After the first colonoscopy, I indicated how awful GoLYTELY was and that I was dreading having to drink that gigantic jug again. The nurse mentioned that Suprep was an alternative that many ...

Suprep (sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate) comes as two 6-ounce bottles of liquid. The first bottle is mixed with 10 ounces of water and taken the night before the colonoscopy.

Patients with high-risk findings at baseline and first surveillance colonoscopy need second surveillance; those with low-risk findings at first surveillance do not, despite their baseline findings.

Sometimes, they just put it off, said Dr. Antoine Pham, an internal medicine doctor with Thrive Medical. He has started ...

A colonoscopy remains one of medicine’s most effective tools for detecting colorectal cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. While the procedure itself typically causes minimal ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

A patient navigation program significantly increased follow-up colonoscopy among those with an abnormal FIT result.

Program increases receipt of follow-up colonoscopy among persons aged 50 to 75 years with an abnormal stool test result. HealthDay News — A patient navigation program is effective for increasing ...

Jessica Wozniak thought that some of the symptoms of norovirus were lingering. They were signs of Stage 4 colon cancer.

Few outpatient medical procedures inspire as much negativity as the colonoscopy. In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve decided to bust up some of the myths that make people avoid ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum.

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because ...