Recent Posts Tagged With 'colonoscopy'

• Colorectal Cancer Awareness

  Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 14:42 in lifestyle, colon cancer, polyps, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, colon polyps, colon cancer prevention, colorectal cancer prevention, fitness nutrition and health, sigmoidoscopy, colon cancer awareness, colon cancer detection

  Colorectal cancer is one of the most deadly cancers, killing 50,000 people each year in the United States alone. Ninety percent of new cases are in persons over age 50....

• Hydrocolonic or Colon Cleanse–It’s the Same Flush

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 13:26 in colon cleanse, colonoscopy, colonic, fitness nutrition and health, humor too, colonoscopy preparation, hydro colonic

  Gravity was used to fill and refill my colon with warm water through a small hose with a metal "fitting." Fill and drain. Fill and re-drain. "Oh, look! some chunks," exclaimed the technician who was administering the "procedure."...

• My First Time: To Have a Colonoscopy

  Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 04:05 in Cancer, colon cancer, fitness and health, colonoscopy, my first time, fitness nutrition and health, boomer generation stuff, preventative procedures

  My results were okay, that is, they found and removed three small "polyps" that were benign. That was five years ago. I am scheduled for another test a couple of months from now. Yes, the "preparation" for a colonoscopy are not pleasant; downright ...