If no polyps or cancers are found, the average patient can wait 10 years before having another colonoscopy. Fecal tests can be done at home. Patients collect a stool sample and mail it to or drop ...
A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open found that food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can ...
Research shows patients taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are more likely to have food left in the stomach or ...
Folks who take one of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds might end up with a cancelled endoscopy or colonoscopy New research suggests the drugs slow the transit of food through the stomach and bowel, ...
Folks who take one of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds might end up with a cancelled endoscopy or colonoscopy New research suggests the drugs slow the transit of food through the stomach and bowel, ...
Approximately one in four individuals undergoing colonoscopy has an inadequate bowel preparation. Data from two retrospective studies indicate that 42–48% of colon polyps are missed on ...
Ryan Reynolds, the Hollywood actor and co-owner of Wrexham AFC, has shared his experience of a colonoscopy that potentially saved his life. The Deadpool star underwent the procedure two years ago ...