Colonoscopy is the examination of the entire large intestine and, if necessary, the last part of the small intestine with a soft, bendable instrument with a camera at the end. In order to perform colonoscopy, bowel cleansing with bowel evacuator drugs is required before the procedure.
In today’s technology, this procedure is the best method in both the diagnosis and treatment of bowel diseases.
It is known that large intestine cancers are mostly caused by small and benign tumors called polyps. However, these tumors can acquire bad characteristics over time, that is, they can become cancerous. With the help of colonoscopy, it is possible to remove them and save the patient from colon cancer. Thanks to colonoscopy, it is also possible to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease, stop intestinal bleeding, expand intestinal stenosis, and treat hemorrhoids.
In our clinic, colonoscopy is performed in a safe and clean environment with anesthetizing. The patient does not feel any pain and does not feel the procedure. After the procedure, he can return to his daily work.
Who should have Colonoscopy when?
If you have no complaints, if you are over 50, For early diagnosis and prevention of colon cancer; You should have a colonoscopy every 5 years. Colon cancer development can be completely prevented by detecting and removing polyps with colonoscopy.
Those who have rectal bleeding (Patients usually linger thinking they have hemorrhoids and fissures)
Those with positive occult blood in their stool
Colon cancer in their first degree relatives (mother, father, siblings) and people with a history of polyps
Those who have a change in stool
Those with chronic and unknown diarrhea
Those with bloating, flatulence and constipation
Unexplained weight loss
Abdominal pain that does not go away with treatment and the cause cannot be found
In case of iron deficiency anemia in postmenopausal women
In case of iron deficiency in men in any case
Inflammation Colonoscopy should be performed for follow-up purposes in patients with bowel disease and ulcerative colitis.
