What diseases can colonoscopy detect?

Colonoscopy is a common method of examination. It can detect a wide range of diseases, such as colon polyps. In recent years, colon polyps are a common disease. As long as they can be diagnosed in the early stages of the disease and treated with surgery, they generally do not cause adverse effects on health. However, if treatment is delayed, it will cause great harm to people's health.

What diseases can colonoscopy detect?

Applicable diseases : colorectal polyps; colorectal inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis; chronic colitis; colon cancer, etc. Indications

The indications for electronic colonoscopy are quite broad. Electronic colonoscopy can be performed in any of the following situations without contraindications.

1. Unexplained lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

2. Chronic diarrhea of ​​unknown cause.

3. Unexplained abdominal mass, where lesions of the large intestine and terminal ileum cannot be ruled out.

4. Unexplained pain in the lower abdomen.

5. Patients suspected of having benign or malignant colon tumors, but cannot be diagnosed by X-ray examination.

6. Suspected of having chronic inflammatory intestinal disease.

7. If abnormalities are found during barium enema or intestinal examination, the nature and extent of the lesions need to be further clarified.

8. Determine the extent of lesions before colon cancer surgery, and conduct reexamination and follow-up of efficacy of colon cancer and polyps surgery.

9. Low intestinal obstruction of unknown cause.

Why is colonoscopy so painful?

A colonoscopy is a physical examination performed while the patient is awake. As for the issue of hardship, it is indeed painful and you need to be mentally prepared. For a colonoscopy, a tube needs to be inserted into the intestines, which will cause a lot of intestinal reactions. It is not easy to do this for the elderly or those who are too young. You should have an empty stomach in the morning when doing a colonoscopy, and take the medicine prescribed by the hospital the day before to empty the contents of your stomach and intestines.

However, colonoscopy is no longer as painful as people imagined in the past, and most people can accept it. Patients can also request a painless colonoscopy under general anesthesia. When you take a nap, the colonoscopy will be done, but the risks of general anesthesia cannot be ignored.

This article introduces what diseases can be detected by colonoscopy and tells you that colonoscopy is actually widely used. Perhaps you who have never used colonoscopy may feel a little resistant to it. It doesn’t matter. As long as you follow the doctor’s advice, any intestinal disease can be quickly detected and treated to restore your health.