Newswatch 16's Justin Gick spoke with a surgeon about the most common colon and rectal conditions in this Healthwatch 16.

Sedation using propofol instead of traditional sedatives may improve recovery time and patient satisfaction scores for people undergoing colonoscopy. Propofol sedation has little to no effect on ...

Mail-in stool kits such as Colorguard can detect warning signs, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still the most ...

Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and ...

Grail LLC has presented data showing that when added to standard screening procedures for breast, cervical, colorectal and ...

Social media is rife with content promoting colon cleansing as a way to shed toxins and fix everything from chronic fatigue and overweight to weak immunity and skin problems. Even doctors who aren’t ...

In recent years, colonics, also known as colon hydrotherapy or colonic irrigation, have gained significant popularity within the alternative wellness sector. Marketed as a way to “cleanse” the large ...

Enemas are injections of fluids used to cleanse or stimulate the emptying of your bowel. This procedure has been used for years to treat constipation and similar issues. Constipation is a severe ...

VA Palo Alto HCS, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA Dr R Soetikno, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University School of Medicine, 3801 Miranda Ave, GI-111, Palo Alto ...

BACKGROUND: Ileitis is defined as ileal inflammation, with several etiologies, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and can be evaluated during the colonoscopy exam, but its mandatory ...

Background Colonoscopy is among the standard tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. However, uptake varies, and alternatives such as colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) are available. The uptake and ...