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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 wolfi1 »

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…

I did one two years ago without sedation, I wanted to work afterwards. I didn't feel any pain, so sedation is really not necessary

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Post by bitwize »

victor106 wrote: post #18

> We don’t yet know if colonoscopies are better than other methods of screening My Gastroentrologist told me just recently that the stool test (Cologuard) is very accurate but must be repeated every 3 years as opposed to getting a Colonoscopy which should be repeated every 7 to 10 years

My doctor makes me do one every year

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Post by LPisGood »

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 canned foods? Sodium concerns?

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Post by nomemory »

LPisGood wrote: post #63
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 canned foods? Sodium concerns?

Yes. Too much sodium, or oil. Or other nasty substances.

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Post by gf263 »

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…

I’ve done the same. Lately the increased fiber is making me think I have colorectal cancer with all the abdominal bloating LOL. Hope it settles soon! Been like a month

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Post by righthand »

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…

Mayonnaise is just oil, egg, and some vinegar, salt, and mustard. All of those things you have in your new diet so you lost me on why you wouldn’t eat it.

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Post by scherlock »

Had my first colonoscopy at 46. Found cancer, stage 2b. Resection and chemo. I was completely asymptomatic. I put a post on FB and I now know about a dozen people who that prompted to get their colonoscopy done. Get it done, the prep isn't bad, get the pills if you can, otherwise make sure you get a Zofran along with the prep. If found early, it's easy to treat. Get It Done.

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Post by antinomicus »

panarky wrote: post #42
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…

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.

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Post by riotnrrd »

bitwize wrote: post #59
jchw wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't actually mind the prepping too much personally. Just to be safe I started early to go on the long end of what they suggested with the diet and basically just ate baked, unseasoned chicken for 10 days. Then did the bowel prep; a lot of people hate the drink, but idk. I thought it was fine. Maybe better to assume it will suck though, that way you at least can't be disappointed. > In the end they nothing was fo…

These days, in the USA, they're starting to give you an over-the-counter laxative rather than that nasty drink.

I just had my hole inspected and all the preparation was with over-the-counter supplies. My prep drink was gatorade with some flavorless powder mixed in. It made no change in the taste or texture of this drink. Having the squirts for a day was no fun, but other than that it was a breeze.

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Post by scherlock »

grassfedgeek wrote: post #5

Personally I am hesitant to do colonoscopy after a relative had a botched procedure. Just this month two celebrities revealed botched colonoscopies. I hope they figure out ways to make this procedure safer. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/kathy... https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/202...

As someone with colon cancer, I'd rather the complications than what I'm going through. 8" of colon removed, 6 weeks of recovery then 7 months of chemo treatments. If I could go back in time and get my colonoscopy at 35 instead of 46 and get only do a night in the hospital, I would in a heartbeat. Colon resection and chemo suuuuuuuuuuuuck.
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