Colonoscopy bowel prep temporarily weakens gut defenses against infection, study finds

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...
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Bowel preparation for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, preclinical study suggests

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

Former Patients Are Sharing Their Most Humiliating Doctor Visits, And I'm Dying From Secondhand Embarrassment

When the doctor finally arrived and okayed the removal of the catheter, my penis proceeded to emit a three-second fart, ...

"That Was Poop, Wasn't It?": Former Patients Are Revealing Their Most Embarrassing Doctor Visits, And Wowwwww

A while back, we shared some of the wildest and most embarrassing doctor visits. Then, a bunch of users decided to share ...
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A colon is more than a punctuation mark

I was having a colonoscopy on New Year’s Eve, as one does, and I awake with the news that I might have cancer. Or I might not ...
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Effectiveness of screening colonoscopy in reducing the risk of death from right and left colon cancer: a large community-based study

Correspondence to Professor Chyke A Doubeni, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Gates 2, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA ...