Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

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 ...

A sigmoidoscopy is a test a doctor uses to examine the lower portion of the colon. This procedure can help detect conditions such as colorectal cancer. A sigmoidoscopy involves using a thin instrument ...

Detox your body! Boost your immunity! Lose weight! The wellness pitches for colonics make these colon-cleansing procedures sound like the ultimate health elixir. But the evidence suggests this trend — ...

If you've recently been constipated or bloated—and you spend a lot of time on social media—you may have been tempted to try colon hydrotherapy. The trend, also known as colonic hydrotherapy, is making ...

Better out than in, they say? At least that seems to be the general consensus amongst the who's who of the wellness community—where colonics seem to be all the rage. If you're not familiar with the ...

For patients with complex benign colorectal polyps, surgical intervention tends to be the norm. Yet, endoluminal procedures like endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection ...

Doctors may recommend a colostomy if the bowel becomes diseased or damaged. This procedure involves cutting into the abdominal wall to drain stool from the colon. Any surgery ending in “ostomy” ...

According to Dr Akash Chaudhary, Clinical Director and Sr Consultant Medical Gastroenterology, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, “Colon hydrotherapy, also called colonic irrigation, involves ...