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A low-residue diet is a viable alternative to clear-liquid diet preparation, and gastroenterologists should be paying more attention to it, said David Johnson, MD, chief of gastroenterology at Eastern ...

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, ...

Since colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than age 50, national guidelines have recently pushed the starting age for colorectal cancer screening down to 45. We need to spread the word.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Colonoscopy was the most cost-effective strategy with an associated mean cost of $9,037 per person. The cost of ...

A liquid diet can be a very viable approach towards managing specific health conditions, as well as a quick weight loss ...