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Are colonics helpful or harmful?

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Key Takeaways Colonics are meant to remove toxins and improve health, but may not be ...
Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...
The mere word “Colonic” makes some people shiver in their seats. Or on their toilets. Since our colons are organs, colonics sound like they would be some extremely intrusive procedure—perhaps even a ...
Our surgeons have unique expertise in some of the newest, most innovative, minimally-invasive surgical procedures to treat gastrointestinal cancers, including cancers of the stomach, small intestine, ...
LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2006) – Developing superior screening options is paramount in the treatment of colon cancer, as it has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers when detected early. Scientists ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's the end of Colon Cancer Awareness Month. And Dr. Andrew Albert joined ABC7 Chicago Thursday morning to talk about the importance of colonoscopies. He's the medical director of ...
Endoscopy and colonoscopy are both minimally invasive procedures using similar tools. However, they have different purposes. Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they ...
Let's just go ahead and insert all the poop emojis right now, because we're totally going there. Yep, we're talking about colonics and — specifically — how they may or may not affect your overall skin ...