Prep for colonoscopy usually involves a laxative beverage to clean you out before providers examine the bowels. Here’s what ...

Poor bowel preparation also led to repeat colonoscopies for 18.9% of current GLP-1RA users, compared to 11.1% of controls ...

This means you may need even more bowel prep to avoid having to redo the colonoscopy. Talk to your doctor before stopping any medications you're currently on. They can let you know which ones are ...

For these patients, "inadequate bowel preparation was more common" before endoscopy or colonoscopy ... have suggested that people taking GLP-1 medications might face a higher odds of "aspirating ...

Some patients pay out of pocket for colonoscopy prep, according to a recent study ... told Becker's the research identified a loophole where prescription drugs are tied to screening costs, and ...

Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy. Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient ...