I'm with you. I have great veins. But all that poopin' is not enjoyable. I had do do the prep about 20 years ago for a lower GI scan. The prep is better than it was back then.
There were two bottles in this kit. I had to take one at 4:00 PM with the water. The waterfall was over by 7:00. Then I had to get up at 4:00 AM and take the other. The medicine was the same, but round 2 was milder. I read ahead about what to avoid eating the days before to make it easier. My experience was less unpleasant than my wife's.
Completely agree. I'm on a five year rotation. They find two or three polyps every time. So far, nothing "hot". Lots of needless deaths attributable to not doing this.
I've had three in my coloscopy career. The day before pooping isn't a big deal for me since it's one of my hobbies.
Same here. That collection process was a bit odd. I mean, I crap in the woods all of the time when I go camping, but doing it in a box and handling said box and all was strange.
I'm 53 and My Doc does a rectal exam once a year on me. So far so good, but God how I HATE those few minutes!!!
Yep...I had my first one about 4 years ago (age 55) and they found 4 polyps. I had my second one last month and they found 7 polyps...WTH! The Doc asked me what I was eating and nothing really out of the ordinary. Then he asked me if I ate bacon. And I almost had bacon everyday (Because of the keto diet). That obviously was a big no no because of the Nitrates. So I have to go in another 3 years. I'll see what happens when eating little to no bacon.
He's mainly checking your prostate. But as for the colon: my friend, I'm surprised he hasn't recommended a regular colonoscopy. Your time has come. It's a little unsavory to contemplate, but it could save your life.I'm 53 and My Doc does a rectal exam once a year on me. So far so good, but God how I HATE those few minutes!!!
Yeah, I had the same scan. I believe the bottle of prep was about 4X the size of the ones I took yesterday and it was rough. I went to work after the scan, but about 2:00 I was asking my manager if I could go home.
I've have one colonoscopy almost 2 years ago. He removed 1 polyp. But I have IBS and mild Diverticulosis. Both cause me pain from time to time.
Be wary of Cologuard. My test results ended up being false positive!
And Cologuard can only find cancer, not precancerous polyps, to my knowledge. And it obviously can't remove polyps.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Listen, not to down pay this procedure, but you need to get yer lilly white ass on the prayer bench more often. Lol 😆
When a simple test can replace the colonoscopy I'll be all over that. Given my family history of having polyps, it looks like polyp removal will be necessary anyway.Some say that Cologuard can find 40-50% of precancerous lesions.
Seems like colonoscopy is profitable and gets advertised very well. But molecular testing is pretty great and will keep improving no doubt.
Here is a recent super serious review
alsoStool-Based Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Performance Benchmarks Lead to High Expected Efficacy - PMC
Participation goals for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the USA have not been met. Non-invasive screening strategies may improve CRC screening participation. We highlight recent literature on stool-based screening performance and expectations ...
A Colonoscopy Alternative Comes Home (Published 2021)
An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable.www.nytimes.com
