A clear-liquid diet is something that we've been traditionally taught to do the day before the colonoscopy. I was part of an earlier US Multi-Society Task Force looking at the issue of colon preparations, which offeredrecommendationsthat thelow-residue dietshould be offered as a potential optio...
Before this test, you’ll prep your bowels and drink a liquid to make polyps easy to see. A virtual colonoscopy may be right for you if you take blood thinners. It’s noninvasive and quick, but it may miss some small polyps. 15/15 How Often You Need to Screen If your colonoscopy ...
The advantage of colonoscopy over flexible sigmoidoscopy is the ability to find and remove polyps in the parts of the colon that are beyond the reach of the flexible sigmoidoscope. Removal of all of the precancerous polyps during colonoscopy has been shown to preventcolon cancer. What happens ...