I let the Mexiclan — a text chat of my closest friends — know what I was about to do. Memes citing the farting scene from ...

Getting a colonoscopy was the first step to gaining insight on my colon cancer. Never in a million years would I have ever thought that in my early 30sI would be getting a colonoscopy. During that ...

Symptoms that include abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation have led to two colonoscopies and more digestive health adventures in my life. But simple daily changes are making a difference. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A month ago I wouldn't have been able to write about this - not just because I had no clear-cut answers on what exactly was going ...

I had rectal bleeding, the most common symptom of colon cancer in people under 45. I also had a family history of colon cancer, which pushed me to get a colonoscopy at 33. My out-of-pocket colonoscopy ...

It turns out that despite everything you’ve heard, getting a colonoscopy is wonderful.

I usually don’t talk about personal issues, but I thought this was important to share. I’m getting to that age where it pays to be proactive and start getting tested for the myriad of things that can ...

Gabriella Parker, 25, has experienced digestive health issues since childhood. When she was 21, she had a colonoscopy for the first time. Having a colonoscopy served as the wake-up call she needed to ...

The word "colonoscopy" has always been one I have dreaded hearing. At 14, I was diagnosed by a gastroenterologist with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which causes stomach pain and other intestinal ...

Fear kept me from getting a colonoscopy all these years, that is, until now. I had my first colonoscopy on Jan. 15 and as I like to joke, “It’s all behind me now.” Seriously, I should have had the ...

The mom of four underwent the procedure on Wednesday, after sharing her preparations on social media earlier in the week Jenny Haward is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...