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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they can turn cancerous if not removed, its an easy thing to have them removed usually, but you also may have one of those infected, be glad it was caught, my husbands colon exploded while he was at work one day. colon polyps know no age, and yes the diharrea is part of it. good luck.
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polyps can be cancerous but aren't usually, my mother had/has them and the doc told her some people have them and never know as they come and go. she even had some removed, she had a lot way up inside but they weren't cancerous, she gets checked every year and its been over 15 yrs since the last one…no cancer. don't worry, it will be fine…
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Take a deep breath.
I'm a nurse, and according to what you told me, it seems that you have caught things just in time. Not that you don't need to worry, just worry less.
Most polyps when detected early and removed (usually via colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy) can remove cancer risk.
Having scattered ones does not mean much of anything, as far as increased/decreased risk.
People 35 years old get colon cancer, but it is a little younger than average. If cancer runs in your family, this may explain why.
The diarrhea may or may not be connected. Usually, polyps cause constipation, but some people's bodies work differently, and there's really no way to know anyway.
Good luck!
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polyps can be a sign of cancer, but having them does not mean you will get it. My father has polyps and he has had countless colonoscopies and various treatments of the same vein and the doctors have yet to find cancer. He has had the polyps for over two years. My father's doctor makes him go for more regular check ups. Since cancer does run in your family, make sure you remind your doctor of that fact. They may do additional screening as a precaution, just as they have for my father.
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first off try not to worry.. Polyps are quite common, and can easily be removed.
After they are removed they will send them off to be checked, which is a normal routine.. Any time some is removed from our bodies, its is now always sent off to be checked for cancer.
35 is not too young to get them.
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well we don't know your medical history, but just from what you're saying, you have a high risk for colon cancer
colon cancer is probably the cancer most highly associated with family history, most cancers are not this way–but colon cancer runs in families for sure.
polyps are what are known as 'pre-cancerous' lesions, in that they can become cancerous. Since you said you have many polyps, that also suggests you could be at a much higher risk than normal.
Yes colon cancer can strike the very young. And yes your symptoms warrant you being checked out.
You need a colonoscopy at least once a year (maybe every 9 months), and you need to take care of yourself by getting very close and regimented follow up with a GI doctor, your primary care doctor, and if you eventually would need it, an oncologist
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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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it doesn't matter what your age is with colon cancer. Polyps can certainly turn into cancerous tumors. They really should be removed so you don't worry about them. Blood in the stools is a sign of polyps too. I wonder why they didn't remove them during the scan but good luck to you and you will be just fine. Stay healthy
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