Thus,there is no indication for routine sigmoidoscopy inthe setting of acute colonic diverticulitis. When an endoscopic procedure is warranted as described in question 1, total colonoscopy after standard bowel preparation should be the procedure of choice. Why am I having a sigmoidoscopy? A sigmoido...
but in the meantime I just want to pop my head in after these months of silence. I’d like to thank everyone who has reached out to me in some way, who has continued to read & follow, who has shared my posts, or who has had a kind thought for me and/or ...
VOICE: What I like to do is skip an afternoon of work and go the movies after my annual pap smear. VOICE: I really wish my temptation bundle was acceptable but…it would be drinking at work. * * * DUBNER: I would love to know how you describe the unifying view of your research,...
Even after I narrowed it down to the yogurt and sour cream, my doctors were unable to help other than to say avoid those foods. Start a food diary. Write down everything you eat and the times. Write down the times you start to bloat. Look for a pattern. If you can find something...
Hours later, still in disbelief, a friend texted to share the passing of an ex co-worker who had suddenly died during a colonoscopy. What? Very few succumb to that procedure which is designed to check for problems before they arise. Subsequent chats came of a mom, a dad, an uncle who...