Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabriella Parker, 25, has experienced digestive health issues since childhood. When she was 21, she had a colonoscopy for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

It sat on my “to-do” list for a long time. Then I made an appointment for last July, but after a work conflict, I easily canceled it and put it back on the “to-do” list, where it sat for several more ...

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 ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gabriella Parker. It has been edited for length and clarity. The American Cancer Society recommends adults with an average risk for colorectal ...