Mar 29, 2023 · A colonoscopy is an exam which involves looking into your rectum and colon. It is done using a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope. Written by a GP.

Aug 9, 2025 · Topics tagged colonoscopy

Jun 25, 2024 · Colonoscopy new What is a colonoscopy? A colonoscopy is a test where a doctor or nurse looks into your colon using a colonoscope. A colonoscope has fibre-optic channels …

Mar 29, 2023 · Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure where a doctor or nurse looks into the rectum and sigmoid colon, using an instrument called a sigmoidoscope. Written by GP.

Jul 18, 2012 · CT colonography can provide information about the colon that would usually only be obtainable by doing a colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is a test where a flexible tube is inserted …

Oct 17, 2024 · Colonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Barium enema may be used if colonoscopy fails to visualise the caecum and/or the patient is unable to …

Jul 3, 2024 · Gastroscopy is a test to look inside the oesophagus, the stomach and the first part of the gut (small intestine) known as the duodenum. Written by a GP.

Jun 24, 2016 · Back to the procedure. Although I wasnt given a lot of info prior to the procedure, the nurses prepared me as to what would happen during the procedure and after. They asked …

Mar 3, 2022 · I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy ESD procedure next week. I am terrified. The doctor I am using told me that afterwards the wound will not be closed. That scares me …

Jan 28, 2016 · I don't have any personal experience about the drug interaction but just wondering why you need anaethesia for the colonoscopy? It isn't a painful procedure. If you google …