Prepping bowel for colonoscopy is ‘necessary evil’
Let’s face it. There is no comfortable way to prepare for a colonoscopy. You can call it a necessary evil, but colon screenings are necessary for early detection of colorectal cancer for people ages 50 and older, those with a family history, or individuals who are experiencing bothersome symptoms, such as blood in the stool. After all, early detection of precancerous lesions are associated with an up to 90 percent reduction in colon cancer, the country’s second-leading cause of cancer deaths.
