A new study of several databases in Sweden supports extending the interval between first and second colonoscopies from 10 to 15 years for low-risk individuals lacking a family history of colorectal ...

The Procedure That Ended While I Was Asleep, and 5 PolypsOne in the stomach, four in the large intestine.All the polyps found ...

Getting a colonoscopy was the first step to gaining insight on my colon cancer. Never in a million years would I have ever thought that in my early 30sI would be getting a colonoscopy. During that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabriella Parker, 25, has experienced digestive health issues since childhood. When she was 21, she had a colonoscopy for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Click here to read the full article. The appointment you’ve probably been dreading is here: Your first colonoscopy. And while you ...

Last time, I wrote about what prompted me to get a gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as the preparation before the ...

If you’re putting off your first colonoscopy, don’t. Take it from me: My first colonoscopy saved my life. It’s normal to be apprehensive before a medical procedure, especially this one: The prep is ...

At age 16, you can take a test to earn your driver’s licenses, at 18 you can vote in your first election, and at 45 … you should get your first colonoscopy. While some age milestones are certainly ...

I’m 54, and I just got my first colonoscopy. I’m glad I did. My doctor removed four polyps during a 25-minute procedure. Two of the four were the type that, if left alone, could have the potential to ...

Not that many people get excited about the prospect of having a doctor put a scope up their bum, but consider the alternative: 50,000 people die of colorectal cancer each year. If everyone got ...

In one sense, it's a fairly typical plea: Sam Anderson just had his first colonoscopy in middle age, and he encourages others to do the same. But Anderson's essay in the New York Times Magazine takes ...

The appointment you’ve probably been dreading is here: Your first colonoscopy. And while you might think the procedure is a pain in the butt — pun intended — we promise it’s not as bad as you think.