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 ...

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the ...

Approximately one in four individuals undergoing colonoscopy has an inadequate bowel preparation. Data from two retrospective studies indicate that 42–48% of colon polyps are missed on ...

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 ...

Ciprofol, a novel propofol analogue, was favored over propofol in inducing anesthesia for colonoscopy as it resulted in lower ... to drink water for 2 hours after taking intestinal-purging drugs. In ...

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 ...

Folks who take one of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds ... colonoscopy New research suggests the drugs slow the transit of food through the stomach and bowel, leading to imperfect bowel prep ...

Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient is taking popular new weight-loss meds such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound. For these patients, "inadequate bowel preparation ...