A member asked:

Is it safe to get a colonoscopy when sick with something that makes you very tired, upset stomach whenever eating, and feeling feverish but no fever?

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Dr. Gebrehana Zebro (formerly Woldegiorgis) answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It depends .: If colonoscopy is elective , it can wait until you get better . If you have any acute condition and colonoscopy is the diagnostic and the therapeutic choice , then it has to be done . The principle weighing is risk /benefit ratio. Good luck.

Answered 10/9/2013

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