YOUR COLONOSCOPY EXPLORER
See the test.
See what comes next.
Understand the examination, get ready, and make sense of the next step.
Inside the body
Camera view
Schematic
Schematic
Loading the anatomy…
Following the scope
Obscured viewClearer view
● Rectum
1 OF 314-second illustration
A camera follows the colon.
A flexible camera enters through the anus into the rectum.
Motion is paused to match your device preference. Choose a step or press Play.
The scope enters through the anus.Illustration
Pause, move along the route, or switch views. The animation is simplified and does not show procedure timing.
See the test.
STAGE 01 OF 05
Before the appointment
BEFORE PREPARATION NIGHT
Spot the questions that are easy to miss.
Twelve practical questions connect your current instructions with the Explorer.
Sources for this stage
These are care stages. Your service supplies the actual preparation, medicine, fasting and recovery instructions.
UNDERSTAND THE TEST
Where does the
camera go?
Follow the scope through the colon. See where it travels and what the examination can do.
The camera sees a direction.
Earlier in the segmentFurther along
Turn one wayTurn the other way
The mint marker is a teaching target. Geometry, camera angle and motion are illustrative, not a device specification or insertion technique.
01FOLLOW THE ROUTE
The entrance
Why might someone have this test?
Colonoscopy may be used for screening, to investigate symptoms, to follow up another test, or for surveillance after earlier findings. Those are different reasons, and they change the question the examination is meant to answer.
Does it examine the whole digestive system?
It examines the rectum and colon. Sometimes the end of the small intestine is also examined. It does not examine the stomach or the entire small intestine.
The exact extent and quality of a person's examination belong in the procedure report.
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GET READY
A clearer view
starts before the test.
Compare the same illustrated section of colon with more and less material obscuring its lining.
12 QUESTIONS + 1 SAFETY CHECK
What might you want to review before preparation night?
This is a knowledge check, not a medical-readiness score. Each answer points to the part of the Explorer that can help.
↔SAME SECTION · TWO VIEWS
What can you see?
Stool and residue can hide parts of the lining. Bowel preparation helps the clinician examine that lining.
Clearer
This changes the illustration only. It does not assess your preparation.
Your instructions belong together.
Follow the diet, preparation and fasting instructions from your service. A general illustration cannot tell you to skip a dose or change a cutoff.
TWO DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONS
Lower fiber can still be solid.
Clear liquid means no solids.
Lower-fiber examples
A phase that may include solid food.
- White bread
- White rice
- Refined-grain pasta
Clear-liquid examples
No solid pieces, pulp or cream.
- Water
- Clear broth
- Pulp-free apple juice
Smooth does not mean clear.
Milk and yogurt are not clear liquids.
Use your service’s food examples, sequence and timing, including any colour restrictions. These examples explain the terms; they are not a personal menu.
✓ARRANGEMENTS TO CHECK
Make room for the preparation.
Use this as a planning aid alongside your service's instructions. Tick what you have arranged.
IF THE PREPARATION GOES OFF PLAN
Give the team the useful pieces.
ProductAmount takenTimingSymptoms
Contact your clinical team
If side effects keep you from finishing. Ask before changing the regimen.
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UNDERSTAND WHAT COMES NEXT
A finding is one
part of the answer.
Explore an example. Separate what was seen, what was done, what is pending and what needs a conversation.
TEACHING EXAMPLEProcedure report
Choose a card to connect the report with the examination.
Read the complete sample report
A constructed report for learning. Your own report records what happened during your examination.
ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLES
01WHAT WAS SEEN
What if symptoms remain?
A normal-looking examination can be reassuring and still leave questions about symptoms. Looking at the lining and assessing bowel movement or emptying are different tasks.
The movement is an educational example. It does not identify the cause of anyone's symptoms.
Explore constipation and bowel function ↗What should I keep after the procedure?
Keep the procedure report, any pathology result, your discharge instructions and the follow-up recommendation with its reason. Note who will explain pending results.
Sedation and tissue removal can bring different recovery instructions. Ask which instructions apply to what happened during your procedure.