A major European trial has confirmed that colonoscopy screening lowers colorectal cancer incidence but offers limited mortality reduction over 13 years. Researchers say improved treatments for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy with a 1 L polyethylene glycol and ascorbic acid preparation ...

A randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of different volumes of polyethylene glycol (PEG) regimens for bowel preparation for inpatient colonoscopy.

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 ...

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 ...

Decades ago, to prepare for a colonoscopy, patients first had to clean out their colons using laxatives such as castor oil or magnesium citrate, sometimes over several days. It wasn’t pleasant. Things ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make it easier.

Detox your body! Boost your immunity! Lose weight! The wellness pitches for colonics make these colon-cleansing procedures sound like the ultimate health elixir. But the evidence suggests this trend — ...

June 2 -- MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- People who are obese are less apt to have thoroughly cleansed their colon before getting a colonoscopy, hampering the effectiveness of the procedure, a new ...

If you’ve ever had a colonoscopy–that much dreaded procedure in which a physician inserts a lighted tube into your rectum and snakes it up your large intestine, looking for abnormal growths that could ...