Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a very active 79-year-old woman who had a colonoscopy three months ago and is still suffering with pain on my right side. I have had a CT scan and an ultrasound, and they say there ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and pain, ...

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic News Network offered insight into non-opioid methods of pain management during colonoscopy, the Herald Courier reports. Here are five insights into the issue: 1.

The major problem with colon cancer is that its symptoms are frequently indistinct in their early stages and appear to be ...

When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools ...

Harvard-trained gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi highlights 5 key warning signs of colon cancer in young people. Early ...

Starting in sixth grade, Liberty "Libbie" Ashworth started feeling sick frequently, losing her appetite and experiencing back pain. “I would get really constipated,” Libbie, now 18, of Panora, Iowa, ...