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A member asked:
What is it like to have a flexible sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy ?
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Depends!: Very few physicians perform sigmoidoscopy anymore (only checks half the colon and no sedation!). Colonoscopy is usually done with sedation or anesthesia. The procedure itself is usually not uncomfortable. The cleaning out preparation can be arduous. Colonoscopy is 50 times more life saving than a mammogram!
Answered 3/18/2017
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