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  2. What to Expect at a Colonoscopy

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    If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes. The polyps will be removed during the procedure and sent to a lab for a biopsy; the results may be back in as little as a day.

  3. I got a colonoscopy, made twice-baked potatoes and learned a ...

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    I recently got a colonoscopy. (Two of my grandparents died of colon cancer so it’s been on my radar for years and I started testing early.) As anyone knows, the prep is the worst part. I can’t ...

  4. I was 21 when I had my first colonoscopy. It was a wake-up ...

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    Gabriella Parker had a colonoscopy at 21 despite the recommended age being 45. She made some radical changes in her life to feel better.

  5. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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    A total of 15 people who underwent colonoscopy (0.13%) had major bleeding after polyp removal. None of the participants experienced a colon perforation due to colonoscopy. After 10 years, an intention-to-screen analysis showed a significant relative risk reduction of 18% in the risk of colorectal cancer (0.98% in the invited group vs. 1.20% in ...

  6. How to make your colonoscopy prep more effective and less ...

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    A colonoscopy is considered the best way to screen for colon cancer because it allows doctors to remove polyps — small growths in the colon — before they potentially turn cancerous.

  7. Dad, 36, rushed to the bathroom a dozen times a day. It was ...

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    Thomas Packard was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer after rectal bleeding, using the bathroom a dozen times a day. He had six months to live. Doctors used HAI to treat him.

  8. Proctitis - Wikipedia

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    A common symptom is a continual urge to have a bowel movement—the rectum could feel full or have constipation. Another is tenderness and mild irritation in the rectum and anal region. A serious symptom is pus and blood in the discharge, accompanied by cramps and pain during the bowel movement.

  9. James Van Der Beek is opening up about the symptoms he experienced that made a routine colonoscopy all the more crucial — if not life-saving — last August, when he was stunned to learn he had ...