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I had a colonoscopy but the doctor said there was a bit of a twist in my intestine. what's that mean?

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Redundant colon: Usually when an endoscopist says that someone's colon has a lot of "twists and turns", it means that the colonoscope had to maneuver around some sharp turns in order to get where he/she needed to go. It doesn't imply that your colon was abnormal - just that it was slightly difficult to perform your colonoscopy.

Answered 4/2/2013

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