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

Colonoscopy patients typically have to forgo all solid foods and go on a clear-liquid diet while taking laxatives the day before their procedure. However, this new study found that those who ate a ...

San Diego, CA (May 23, 2016) -- There's good news for patients who dread the clear-liquid diet before a colonoscopy. A new study finds that patients who ate certain solid foods, considered "low ...

Mar. 23 -- (HealthDay News) -- A colonoscopy -- used to detect colon cancer and other potential problems -- involves use of a long, flexible tube with a camera that takes images of the colon ...

Q. One of my parents died of colon cancer, and I know that I should get a colonoscopy. The problem is that I can’t fast for 24 hours because of other health problems. Are there any other scre… ...

"A few days before the procedure you are asked to go on a low fiber diet," Paull explained. Then 24 hours before the procedure patients embark on an all liquid diet to help remove waste from the body.

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 ...

“The evidence is clear: A liquid-only diet before a colonoscopy is unnecessary, ... red dragon fruit one day before the procedure. My bowel prep has been fairly effective 90% of the time. ...

(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 ...