If you have an upcoming colonoscopy, youll have to change your diet a few days before your exam. Thats why knowing which foods to eat before a colonoscopy can help your procedure go as smoothly as ...

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, ...

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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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new option for patients who need to clear out their bowels before a colonoscopy — a lemon-lime drink that’s designed to be a lot tastier than ...

Don’t flunk your tush test. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the US, with rates steadily on the rise — especially among people under 50. While colonoscopies are considered ...