Colon polyps

Colon polyps range from smaller than a pea to golf ball sized. Small polyps, especially, aren't likely to cause problems, and you may not know you have one until your doctor finds it during an examination of your bowel.
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COLON POLYPS - A pedunculated growth from the mucosal lining of the colon. Most are benign but have the potential to become malignant (cancer). Can present clinically with blood in the stools.
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Colon polyps are growths of tissue inside the large intestine, also called the colon. Some polyps are mushroom-shaped protrusions on the end of a stalk. Others appear as bumps that lie flat against the intestinal wall.
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Screen for colon polyps or colorectal cancer. Most medical experts recommend colon cancer screening beginning at age 50 for people who have an average risk and earlier for people who have an increased risk for colon cancer, ...
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Gastroenterologic disorders include Barrett's esophagus, bile duct disease, celiac disease, cirrhosis of the liver, colon polyps and colon cancer, constipation and diarrhea, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ...
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Bleeding hemorrhoids, colon polyps, or (rarely) colorectal cancer. (Hemorrhoids and polyps rarely cause abdominal pain.)
See a doctor promptly.
In a woman: dull, constant pain in the lower abdomen along with vaginal discharge and fever.
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These include persons with a history of colon polyps or inflammatory bowel disease, and people with a first degree relative (mother, father, brother or sister) with colon cancer that developed before the age of 60.
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Intestinal infection (such as bacterial enterocolitis)
Vascular malformation
Inflammatory bowel disease
Tumor
Colon polyps or colon cancer
Trauma or foreign body
Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines) ...
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An endoscopy may be performed for a variety of signs and symptoms, including bleeding, pain, difficulty swallowing, and a change in bowel habits. Exams of the colon may also be performed to screen for colon polyps and colon cancer.
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Statistically, a family history of colon cancer or cancer of the female reproductive organs, a history of colon polyps, or a history of ulcerative colitis puts one at a greater risk of developing colon cancer.
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Drug Administration approved Celecoxib, previously approved for the treatment of individuals with arthritis, to be used in conjunction with the usual therapy for individuals with FAP. Celecoxib has been reported to reduce the number of colon polyps ...
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