Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
 Yearly
Every 5 years (if not having a colonoscopy)
Every 5-10 years (if not having a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy)
Every 10 years
Every 5-10 years (with sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or DCBE)
Every 1-2 years
Every 3 years
Monthly mole self-exam; by a doctor every year
One to two times every year
Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Immunizations
Ages 18-39
Ages 40-49
Ages 50-64
Ages 65 and Older
Influenza vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine
Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)
Meningococcal vaccine
Tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine
Discuss with your doctor or nurse. |
| Both partners should get tested for STIs, including HIV, before initiating sexual intercourse
Yearly
Every 5 years (if not having a colonoscopy)
Every 5-10 years (if not having a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy)
Every 10 years
Every 5-10 years (with sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or DCBE)
Every 2-4 years
Every 3 years
Monthly mole self-exam; by a doctor every year
One to two times every year
Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Both partners should get tested for STIs, including HIV, before initiating sexual intercourse. |
| Yearly
Every 5 years (if not having a colonoscopy)
Every 5-10 years (if not having a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy)
Every 10 years
Every 5-10 years (with sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or DCBE)
Every 1-2 years
Every 3 years
Monthly mole self-exam; by a doctor every year
One to two times every year
Discuss with your doctor or nurse.
Immunizations
Ages 18-39
Ages 40-49
Ages 50-64
Ages 65 and Older
Influenza vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine
Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)
Meningococcal vaccine
Tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine
Discuss with your doctor or nurse. |
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II
See book keywords and concepts |
 Bush handed the presidency over to Dick Cheney for a period of roughly two hours while he underwent a colonoscopy. Because of the implications President Bush's colonoscopy had for world politics, the story made national news, and colon and rectal screening were briefly thrust into the spotlight. Across the country, whether the comedians were making jokes or the news anchors were describing the drama, everybody was suddenly, briefly, talking about this thing called a colonoscopy and what it was for. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |
 The research team found that the risk of developing colon cancer within less than 10 years of a negative colonoscopy was very low and remained lower beyond that time. In fact, at 10 years, the risk of developing colon cancer was 72% lower. So much for the hype of making colonoscopy every ten years a standard test for everyone.
Hypertension Produced in the Doctor's Office?
If your visit to the doctor is accompanied by the fear of anticipating a serious physical problem, your anxiety may trigger a stress response and raise your blood pressure. |
| The main question that arises from this case is, "How many people undergoing FOBT tests are not receiving this list from their doctor, and subsequently end up having a false positive test result which makes them a candidate for colonoscopy?" I speculate that this applies to many or most patients.
On different note, a Canadian study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Volume 295, page 2366) confirms that a 10-year interval between colonoscopy screenings may be appropriate for those who have had one negative procedure, meaning no cancer was found. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts |
| Colonoscopy don t notice any symptoms. Polyps can be very sneaky though, and many people discover they have them during a routine colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. It's not uncommon for people with polyps to experience symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, and blood in the stool.
Who is at risk for getting Colon Polyps?
Your chances of developing polyps increase if... |
Bottom Line Health
See book keywords and concepts |
| However, the study found that colonoscopy does not significantly extend the life expectancy of people older than 80 yearsit increased survival only by approximately 45 days for the oldest group, compared with more than 10 months for people ages 50 to 54.
The results "suggest that the benefit of screening colonoscopy in very elderly patients may be smaller than what is commonly believed," the researchers say. They add that the information might "help avoid its use in patients who are unlikely to benefit substantively. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
See book keywords and concepts |
 Beginning at age 50, men and women should follow one of the examination schedules below: ŝA fecal occult blood test every year and a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years. ŝA colonoscopy every ten years. ŝA double-contrast barium enema every five to ten years.
A digital rectal exam (including prostate exam in men) should be done at the same time as sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema.
People who have a family history of colon cancer should talk with a doctor about a different testing schedule. |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
 The most serious of these are called inflammatory bowel diseases and are diagnosed by several procedures: an X-ray study of the lower bowel (this is called a barium enema) and a biopsy of the intestinal wall during colonoscopy. This last procedure is often done under sedation, because the doctor needs to pump air into the bowel in order to see inside it, and this can be uncomfortable. Ulcerative colitis is an example of an inflammatory bowel disease, and it is often serious, making people quite ill. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |
| There are many other tests that are as equally risky as the ones mentioned above, including angiography, bone scans, CAT scans, MRIs, various types of oscopies (such as colonoscopy) the AFP tumor marker test, and, of course, pap smear tests. (Whereas a pap smear test by itself is harmless, a positive test result for cancer may prompt you to choose cancer-suppressing treatments, instead healing it at the causal level, as explained in Chapter 10. |
| On different note, a Canadian study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Volume 295, page 2366) confirms that a 10-year interval between colonoscopy screenings may be appropriate for those who have had one negative procedure, meaning no cancer was found. Ten-year screenings have long been recommended for detecting possible colon cancer, but the new research shows that repeat screenings even after the ten years bear few or no benefits. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts |
| The most common method for removing polyps is with a colonoscope during a colonoscopy. The polyps are then tested for malignancy. Once again, this addresses only the symptom and not the true cause. If polyps were there before, what is to say they will not just grow back? In the majority of cases, polyps do grow back. Keeping up with a healthy diet and exercise routine and avoiding as many colon toxins as possible is an excellent way to reduce your chances of developing polyps. |
| Polyps can be very sneaky though, and many people discover they have them during a routine colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. It's not uncommon for people with polyps to experience symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, and blood in the stool.
Who is at risk for getting Colon Polyps?
Your chances of developing polyps increase if... |
| Colitis completely destroys portions of the lining and leaves behind Fi9-Vll: ulcerative Colitis viewed during colonoscopy open sores or ulcers. These ulcers continuously leak blood and toxic pus back into the digestive system, which can further inflame the bowel and lead to more ulcers. In many ways, UC is like a fire that constantly pours gasoline on itself.
What are the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis?
Abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea are the most commonly experienced symptoms of UC. |
| Other methods include X-rays, ultrasound, CT scanning, colonoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy.
Untreated, the disease can also lead to a number of serious complications, most of which arise when a portion of the colon wall becomes torn or perforated. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |
 Bowel Preparation
In a prospective, randomized clinical trial was conducted to determine the side effects, patient acceptance, residual liquid and stool during colonoscopy and also quality of examination of three colon cleansing methods. Three hundred ambulatory patients were randomly assigned to one of the following three groups for colon preparation: Group 1, (4 liters of GoLytely), group 2, (2 liters of GoLytely combined with Cascara-Salax), and group 3, (X-Prep (a Senna preparation) combined with an enema). X-Prep caused significantly more abdominal cramps than Group 1 or Group 2. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |
| Colon and rectum Beginning at age 50, men and women should follow one of the examination schedules below:
A fecal occult blood test every year and a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years
A colonoscopy every ten years
A double-contrast barium enema every five to ten years
A digital rectal exam should be done at the same time as the sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema. People who have a family history of colon cancer should talk with a doctor about a more frequent testing schedule. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |
| In order to get a second opinion and clear her doubts about possibly having a colonoscopy unnecessarily, Sarah asked her doctor to refer her to another gastroenterologist. After scheduling a new FOBT, her doctor handed her a list of things she needed to avoid for three to five days before the test in order to prevent a false positive result. |
Shannon Brownlee
See book keywords and concepts |
 And yet, many of the screening tests we imagine will protect us mammography, colonoscopy, and more recently, CT scans to screen for lung cancersuffer from many of the same drawbacks as the PSA test. The only cancer screening test that has been shown unequivocally to decrease mortality is the venerable Pap smear for cervical cancer. Yet even that is not a fail-safe talisman for warding off premature death. |
Bill Sardi
See book keywords and concepts |
 Her doctor demanded that she undergo a colonoscopy and based upon the results gave her digestive tract a clean bill of health. He prescribed iron pills, but her anemia persisted. This should have alerted the doctor that supplemental iron either wasn't being absorbed or wasn't getting to bone marrow to make new red blood cells. This could have been due to an intestinal parasite that feeds off of iron, or to an underlying infection or tumor that uses up great amounts of iron and may cause the body to store and withhold iron rather than deliver it to bone marrow. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |
| A total of 134 patients were randomly allocated to take 180 mg senna tablet or 95 mL sodium phosphate solution one day before colonoscopy. To assess the efficacies of both laxatives, the comparison of mean differences of colon-cleanliness score of the rectum, sigmoid segments, descending solon, transverse colon, and cecum was used. The scores were rated by two observers, who were blinded to the laxatives administered. |
| A randomized clinical trial showed that a high oral dose of Senna was a valid alternative to conventional polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution (PEG-ES) for outpatient colonoscopy preparation, resulting in better quality of colon cleansing, overall tolerance of the preparation, and compliance. A total of 191 participants were assigned to receive 24 tablets of 12 mg Senna (divided into 2 doses), and 92 were assigned to receive the standard PEG-ES solution. |
| One hundred and twenty patients received either a Senna extract with PEG-ELS or placebo with PEG-ELS before a total colonoscopy. Superiority by physician assessment was seen in the group with Senna. The colon was free of solid debris in 66.7% of patients after PEG-ELS and in 90% after Senna/PEG-ELS administration, which was a significant difference. Patient tolerance was similar in both groups, and significantly less lavage fluid was needed in the Senna/PEG-ELS treatment group (Ziegenhagen, 1991). |
| Addition of senna improves colonoscopy preparation with lavage: a prospective randomized trial. Gastrointest Endosc Sep-Oct;37(5):547-9. 1991
Serenoa repens
See Saw Palmetto
Sesame
Sesamum orientale description
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part of the plant is the seed.
Flower and Fruit: The flowers are short-pedicled, single or in groups of 2 or 3 in the leaf axils. The flowers are zygomorph-ic; the calyx 5-tipped, 2 to 5 mm long, pubescent and does not drop. The corolla is campanulate, 5-lobed, and distinctly bilabiate. It is 1.5 to 3.5 cm long, white or reddish. |
| Comparative study of two bowel preparation regimens for colonoscopy: senna tablets vs sodium phosphate solution. World J Gastroenterol; 12(34): 5536-5539. 2006.
Levine D; Goode AW; Wingate DL. Purgative abuse associated with reversible cachexia, hypogammaglobulinaemia, and finger clubbing. Lancet Apr 25;l(8226):919-20. 1981
Lewis SJ, Oakey RE, Heaton KW. Intestinal absorption of estrogen: the effect of altering transit-time. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol Jan; 10(1 ):33-9. 1998
Malmquist J; Ericsson B; Hulten-Nosslin MB et al. |
Shannon Brownlee
See book keywords and concepts |
| A routine checkup for the average middle-aged American male will almost certainly include a cholesterol test, a colonoscopy, and a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test for prostate cancer. Women will be given many of the same tests, along with a DEXA scan for osteoporosis. Radiologists have recently begun setting up Doppler ultrasound booths in local malls, where you can have your carotid arteries checked for blockages. Then there's the CA-1 2$ test for ovarian cancer, calcium screening for cardiovascular disease, and spiral CT scan for lung cancer. And that's only a partial list. |
Email this page to a friend
