Medical professionals generally agree that getting a colonoscopy is the best way to screen patients. "Colonoscopy is ...

After all that prep and the procedure itself, it’s natural to come out of the anesthesia from your colonoscopy and start to ...

Researchers found colonoscopies were as successful on patients allowed a full liquid diet, which included foods such as pudding and oatmeal, as on patients restricted to clear liquids, according to ...

SAN DIEGO — A less restrictive low residue diet may improve colonoscopy bowel preparation quality compared with a clear liquid diet, according to interim randomized controlled trial data ...

(HealthDay News) — A low-residue diet prior to a colonoscopy may be better than clear liquids only, according to research presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week, held from May 21 to 24 ...

A low-residue diet is a viable alternative to clear-liquid diet preparation, and gastroenterologists should be paying more attention to it, said David Johnson, MD, chief of gastroenterology at Eastern ...

Spanish study reveals that rapid fecal test is as effective as colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer in its early stages.

Colonoscopy patients who adhered to a low residue diet prior to the procedure reported higher satisfaction and were found to have better bowel preparations on average than patients who fasted ...

Patients received instructions including split-dose polyethylene glycol, avoidance of vegetables and beans 2 days before colonoscopy, and a clear liquid diet the day before colonoscopy.

LOS ANGELES -- Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that ...

Patients received instructions including split-dose polyethylene glycol, avoidance of vegetables and beans two days before colonoscopy, and a clear liquid diet the day before colonoscopy.