polyps in colon?
yesterday mornig i went to the er with pain in my lower left side,i assumed it was ovary pain an ultrasound was done and they found 2 fibroids in my uterus,however the er dr. said that fibroids would not cause my pain so he ordered a catscan w/dye and the results came back that i had scattered polyps in my sigmoid&descending colon is this a sign of colon cancer?I have an apt with my regular DR.tomorrow i'm just wandering now since cancer does run in my immediate family.since i don't just have 1 polyp and have scattered ones in to different parts of my colon does this increase my chance of cancer?i'm also only 35 has any one that young ever had colon cancer or polyps?i've also been getting diarrea alot the past 2 months does that have anything to do with it.thank you serious answers only please.
I've had a colon polyp at age 32, and they are the leading cause of colon cancer if not removed. I had 2 checkups since they found that polyp and thankfully they didn't find any more. I've always had bad problems with my digestive system. I guess it's from having irritable bowel syndrome and never forgoing chocolate or milk products. It's something i can deal with. I am not sure if IBS will cause polyps, or how they form. I just know they don't hurt. They did cause some impaction, but not that bad. That's how i knew i had the one i did.
They wil remove your polyps by putting you under sedation, and snipping them. Then you'll do what i do, go in for an exam two or three times to make sure no more have grown. Your condition is not that serious, providing that you get rid of them. Of course they will take them to the lab after they snip them, to make sure none are cancerous. Sometimes they will be called "pre-cancerous". I'm not really sure what that means, but i guess it means that they could turn into cancer if not taken out. All colon polyps can, so that's kind of a redundant thing for the medical profession to say.
Be thankful that your doctor found them early! Godspeed!!!
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