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. You might need to split ...

Kevin Cunningham's grandfather died at age 43 from colorectal cancer. Cunningham's mother was just 3. Because of this family history, Cunningham, now 40, had his first colonoscopy at 30. His ...

It can be helpful to know how to make your prep easier to endure if you have an upcoming colonoscopy. Prepping for a colonoscopy is no fun, but the importance of getting this screening test cannot be ...

More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the U.S. and the second leading cancer death cause worldwide. But there’s good news: It’s also one of the most ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer. More than 15 million colonoscopy ...

Everyone loves to chat about food. We’ll even make small talk with strangers about what we put in our mouths. Yet, we rarely discuss what happens on the other end. When we do, it’s usually in private, ...

Only half of Americans who should get screened for colon cancer actually do it. However, a new study may be reassuring to those who do go in for screening and wonder how long before they have to do it ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — According to the American Cancer Society, around 1 in 23 men and 1 in 25 women are at risk of developing colorectal cancer. When Tammy Helsper went to get her colonoscopy in ...