The day before your colonoscopy, your doctor will likely recommend you start following a clear-liquid diet. This means ...

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Chuck Staubs is on a mission to share a step that changed his life – and might change yours, too. The 45-year-old father of ...

I just turned 45 and am dreading my first colonoscopy. Why do I need to be screened if I'm not having issues? Can you walk me ...

While the heavily advertised at-home stool tests certainly can be a useful, extra screening tool for detecting colon cancer, ...

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 prep involves passing loose stools and diarrhea for 12 to 16 hours to get the desired results. In about 25% of colonoscopies, prep is considered inadequate, which can cause problems. So, ...

More than 150,000 Americans could get diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year, but lifestyle changes can lower your risk, ...

Before a colonoscopy, a person needs to drink a special fluid that clears their bowels to make any irregularities easier to spot during the procedure. Some people may call this a “colonoscopy ...

Ward Cheskey follows up routinely with his oncologist, Heidi McKean after being diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2023.

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