Fa Xiao got bowel cancer
Some time ago, my hair asked me a little bit, saying that he always had a feeling of unclean defecation lately, and there was always a little blood on the stool.
I told him to go to the hospital to see the proctology department, and after a few days told me that it might be that the rectum had grown something, and that the colonoscopy had been done, and that pathological results were there.
Later, it was determined that he had rectal cancer, because the location of the tumor was about 5 cm from the anus, he could not retain the anus, and after removing the tumor, he had an ostomy on the stomach.
Fortunately, it was early, and it was not a big problem to do chemotherapy several times before and after surgery.
Looking back, my small hair is really a high incidence of rectal cancer.
Who is at high risk for bowel cancer
1. At the age of 50 to 75 years old, the incidence of bowel cancer rises rapidly after the age of 40, so it is necessary to do a colonoscopy after the age of 40.
2. A first-degree relative has colorectal cancer.
3. There are changes in defecation habits, such as the original stool once a day, now 2 times a day or several times, with blood in the stool or blood in the stool.
4. Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, or people with precancerous lesions.
5. Patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
6, obesity, smoking, diabetes, immunodeficiency, etc., these people have a higher chance of bowel cancer than others.
Colonoscopy is recommended for these people, and if there are no abnormalities, colonoscopy is done every 3 to 5 years.
What tests are most direct for bowel cancer screening
At present, the most effective and direct examination of bowel cancer is colonoscopy, which can see the mucosal surface of the entire large intestine, and if abnormalities are found during the examination, it is possible to directly take the tissue of the abnormal part for pathological examination to determine whether there is cancer.
Bowel cancer is not sudden, normal cells to precancerous lesions generally take more than 10 years, precancerous lesions and then cancerous generally take 2-5 years, after the emergence of tumors, and then metastasis, this speed will be faster.
Colonoscopy can be found when there are abnormalities in the intestine, such as polyps and adenomas, and can not only be found in precancerous lesions, cancers and metastatic cancers, but also take out the tissues of abnormal parts for pathology, laying the foundation for the next step of treatment.
What to prepare for colonoscopy
1. Preparation before colonoscopy: First of all, psychological preparation, colonoscopy is not sinful, basically within 10 minutes can be completed. The second is intestinal preparation, eat liquid residue food the night before the examination, do not eat after 12 o'clock, start taking laxatives 6 to 8 hours before the examination, after several times of diarrhea, until the water sample is pulled there is no food residue, non-anesthetic colonoscopy can drink water, but it is best not to eat liquid or slag food. If you are really afraid and worried, you can consider painless colonoscopy, at this time do not drink water.
2, precautions after the examination: most people have no obvious adverse reactions after the examination, and some people have abdominal pain, bloating and other feelings after the examination, do not have to be too nervous, you can gently rub the abdomen, walk slightly, and wait for exhaust (after that, it can be relieved. If the person examining the patient is treated with a histopathological examination or polyp removal, there may be a small amount of blood in the stool after surgery. In this case, there is generally no special treatment. If there is more bleeding or persistent abdominal pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital for further treatment.
The cure of colon cancer patients in Japan is much higher than in the mainland, mainly because they can be detected in the early stages of the tumor, and the main reason is that they use colonoscopy as a daily physical examination.