Amy Schumer revealed this week that a botched colonoscopy left her struggling to feel sexual. She talked about the aftermath ...

Scientists define five types of colon neurons specialized for sending different signals to the brain. The gut-brain connection is a complicated two-way signaling cascade that is responsible for ...

Colonoscopy is a common procedure that’s used to diagnose and monitor conditions affecting your colon and rectum. It can be used to detect conditions like colorectal cancers and precancers, IBD, and ...

The procedure might be trendy, but it comes with risks and doesn't address the root causes of digestive problems.

A person may feel mild discomfort in the rectum or stomach area after a colonoscopy. However, people usually receive sedation or general anesthesia before a colonoscopy, so they will likely feel no ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Colon cancer—one of the leading causes of death in the country—is on the rise, and according to doctors, it’s one of the few cancers that can be prevented. That's why Grand ...

No family history, no symptoms, no problem, right? Wrong. A Northern Virginia woman, whose colleague convinced her to get a colonoscopy, detailed her journey to commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness ...

A doctor may refer a person for an urgent colonoscopy if they display severe symptoms, such as unexplained rectal bleeding, sudden changes in bowel habits, or acute abdominal pain. An urgent ...

Endoscopy and colonoscopy are both minimally invasive procedures using similar tools. However, they have different purposes. Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they ...

The gut-brain connection is a complicated two-way signaling cascade that is responsible for keeping the digestive system working properly and can cause problems when it breaks down. In a study in mice ...

For decades, gastroenterologists put colonoscopies on a pedestal. If everyone would get the screening just once a decade, clinicians believed it could practically make colorectal cancer “extinct,” ...

In a study in mice, researchers identified and characterized five types of nerve cells in the colon that dispatch signals to the brain. These neurons have different forms and functions, some capable ...