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Q: Colon Cancer Question

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 13th, 2006

would like to know if it would be safe to take dual action cleanse since i have irritable bowel syndrome anddiverticulosis acid refulx , hematochezia melena , the gastrointestinal doctor also found 3 polyps in the distal sigmoid colon and the proximal sigmoid colon polyps in the hepatic flexure, so my question is would the dual action cleanse be safe for me to take and would it work for me . i also have throid promubles .so is there anything that would clean the whole colon out?. thanks redneckwoman

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 18th, 2006

Colon Cancer Answer A148

I think that in your case it is more important to examine the colon polyps than performing a colon cleanse. Colon cancer usually develops from polyps in the colon. Polyps are benign at first but then they can become malignant (turn into a cancer). In your case there is higher risk for malignant transformation because your mother and uncles died from colon cancer. All the polyps must be removed via endoscopyc intervention and analyzed by a pathologist.

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