ...
Seattle Times21d
You’re due for a colonoscopy, but what if you don’t want it?
If no polyps or cancers are found, the average patient can wait 10 years before having another colonoscopy. Fecal tests can be done at home. Patients collect a stool sample and mail it to or drop ...
UPI23d
GLP-1 weight-loss meds might interfere with endoscopy, colonoscopy
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 ...
Becker's ASC10d
GI physicians laud new colonoscopy guidelines
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.
Medscape3d
Update on Colonoscopy Preparation, Premedication and Sedation
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 ...