colonoscopy

August 27, 2020August 21, 2020

Understanding My Colonoscopy From the Inside Out

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

Last week, I had my annual colonoscopy. With all the safety precautions in place because of COVID-19, this year’s procedure was different. First of all, my husband had to drop ... Read more

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Algorithm Seen to Judge Colonoscopies, Predict UC Remission with High Accuracy

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A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm evaluates colonoscopy exams with a level of accuracy equivalent to experts, scientists in Japan report. The AI algorithm they developed may also help physicians ... Read more

November 19, 2018November 18, 2018

My Guide to Endoscopies for Crohn’s, Part 2

Columns, Finding the Silver Linings - a column by Lisa Burks

Second in a series. Read part one. For the past few weeks, I have been experiencing more abdominal pain than usual, so my gastroenterologist has ordered a colonoscopy. Although I ... Read more

June 28, 2018June 26, 2018

The Waiting Game

Columns, Own Your Crohn's - a Column by Tina Aswani Omprakash

Does nail-biting anxiety wash over you as you await results after a colonoscopy, MRI, or CT scan? Or restlessness while waiting for your latest round of biologics to start kicking ... Read more

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017

Colonoscopies and How to Prepare for Them

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

As mentioned in a previous article, “Receiving a Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease,” after IBD patients meet with their physician and gastroenterologist, or GI doctor, they likely will go through a ... Read more

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017

Receiving a Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

With a disease like Crohn’s, finding the problem can be difficult, and receiving a diagnosis can take longer than expected. There are so many signs and symptoms and combinations of ... Read more

May 24, 2017May 23, 2017

Back to Basics: The Colonoscopy

Columns, Crohn's Corner - a column by Judy Walters

Lately, a lot of friends have written on Facebook that they are having, or recently had, their first colonoscopies and about how awful they were or seemed to be. I ... Read more

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

Crohn’s Disease ‘Scope Series’: Colonoscopies and Endoscopies

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by Mary Horsley about IBD-related procedures. For what I have been referring to as my “Scope Series,” I would ... Read more