Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause ...

The Chicago health-care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred Contos, 45, for a ...

Colonoscopies are performed to visually inspect the walls of the colon for several abnormalities that could be a healthcare ...

But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted his ...

The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy, at least partly because Contos, 45, has a family history of ...

Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A colonoscopy is a medical procedure performed to inspect the inside of the rectum and ...

But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted his ...

The most-read articles focused on the new colonoscopy guidelines, the relationship between diabetes and colorectal cancer, ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Bowel preparations for colonoscopy vary with respect to their efficacy, tolerability and safety. Selecting the most ...

Recovery from a colonoscopy, an examination of the large intestine used to screen for colon cancer, takes about a day. While the procedure lasts only around an hour, it takes at least one hour to ...