In order for the doctor to get a clear view of your colon, you will need to complete a bowel prep before your colonoscopy. The type of bowel prep varies depending on your doctor, so be sure to ask them what kinds they offer, as you may have a choice.
1 Be sure to explain that Alzheimer's disease is a medical condition and not a psychological or emotional disorder or contagious virus. 2  Use this as an opportunity to educate them about dementia. 3  Offer information about the disease and its symptoms. Be sure to explain that Alzheimer's disease is a medical condition and not a psychological or emotional disorder or contagious virus. 2  Use this as an opportunity to educate them about dementia. 3  Offer information about the disease and its symptoms.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and the genetics of Alzheimer's is the best understood of all the common dementias. Studies of how Alzheimer's disease appears in families show that there can be both simple (single-gene mutation) and complex (multi-gene variant) inheritance patterns.