Before your procedure, you'll go through a process called colonoscopy preparation, and it could begin a few days ahead of time. It’s inconvenient and somewhat unpleasant, but it’s temporary ...

This list is provided by the U.S. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: Avoid all solid foods and any beverages with food coloring for one to three days before a colonoscopy.

CR shows you how to save money on colonoscopy prep with over-the-counter alternatives to prescription laxatives.

Starting the day before your colonoscopy, you will begin the famous bowel preparation. This involves starting a clear liquid diet for a day before the procedure, and taking laxatives that cleanse ...

Colonoscopy patients typically have to forgo all solid foods and go on a clear-liquid diet while taking laxatives the day before their procedure. However, this new study found that those who ate a ...

But there’s a second, unnecessary part: Most colonoscopy instructions direct the patient to stick to a clear liquids-only diet for much of the day before, or even for the entire day. On the ...

So that’s why we want to go in there, find them, and take them out before they even have a chance of becoming colon cancer.” If a polyp is spotted during the course of a colonoscopy ...

Colonoscopy patients typically have to forgo all solid foods and go on a clear-liquid diet while taking laxatives the day before their procedure. However, this new study found that those who ate a ...