Getting a colonoscopy? Here's what to eat before, what happens during and what recovery is like.

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A mom of two, Sarah Beran thought she was dealing with IBS. But she was diagnosed with colon cancer. Now her nonprofit helps ...

Colorectal cancer is showing up more often in people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, and researchers still don’t have a definitive ...

Specialists from the Digestive System Department at Hospital Germans Trias have conducted and published a unique study that represents a significant improvement in the monitoring and treatment of ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

She was doing everything right. She exercised, ate well, and stayed active with her husband and two teenage daughters. She ...

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and colon cancer share certain symptoms, such as changes in bowel habits. Learn specific ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, culminating in unappreciated effects in patients with compromised ...

She had to pay more out-of-pocket for the preventive procedure, which was not covered by insurance because she was under 45 She has since undergone 20 rounds of chemotherapy and is awaiting a liver ...

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