“A pre-colonoscopy diet that includes solid foods is safe and effective, and there are abundant data to prove it…Those who were allowed to have solid food…were actually less likely to cancel their appointments.” https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/19/colonoscopy-preparation-liquid-only-diet-data-gastroenterologists/
Colonoscopy prep: Liquid-only diets unnecessary, GI doctor says
Patients who eat a “low-residue diet” before a colonoscopy get just as good results — and are less likely to cancel their procedures.Benjamin Lebwohl (STAT)
Julian Kussman
in reply to kottke.org • • •Bill Seitz
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Dinah 🕊🇺🇦
in reply to kottke.org • • •It was the clear-liquids-only colonoscopy prep process that my mother dreaded and which led her to delay these screenings.
By the time her colon cancer was found, she was stage 4, and died a year and a half later.
Get tested, people!
And make it easier by offering or at least approving low residue diet for preparing, gastroenterologists!
#Health
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in reply to kottke.org • • •Wm.son
in reply to kottke.org • • •Given what they can find, and if missed what it can do, going one day without solid food isn't a deal breaker. I want the 100% best test they can get with clear results that catch any small issue.
I had patients with ostomy bags and though its better these days it's still not great.
Do the cleanse, get your test. Save your life.