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Big Blue Marble

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4. It is good news. The prep is horrible.

Reply to onlyadream (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 14, 2024, 01:53 PM

Mar 14

I know of one person who died from the prep throwing his electrolytes out of balance.

Also, there is more and more emphasis on establishing a healthy microbiome in the
gut. The prep destroys your microbiome with no guidance as to how to rebuild it.

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A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 14 OP

This is good news onlyadream Mar 14 #1

I never had that complication with the prep. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 14 #3

It is good news. The prep is horrible. Big Blue Marble Mar 14 #4

$895? Really? Mrs GoS and I both received the test kits for free. GoneOffShore Mar 14 #2

It won't eliminate colonoscopies, and like most diagnostics I doubt a negative result means all is well. JohnSJ Mar 14 #5