Bowel cancer can start in the large bowel (colon cancer) or back passage (rectal cancer). It is also called colorectal cancer. This section is about treatment for colon cancer that hasn't spread to ...

Gut Health: Understanding the connection between stress, hormones, and constipation is crucial for addressing the root cause and finding effective solutions. Let's delve deeper into how these ...

However, even if an individual experiences multiple risk factors, one can take several preventative measures to prevent the condition. Fecal impaction typically occurs when a person has not had a ...

All bowel preparations, regardless of formulation, are more effective when administered as a split-dose regimen compared with a 1-day preparation. Approximately one in four individuals undergoing ...

Colon cancer symptoms in women include diarrhea, constipation, unintended weight loss, and bloody stools. While these are the same for anyone with colon cancer, symptoms in women may be misattributed ...

BALTIMORE — Whether at home or on the roads, experts said preparation is key ahead of any winter weather. "Avoidance is best," said Dr. Vanessa Redd, the Chief of Emergency Medicine at the ...

The 2025 report has also included new rankings for diets designed to help chronic conditions such as arthritis, diverticulitis, fatty liver disease and irritable bowel syndrome, or stages of life ...

It’s another gold medal for the Mediterranean diet, but experts say readers should be cautious when it comes to diets recommended for individual health conditions.

The new law requires insurance companies to cover the removal of polyps, any pathology examination of a polyp biopsy, required specialist consultation prior to the screening, bowel preparation ...

Patients and methods: We performed a prospective cohort study. All consecutive individuals, aged 55-65, undergoing screening colonoscopy in a single center during a 6-month period were assessed for ...

A surgeon has revealed a key piece of advice to help prevent colon cancer as cases appear to be rising in the under 50s. Dr Parul Shukla is a colon and rectal surgeon with Northwell Health who has ...