A major European trial has confirmed that colonoscopy screening lowers colorectal cancer incidence but offers limited mortality reduction over 13 years. Researchers say improved treatments for ...

A randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of different volumes of polyethylene glycol (PEG) regimens for bowel preparation for inpatient colonoscopy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy with a 1 L polyethylene glycol and ascorbic acid preparation ...

FDA has announced it has approved a new colon-cleansing drug for colonoscopy prep, according to a news release. Prepopik (sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide and citric acid), which is manufactured by ...

Decades ago, to prepare for a colonoscopy, patients first had to clean out their colons using laxatives such as castor oil or magnesium citrate, sometimes over several days. It wasn’t pleasant. Things ...

Social media is rife with content promoting colon cleansing as a way to shed toxins and fix everything from chronic fatigue and overweight to weak immunity and skin problems. Even doctors who aren’t ...

While no medical procedure is fun, exactly, some can feel more intimidating than others. Root canals and mammograms may make ...

Q: I just completed a colonoscopy. I was relieved that the gastroenterologist gave me a good bill of health, but I was disappointed that he said nothing about postprocedure recovery. When you use the ...

An adequate bowel preparation is defined as one that permits the detection of all polyps >5 mm in size. While providing a conceptual framework for understanding an acceptable preparation, this ...

If you’ve ever had a colonoscopy–that much dreaded procedure in which a physician inserts a lighted tube into your rectum and snakes it up your large intestine, looking for abnormal growths that could ...