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  2. How to make your colonoscopy prep more effective and less ...

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    A colonoscopy is considered the best way to screen for colon cancer because it allows doctors to remove polyps — small growths in the colon — before they potentially turn cancerous.

  3. What’s the BRAT Diet? Foods to Include & Avoid ... - AOL

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    Following the BRAT diet or the bland diet is a form of self-care to ensure you are eating easy-to-digest foods and obtain some nutrients while your body is under GI distress. The BRAT diet isn’t ...

  4. Bland diet - Wikipedia

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    A bland diet is a diet consisting of foods that are generally soft, low in dietary fiber, cooked rather than raw, and not spicy. It is an eating plan that emphasizes foods that are easy to digest. [1] It is commonly recommended for people recovering from surgery, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, or other conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract.

  5. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The patient may be asked not to take aspirin or similar products such as salicylate, ibuprofen, etc. for up to ten days before the procedure to avoid the risk of bleeding if a polypectomy is performed during the procedure. A blood test may be performed before the procedure. [55]

  6. Gastroenterology - Wikipedia

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    The procedure might need to be stopped and rescheduled if there is stool remaining in the colon due to an incomplete bowel prep because the physician can not adequately visualize the colon. During the procedure, the patient is sedated and the scope is used to examine the entire length of the colon looking for polyps, bleeding, or abnormal tissue.

  7. Diet rich in whole plant foods and fish may keep colon cancer ...

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    A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, legumes, and dairy may help lower the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal cancer, recent research suggests.

  8. Prebiotic (nutrition) - Wikipedia

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    The definition of prebiotics and the food ingredients that can fall under this classification, has evolved since its first definition in 1995. [3] In its earliest definition, the term prebiotics was used to refer to non-digestible food ingredients that were beneficial to the host through their selective stimulation of specific bacteria within the colon.

  9. 12 Easy-to-Digest Foods for Sensitive Stomachs - AOL

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    3. Low-Fat Yogurt. It’s a well-known fact that the probiotics (i.e., gut-friendly bacteria) found in cultured foods like yogurt play an important role in maintaining the digestive tract’s ...