You need to follow a special diet and may take laxatives to clean out your bowel before a colonoscopy. Drink plenty of clear liquids to avoid dehydration during the bowel prep. You might need to split ...

If your upcoming list of appointments includes a colonoscopy, an exam where your doctor looks for precancerous abnormalities or signs of gastrointestinal disease, you may be dreading it. During a ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

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 ...

Today, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) released updated guidelines for optimizing bowel preparation before colonoscopy, refining best practices from its 2014 ...

Developed by an Ulcerative Colitis patient, the Colonoscopy Prep Assistant app for iPhone and Android guides patients through the liquid laxative ingestion portion of their colonoscopy preparation ...

Nobody enjoys colonoscopy prep, but the process, which includes several days of unusual dietary restrictions, can be especially tricky for people with diabetes. When you’re preparing for your ...

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 discomfort ...

Welcome to Colonoscopy Prep 101: a Class No One Actually Takes But We’ll All Definitely Need. Look, a colonoscopy—which is when a medical professional essentially inserts a long, flexible tube into ...

Despite what you may have heard, preparing for and having a colonoscopy may be annoying and uncomfortable, but it isn’t painful. While all procedures have some risk, colonoscopies are done every day ...

Preparing for a colonoscopy isn’t anyone’s favorite task, but it’s important to empty your colon sufficiently so your doctor can see what's inside very clearly. While it can be unpleasant to take a ...