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The most common discomfort after colonoscopy is a feeling of bloating and gas cramps. Patients may also feel groggy from the sedation medications. Patients should not return to work that day. Most ...

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If you have an upcoming colonoscopy, you may be wondering what ... gentle movement, and specific diet choices. Remember to look out for more severe side effects like significant bleeding or ...

"A colonoscopy also requires taking time off work, a bowel preparation diet and sedation." The good news is you may be able to screen for colorectal cancer in the comfort of your own home. At-home ...

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.

Folks who take one of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds might end up with a cancelled endoscopy or colonoscopy New research ...

What Is the Paleo Diet? The Paleo diet is an eating plan focused on the types of foods humans ate way back in the Paleolithic era, which began about 2.5 million years ago and ended about 10,000 ...

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 ...

making it less invasive than a colonoscopy. It works by detecting signals of cancer in the blood, such as DNA shed by tumors, ...

Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy. Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the ...