People over the age of 50 should have yearly colorectal cancer screening tests. Symptoms for colon cancer are easy to confuse. They may include constipation, diarrhea, blood in stool, loss of appetite, anemia and fatigue. The most common tests for screening are colonoscopy and barium enema. Here you will learn what to do to for preoperative care if your doctor has told you that you will need a colon resection. A colon resection is the surgical procedure to remove a part or the entire colon (large intestine). You must follow these procedures because not doing so will put you at risk of serious intestinal infection during colon surgery. Listed below you will find experienced gastroenterologists that can give you more information.

On the day after surgery, most patients can get out of bed and move around. It is important to get up as soon as possible, because physical activity stimulates bowel function and helps blood circulation return to normal.