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Dad had polyps high risk of bowel cancer. i have blood in stool every time i go and mucus. constant upset stomach. had sigmoidoscopy but normal .
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Not enough : Sigmoidoscopy is not an appropriate test to rule at polyps or cancer. You need to have a colonoscopy and you need to be followed very closely with GI specialist
Answered 3/15/2015
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