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

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   Clear your schedule on your prep day (the day before your colonoscopy) and make arrangements so you can stay home, close to a comfortable bathroom. You may also want to have a book or a movie on a ...

3. Whole bowel irrigation - Wikipedia

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   Whole bowel irrigation is sometimes used prior to colonoscopy, bowel surgery, other abdominal/pelvic surgery, or a barium enema examination, to cleanse the intestines, enhancing visibility of the intestines' inner surfaces, preventing complications from occurring as a result of spillage of bowel contents into the abdominal cavity, and potentially providing other benefits depending on the type ...

4. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   The colon must be free of solid matter for the test to be performed properly. [50] For one to three days, the patient is required to follow a low fiber or clear-liquid-only diet. Examples of clear fluids are apple juice, chicken and/or beef broth or bouillon, lemon-lime soda, lemonade, sports drink, and water. It is important that the patient ...

5. Magnesium citrate - Wikipedia

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   They are salts. One form is the 1:1 magnesium preparation in salt form with citric acid in a 1:1 ratio (1 magnesium atom per citrate molecule). It contains 11.33% magnesium by weight. Magnesium citrate (sensu lato) is used medicinally as a saline laxative and to completely empty the bowel prior to a major surgery or colonoscopy. It is available ...

6. What to know about Medicare and virtual colonoscopies

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   A 2018 study suggests that the cost of a virtual colonoscopy can range from $330 to $1,081. The cost of the test will differ greatly, depending on factors such as the location where the test takes ...

7. Melissa Gilbert, 58, Gets Brutally Honest About Colonoscopy ...

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8. Colon cleansing - Wikipedia

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   Colonic irrigation, also known as colon hydrotherapy, colonic hydrotherapy, or a "colonic", is a treatment which is used "to wash out the contents of the large bowel by means of copious enemas using water or other medication." [19] During a cleansing enema, liquid is introduced into the colon and retained for five to fifteen minutes. [20]

9. Blood test for colon cancer screening is approved by US ...

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   In a study published in March, the test caught 83% of the cancers but very few of the precancerous growths found by colonoscopy, the gold standard for colon cancer screening. The test missed 17% ...