Fecal occult-blood testing and sigmoidoscopy have been recommended for screening for colorectal cancer, but the sensitivity of such combined testing for detecting neoplasia is uncertain. At 13 ...

March marks the beginning of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. At-home stool tests can be an easier way to screen for colorectal cancer than a dreaded colonoscopy. As the rates of the cancer continue ...

What Are At-Home Colon Cancer Tests? The gold standard screening test for cancer in your colon or rectum, colorectal cancer, is a colonoscopy. This is done at a doctor's office under sedation, after a ...

Acute, bacterial diarrhea can be severe and, in some cases, life-threatening. The standard method with which to diagnose acute, infectious diarrhea is bacteriological culture; however, this technique ...

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study appearing in ...

Diagnosing IBS involves a comprehensive review of your medical history, including potential stressors, infections, and current symptoms, to identify patterns and rule out other conditions. Various ...