Once on a clear-liquid diet, it is important not to ... with drinking water and feeling too hungry. Part of the bowel prep for a colonoscopy is having watery diarrhea. This can result in losing ...

These substances loosen stools and increase bowel movements so you can clean out your colon. Traditional liquid laxatives used for colonoscopy prep require you to drink large volumes of the liquid ...

Approximately one in four individuals undergoing colonoscopy has an inadequate bowel preparation. Data from two retrospective studies indicate that 42–48% of colon polyps are missed on ...

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 ...

The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists is likely to increase the risks of inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy, according to a study published Feb. 12 in The American Journal of ...

If your doctor recommends you have a colonoscopy, don’t worry ... (Most people consider the preparation for the procedure to be the worst part.) Colonoscopies are also used to prevent and ...

Similar findings were reported by another group of Korean investigators who prospectively studied the quality of bowel preparation in 300 subjects undergoing colonoscopy. [14] All subjects were ...