This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make it easier.

A randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of different volumes of polyethylene glycol (PEG) regimens for bowel preparation for inpatient colonoscopy.

New colonoscopy guidelines now allow some low-risk patients to follow shorter diet restrictions and use less prep liquid, making the process more tolerable. Experts stress that good preparation is key ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was 47 when my first colonoscopy found a villous adenoma, and during the past 21 years, I’ve had eight or ...

I was 47 when my first colonoscopy found a villous adenoma, and during the past 21 years, I've had eight or nine more without ...

The position is also important. Colonoscopies are often done with the patient in the “Trendelenburg” position, which ...

Aspiration pneumonia is when fluid is drawn into a person's lungs.

Colonoscopy remains the gold-standard means of colon cancer screening, as the procedure can prevent cancers by removing ...

Colorectal cancer was considered a disease that mainly affected older adults; now doctors are diagnosing more people in their ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 86-year-old woman who’s in good health. My new primary care physician wants me to get a tetanus shot, ...

At-home FIT screening involves testing stool for amounts of blood too small to see, which can help to diagnose colon cancer ...

Perianal 2% lidocaine gel significantly reduced anal pain and shortened cecal intubation time during unsedated colonoscopy in ...