Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. Colon cancer may seem like a distant concern for some, ...

If you’re looking for a way to boost your energy levels, reduce bloating, support your weight loss journey and improve digestive health, the answer may just lie in your colon. A colon cleanse could be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Use of a split-dose bowel preparation regimen is recommended; same-day regimen acceptable for those undergoing afternoon colonoscopy. HealthDay News — In updated consensus recommendations published ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

A little over 10 years ago, Gwyneth Paltrow preached the amazing benefits of a super-restrictive and super-expensive colon cleanse. Suddenly, more people became interested in detoxing their colon, ...

A new study reveals a CT-scan-based form of virtual colonoscopy not requiring laxative preparation appears to be as effective as a colonoscopy in identifying high-risk intestinal polyps, according to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, may offer a more tolerable alternative to conventional colonoscopy in screening for colon cancer, new research suggests. With ...