Nervous about getting a colonoscopy? A gastroenterologist answers six common questions about prep, the procedure, and what to expect.

You need to follow a special diet and may take laxatives to clean out your bowel before a colonoscopy. Drink plenty of clear liquids to avoid dehydration during the bowel prep. Most people will split ...

A colonoscopy can help your doctor find precancerous polyps, early colorectal cancer, or other health conditions that may be affecting your colon or rectum. Early diagnosis and treatment may improve ...

Since my divorce, the frequency of my ischemic colitis has increased.Perhaps the invisible pressure or stress of becoming a ...

An adequate bowel preparation is defined as one that permits the detection of all polyps >5 mm in size. While providing a conceptual framework for understanding an acceptable preparation, this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For your colonoscopy prep to be smooth and successful, you need to know exactly what to expect. (Getty Images) (Drazen Zigic via ...

The success and accuracy of colonoscopy is largely dependent on appropriate cleansing of the colon. The ideal bowel preparation should be safe, well-tolerated and effective. Although colonoscopy ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14) is obtained by ...