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Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

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Re: Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

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Post by nomemory »

minhaz23 wrote: post #82
nomemory wrote: post #57

Seeing young adults around me going through this made me change my dietary habits 1 year ago. I went to the extreme by modern food industry standards, but now: - I take 100g proteins, 30g fibers daily - Red meat once a week but never fried - Most of the protein comes from eggs, yoggurt, chicken and various plant based sources - No white bread - No added sugars, no deserts except fruits - Nothing fried - No added salt…

Why no spice? And why no salt assuming you balance properly with potassium and limit intake overall?

If I track the salt, a lot of the salt I need comes already from various types of yoggurts (like ayran, or light cheeses and meat), if you actually track it and scan the barcodes of what you eat, you will find out there's already enough to add more.

I was eating spicy food and it irritated my intestines. I have enough fibers to never get constipated.

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Post by voxl »

Hasz wrote: post #88

I have UC and will get colonoscopies to confirm it is well-controlled for the foreseeable future. It also increases risk of colorectal cancer, something I am actively thinking about. Rates of UC, IBD, and similar digestive issues are up across the board, also for a mixed and seemingly inscrutable set of reasons. IMO, the fundamental issue for preventative screening is there is basically no amount of money I would not…

A colonoscopy is more than screening, if they see a polyp they remove it. Left alone that polyp will very likely eventually become cancer. Routine colonoscopies for someone with IBD is multi purpose, you screen for active disease, fistula, strictures, cancer, while simulatenously treating active disease (polyp removal)

Similar things happen in any general surgery, for example you can get your tubes removed and send up with all your endometriosis that you weren't able to diagnosis removed as well

Re: Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

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Post by nomemory »

elhudy wrote: post #78
nomemory wrote: post #57

Seeing young adults around me going through this made me change my dietary habits 1 year ago. I went to the extreme by modern food industry standards, but now: - I take 100g proteins, 30g fibers daily - Red meat once a week but never fried - Most of the protein comes from eggs, yoggurt, chicken and various plant based sources - No white bread - No added sugars, no deserts except fruits - Nothing fried - No added salt…

Glad you’re feeling better, but you could have just stopped at increase fiber intake and decrease red meat and alcohol consumption. None of the rest is linked to colorectal cancer, certainly not mayonaise, which is just oil and egg.

I've explained why I don't have mayonnaise. Also it was just an example. I avoid it because I can eat more meaningful stuff without bombing my calories and saturated fats stats. The mayonnaise I find in the shops has terrible composition.

Re: Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

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Post by cubefox »

deepsun wrote: post #77

> “Hey! CRC is going up! You should get screened!” Try asking a doctor for asymptomatic screening (for anything), they usually say "There's a schedule for such screenings at age X, you're too young for that. There's also proven negative effects of excessive screenings." Which kinda makes sense, as they supposed to have protocols/schedules for all kinds of healthcare. We're talking here about changing that protocols/s…

> So my actionable question is "How do I convince my doctor to get the screening?"

I guess we have to pay for it ourselves. It's not exactly cheap, but perhaps worth it.

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Post by ramesh31 »

antinomicus wrote: post #68
panarky wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My doctor recommended a combination FIT+DNA test instead of colonoscopy (brand name "Cologuard"). She said it's not quite as good as the "gold standard" colonoscopy, but it also doesn't have the risks of colonoscopy. And the FIT+DNA test is so cheap and easy, you can do it every year or three instead of every 10 years with the colonoscopy. She still recommends colonoscopies for high-risk patients, but she thinks the…

Risks? The risks of a colonoscopy are crazy low though.

>"Risks? The risks of a colonoscopy are crazy low though."

Not at the statistical level. Death rate from complications is about 1 in 10,000: https://www.endoscopy-campus.com/ec-news/risk-of-death-from-...

Re: Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

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Post by antinomicus »

polotics wrote: post #93

Free tip: take not too little, not too much... of (1) Vitamin-D (drops) (2) Magnesium (as Magnesium aspartate hydrochloride trihydrate) (3) Psyllium shells (you won't take too much) (4) Move your body!

I’ve been getting scared of psyllium due to lead risk. Any thoughts?

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Post by slicktux »

dsign wrote: post #39

Human biology is such a horror...I've been through it with enough loved ones that I've been left with two obsessions: a) a dignified way to go when my time comes, and b) we should either fix human biology, go post-biological, or simply surrender as a species and be replaced by AI. I know there are many counter-arguments to the above, but I've come to suspect the integrity of our species' rationality under the savage…

I’m not sure if this comment is AI generated but I’d like to make a point either way.

Human biology is orders of magnitude more efficient than AI; that’s in regards to intelligence and processing the world around us.

It is not only more efficient but more complex but yet simple. Therefore, the complexity of our biology is a result of efficiency. An efficiency that allows us to process the world and achieve homeostasis in the most simple way. I’d like to see a machine achieve the same without having any type of vulnerability or weakness to corruption.

Re: Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

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Post by twic »

TrackerFF wrote: post #8

Had my first colonoscopy 4 months ago, after going for a couple of years with every red flag symptom under the sun. The procedure was a piece of cake. As the standard is where I'm from (Norway), I was only administered some sedatives - but honestly I couldn't feel much difference. I watched the procedure on the screen, which was quite fascinating. The worst part, by far, was the emptying / prepping. A month prior to…

> The worst part, by far, was the emptying / prepping.

As described in one of the great modern tales of legend:

https://singletrackworld.com/2009/02/the-picolax-thread-retu...

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