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Colonic diseases
Colonic diseases are diseases of the colon, which is one's large bowels or the part of bowel that is at the end of the gastrointestinal tract. Diseases that affect the colon include infections, inflammation, inadequate blood supply, obstructions, cancers, etc.
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you tell me how is colonic disease diagonsed what tests are involved?
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What does getting colonic diseases mean in the long run?
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A 31-year old asked:
High deductible. Limited coverage of outpatient care. Would really help to know what tests, evaluations are required to diagnose colonic diseases and follow it after treatment.?
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A male asked:
Is colitis in your colon the same as crones disease?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Whats the symptom of colon disease and how you will get it ? and what's the best thing to do to
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What sort of disease is a colon polyp?
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A 67-year old female asked:
Is prognosis poor for Peritoneal disease in a colon can Patient ?
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A 46-year old asked:
Please tell me what the name of the disease is for benign cysts found in the colon during a colonoscopy?
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Can you tell me what the name of the disease is for benign cysts found in the colon during a colonoscopy?
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A 39-year old asked:
What sort of disease is colon cancer?
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A 31-year old asked:
Do colon tumours bleed more as the disease progresses?
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A 32-year old asked:
How would african mango diet affect colon disease?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does cohn disease increase your risk for colon cancer?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can there be a positive or negative correlation between celiac's disease and colon cancer?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Can colitis or any other colon disease present with an inflamed mass outside of ascending colon?
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A 23-year old asked:
If someone in my family has had colon cancer, will I definitely get the disease or am I just at higher risk?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can diverticulitis disease cause colon cancer later on over the years.
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A 44-year old male asked:
Would having a few scattered diverticuli of left colon be categorized as having diverticular disease ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can a 22 year old female have colon cancer or something else similar to that? my symptoms have been so similar to ones relating to the disease and nothing else seems to be able to match the issues I've been struggling with for 6 or more months now?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Hello doctors!! I know that you cannot predict with certainty...BUT....I am having a colonoscopy. Thank God I do not have any overt symptoms. FOBT negative. Is it possible to have colon cancer (advanced) or other serious disease(s) with no symptoms?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Having a lot of stomach aches and have either constipation or diarrhea i woke with stomach hurting today Im worried its something bad. Does this sound like colon disease or ibs?
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A female asked:
What would cause a female in her 60's to repeatedly get thrush when she has not been sexually active in 10 yrs? Have fibromyalgia, osteo arthritis, degenerative disc disease, acid reflux, IBS w/constipation, spastic colon - actually get spasms in various
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A 24-year old female asked:
Options for severe colon pain treatment (no cancer or other disease)?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I had a disease named ulcerative colitis then i surgeries done remove the whole colon. They put a pouch there. Suggest for further life eating n life?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My colon results show 90% ulcerative colitis and 10% Crohn's disease. Whats the percentage of pouch surgery being successful?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How rare is colon cancer in a 28 year old female? My family has no history of the disease. I've recently been diagnosed with ibs.
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A female asked:
I have been diagnosed with a tight stricture of the distal sigmoid colon, due to Chron's disease - biopsy showed severe inflammation. What next?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do colon tumurs bleed more as the disease progresses?How long can one have a partial obstruction (pencil stools) before it became totally obstructed?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Is HS, CRP BLOOD level elevated in active Crohn's disease or inflamed colon?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can my blood show if I have digestion issues, infection in my colon or intestines, or a disease?
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