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A member asked:

My mum has irritable bowel syndrome and a fissure. she is going for a flexible sigmoidoscopy. is this safe?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sigmoidoscope: Scope is done quite frequently, and under hands of good gastroenterologist, complications are minimal.

Dr Pappas agreed

Answered 7/23/2012

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Sorta cutting page around inner anus when I do bowel movement, i did sigmoidoscopy exam and they say it was just hermorrnoid, what should I do?

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3.5 years ago, calprotectin showed 200. Then 2000. Sigmoidoscopy & small bowel PillCam clear. Calprotectin went down to 60. In 2019 it was 100. Now it's 2000 again. Does this sound more like IBD or cancer? I have an appointment but extremely scared?

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Had sigmoidoscopy to straighten out a twisted bowel - sigmoid volvulus. Afterwards, I pooped 11 times clearing 6 days of constipation in 1 day, but since then - 3 days - only passing clear liquid even though I've been eating well. Is this normal? Am I co

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Had sigmoidoscopy in June. It showed have haemaroids. Pellet stools with LOTS of bloody mucus. Bowel cancer? I'm 38. Dad had polyps.

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If i have blood and mucus why is no further testing done after a sigmoidoscopy? What part of bowel are cancers common?

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