COLONOSCOPY

• What is a colonoscopy
• It is a test that oallows your Dr to look in the inner linning of you large intestine.
• Hepls find ulcers,colon polps, tumors and areeas of inflammation.
• At age 50 is when you start screening for both men and women.
• Then every 5 to 10 years after.

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• Colonoscopy should take 30 Min 12 to get the scope in 5 0r 6 ft
• And 12 minutes to take it out
• If poplps need to be removed it will take longer depending on the
• Number and size.
• You are sedated during the procedure.

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• Prep before your colonoscopy consist of.
• The day beforeyou should have clear liquids
• Drink your drink that the Dr has instructed you to drink as
• Directed. To clean out your colon.
• You may receive an enema so that the intestine walls can be seen.

HOW IS A COLONOSCOPY PERFORMED.

• Meds with be put in your veins to make you feel felaxes
• or drowsy you will lie on your left side. During the procedure
• the Dr colonoscope that is long and flexible and is 1/2 inc to
• look at the inner linning of your intestine.the scope blows air to expand
• the colon to help the Dr see better.

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• You may feel some mild cramping during the procedure.
• If the Dr sees anything abnormal he will remove it then.
• After your procedure you will stsy in recovery for 30 min.
• You may feel some cramping or gas this is normal.
• You will be dicharged and may go home. You must have some drive you.

WHAT ARE POLYPS

• Polyps are small clumps of cells that forms on the
• linning of the colon. Most are harmless sime become cancerous
• over time. Anyone can deveolpe these.
• You are at higher risk if you are 50 or older, a smoker, eat high fat
• low fiber diets, and have a history of colon cancer in the family.