Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar ...

There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the ...

Bowel training to empty the bowels at regular, specific times during the day may help. In children with constipation, laxatives should be used with caution because they may lead to addiction and ...

Colonoscopy is not an easy procedure. People must take powerful laxatives ahead of time to completely empty their bowels, and are put under sedation while doctors use a thin tube to examine the inside ...

Colonoscopy is not an easy procedure. People must take powerful laxatives ahead of time to completely empty their bowels, and are put under sedation while doctors use a thin tube to examine the ...

I had my first colonoscopy when I was only 21. I've struggled with constipation and bleeding with bowel movements since childhood. I would have a bowel movement maybe once a week, growing up.

Well, if you keep reading, you’re about to because Bayless is like the Vin Scully of painting a picture to describe the intricacies of drinking a prescription laxative ahead of a colonoscopy.

A former nurse who poisoned a vulnerable child with laxatives has had her jail sentence slashed by appeal judges. Earlier this year, Tracy Menhinick, 52, was jailed for seven years after being ...