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Todd Eisner

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posted 01/29/2009, comments (0)

Q&A: Do I Need Another Colonoscopy?

I'm a 68 year old woman with a history of heart disease. Last week, I was hospitalized with abdominal pain, diarrhea and rectal bleeding. I was placed on antibiotics and the emergency doctor ordered a CT scan which was read as having colitis. I was discharged and I am feeling better. I last had a colonoscopy five years ago. My symptoms have... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/01/2009, comment (1)

Fleet Phosphosoda Soda

I had this Soda. Had to stop after first series. I started chilling, then shaking, and had dry heaves. Went to the bathroom because I was getting real sick. It felt like the top of my head was going to pop off. I have had surgery a couple of years back for acid reflux and can not vomit; so I just get the dry heaves. If I had continued with the... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/31/2008, comment (1)

Is Fleet Phosphosoda Safe?

I have chronic ulcerative colitis and undergo yearly colonoscopy. I previously have taken a fleet phosphosoda prep. I have heard that this might not be safe. What are my options? As most people who undergo colonoscopy will attest to, the worst part of the procedure is the preparation. When colonoscopy was first developed, the standard... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 12/11/2008, comment (1)

FDA issues "stern" safety warnings on Salix brand Visicol and OsmoPrep bowel cleansers

According to Associated Press business writer Matthew Perrone: Federal health officials said today, that they will add the sternest safety warnings available to drugs used before colonoscopies, following reports of kidney damage in several patients. The Food and Drug Administration said it has received more than 20 reports of a serious... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 11/16/2008, comments (13)

Now, Aren't WE Special...?

Ladies, yes; we have yet another reason to feel "special": according to a report just published in the November issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch, a new study indicates that women may have a harder time prepping for colonoscopies, than men. Apparently, this is largely because women are more likely to suffer constipation and/or... Read more Chevron

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