To prepare for a colonoscopy, you may need to avoid fiber in the days leading up to your appointment and follow a clear liquid diet beginning the day before. Preparation also involves taking laxatives ...

Everyone needs to have at least one colonoscopy by age 50. How often you need them or if you need one earlier depends on many factors, such as your age, other risk factors, and other conditions. A ...

There are a lot of good things about turning 50. You're more self-aware and more confident. You no longer sweat the small stuff. And if you took care of yourself in the decades prior to hitting the ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer, polyps, unexplained diarrhea, ...

A colonoscopy is one of the best ways to spot or help prevent colon cancer. But many people who should have the procedure don’t. Often that’s because they’re afraid of what they have to go through to ...