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- Colon cleansing: Is it helpful or harmful? - Mayo Clinic
Colon cleansing is a process that involves flushing out the large intestine with liquid such as water It's commonly done before some medical procedures, so that healthcare professionals can see inside the intestine People who practice alternative medicine offer colon cleansings for other reasons, such as removing chemicals called toxins from the body But you don't need a colon cleansing to
- Diagnosis and management of patients with chronic constipation
Assessment of colonic transit followed by assessment of colonic motility with manometry and a barostat can help identify colonic dysmotility and impaired rectal evacuation Manometry is useful for revealing reduced propagated and nonpropagated activity and reduced phasic contractile responses
- Colon cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
This is Mayo Clinic’s guide to colon cancer — a cancer that starts in the large intestine Find out about symptoms, causes and more
- Diverticulitis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Diagnosis A number of conditions can cause pain and other symptoms related to diverticulitis Your health care professional will do an exam and order tests to determine the cause of symptoms During the physical exam, your healthcare professional will gently touch different parts of the abdomen to learn where you have pain or tenderness An exam also may include a pelvic exam to test for
- Chemotherapy for colon cancer - Mayo Clinic
Chemotherapy for colon cancer also carries a risk of side effects — some temporary and mild, others more serious or permanent Your healthcare team can help you decide whether chemotherapy for colon cancer is a good choice for you
- Stage 4 (metastatic) colon cancer - Mayo Clinic
Find out about symptoms and complications for this advanced stage of colon cancer Learn about treatment options, including chemotherapy, surgery and targeted medicines
- Intestinal ischemia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Intestinal ischemia (is-KEE-me-uh) refers to a range of conditions that happen when blood flow to the intestines slows or stops Ischemia can be due to a fully or partly blocked blood vessel, most often an artery Or low blood pressure may lead to less blood flow Intestinal ischemia can affect the small intestine, the large intestine or both
- Ischemic colitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Ischemic colitis is also called colonic ischemia Any part of the colon can be affected, but ischemic colitis most commonly causes pain on the left side of the belly area Ischemic colitis can be hard to diagnose because it can easily be confused with other digestive problems You may need medicine to treat ischemic colitis or prevent infection
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