{"id":155,"date":"2026-01-02T19:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/?p=155"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:25:33","slug":"colonoscopy-myths-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Misconceptions and Truths About Colonoscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EB%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%EB%82%B4%EC%8B%9C%EA%B2%BD%EC%97%90_%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C_%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4%EC%99%80_%EC%A7%84%EC%8B%A4\" >Misconceptions and Truths About Colonoscopy<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EB%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%EC%95%94%EC%9D%80_%EC%99%9C_%EA%B7%B8%EB%A0%87%EA%B2%8C_%EC%A1%B0%EC%9A%A9%ED%9E%88_%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%91%EB%90%A0%EA%B9%8C\" >Why does colon cancer start so quietly?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A0_%E2%80%9C%EB%82%98%EB%8A%94_%EC%95%84%EC%A7%81_%EC%A0%8A%EC%9C%BC%EB%8B%88%EA%B9%8C_%EA%B4%9C%EC%B0%AE%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\" >Misconception 1: \u201cI\u2019m still young, so it\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A1_%E2%80%9C%EC%95%84%ED%94%84%EB%8B%A4%EB%8D%98%EB%8D%B0%E2%80%A6_%EB%84%88%EB%AC%B4_%EB%AC%B4%EC%84%AD%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\" >Misunderstanding #2: \u201cI heard it hurts\u2026 but it\u2019s so scary.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A2_%E2%80%9C%EA%B0%80%EC%A1%B1%EB%A0%A5_%EC%97%86%EC%9C%BC%EB%A9%B4_%EC%95%88_%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%84%EB%8F%84_%EB%90%9C%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\" >Misconception \u2462 \u201cIf you don\u2019t have a family history, you don\u2019t have to get it.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A3_%E2%80%9C%ED%95%9C_%EB%B2%88_%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%98%EC%9C%BC%EB%A9%B4_%ED%8F%89%EC%83%9D_%EB%81%9D%EC%9D%B4%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\" >Misconception #4: &quot;Once you get it, it&#039;s over for life.&quot;\u201c<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%8C%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B4_%EC%A7%84%EC%A7%9C_%EB%91%90%EB%A0%A4%EC%9B%8C%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94_%EA%B1%B4_%EA%B2%80%EC%82%AC%EB%B3%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EA%B2%B0%EA%B3%BC%EB%8B%A4\" >What people really fear is the results, not the test itself.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%8C%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B4_%EA%B2%80%EC%82%AC_%ED%9B%84_%EA%B0%80%EC%9E%A5_%EB%A7%8E%EC%9D%B4_%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94_%EB%A7%90\" >The most common thing people say after a test<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"http:\/\/goodlifetips.co.kr\/en\/colonoscopy-myths-facts\/#%EA%B2%B0%EB%A1%A0\" >conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EB%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%EB%82%B4%EC%8B%9C%EA%B2%BD%EC%97%90_%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C_%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4%EC%99%80_%EC%A7%84%EC%8B%A4\"><\/span>Misconceptions and Truths About Colonoscopy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The quietest life insurance, the more you delay, the more dangerous it becomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019ll still be okay.\u201d<br>Did you know that this is the most common thing said by colon cancer patients?.<br>There is only one common reason why people postpone colonoscopies.<br><strong>The illusion that you are not sick now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But from a medical perspective<br>Colon cancer is often diagnosed when symptoms appear, but it is often already too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EB%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%EC%95%94%EC%9D%80_%EC%99%9C_%EA%B7%B8%EB%A0%87%EA%B2%8C_%EC%A1%B0%EC%9A%A9%ED%9E%88_%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%91%EB%90%A0%EA%B9%8C\"><\/span>Why does colon cancer start so quietly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most colon cancers<br><strong>Adenomatous polyp<\/strong> It starts from a small lump called .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This type of tumor is almost painless and causes little bleeding.<br>It grows slowly without people noticing it.<br>It usually takes 5 to 10 years for it to turn into cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is that this change process<br>It is virtually invisible to blood tests, X-rays, or ultrasound.<br>A test that can directly see and remove this change is<br><strong>Colonoscopy is the only one.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A0_%E2%80%9C%EB%82%98%EB%8A%94_%EC%95%84%EC%A7%81_%EC%A0%8A%EC%9C%BC%EB%8B%88%EA%B9%8C_%EA%B4%9C%EC%B0%AE%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Misconception 1: \u201cI\u2019m still young, so it\u2019s okay.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking at recent domestic and international statistics,<br>The incidence of colon cancer in people in their 30s and 40s is steadily increasing.<br>Fast food, processed meat, late-night snacks, and sedentary lifestyles<br>Attacks the leader regardless of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Korean Society of Gastroenterology<br><strong>If you are 45 years of age or older, a colonoscopy is recommended regardless of symptoms.<\/strong>Do it.<br>If you have a family history, it happens faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A1_%E2%80%9C%EC%95%84%ED%94%84%EB%8B%A4%EB%8D%98%EB%8D%B0%E2%80%A6_%EB%84%88%EB%AC%B4_%EB%AC%B4%EC%84%AD%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Misunderstanding #2: \u201cI heard it hurts\u2026 but it\u2019s so scary.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Endoscopies of the past were actually uncomfortable.<br>But now most of them <strong>Sleep colonoscopy<\/strong>It proceeds as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using propofol-based sedatives<br>You will feel almost no pain during the examination.<br>This is what most actual patients say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI closed my eyes and opened them again, and it was over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A2_%E2%80%9C%EA%B0%80%EC%A1%B1%EB%A0%A5_%EC%97%86%EC%9C%BC%EB%A9%B4_%EC%95%88_%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%84%EB%8F%84_%EB%90%9C%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Misconception \u2462 \u201cIf you don\u2019t have a family history, you don\u2019t have to get it.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colon cancer is more genetic than<br><strong>Lifestyle habits have a much bigger impact<\/strong>Gives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meat-based diet, lack of vegetables, obesity, smoking, and drinking<br>It creates chronic inflammation in the colonic mucosa<br>Increases the incidence of polyps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No family history doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re safe<br><strong>It just means we don&#039;t know the danger signs yet.<\/strong>am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EC%98%A4%ED%95%B4_%E2%91%A3_%E2%80%9C%ED%95%9C_%EB%B2%88_%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%98%EC%9C%BC%EB%A9%B4_%ED%8F%89%EC%83%9D_%EB%81%9D%EC%9D%B4%EB%8B%A4%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Misconception #4: &quot;Once you get it, it&#039;s over for life.&quot;\u201c<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cyst was removed<br>This means that the colon is already in an environment where it can create a dragon.<br>So after the examination, the doctors<br>Be sure to set a date for the next inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No polyps: 5 years later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small polyp: 3 years later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple or high-risk polyps: within 1 year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonoscopy is<br><strong>Not a one-time event, but a lifelong management program<\/strong>am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%8C%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B4_%EC%A7%84%EC%A7%9C_%EB%91%90%EB%A0%A4%EC%9B%8C%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94_%EA%B1%B4_%EA%B2%80%EC%82%AC%EB%B3%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EA%B2%B0%EA%B3%BC%EB%8B%A4\"><\/span>What people really fear is the results, not the test itself.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real reason people postpone colonoscopy<br>It&#039;s not an inconvenience<br>\u201cIt&#039;s the fear of &quot;what if something bad happens?&quot;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But ironically<br>Most polyps found during colonoscopy are<br>It&#039;s over just by removing it from that spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the pre-cancerous stage<br><strong>Pre-cutting is the very reason for this test&#039;s existence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%8C%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B4_%EA%B2%80%EC%82%AC_%ED%9B%84_%EA%B0%80%EC%9E%A5_%EB%A7%8E%EC%9D%B4_%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94_%EB%A7%90\"><\/span>The most common thing people say after a test<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t as bad as I thought.\u201d<br>\u201cI don\u2019t know why I put it off for so long.\u201d<br>\u201cI wish I had received it sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people leave similar comments.<br>I was scared just imagining it before I got tested,<br>When it&#039;s over, the first thing that comes to mind is **&#039;I was scared for nothing&#039;**.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paragraph clears up the previous misunderstandings.<br>It also serves to naturally relieve the reader&#039;s tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EA%B2%B0%EB%A1%A0\"><\/span>conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonoscopy is not a test for sick people.<br>This test is for people who feel okay right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even at this moment, when I am spending the day without any symptoms,<br>Changes may be quietly taking place within the colon.<br>We live without knowing that fact,<br>Only when your body cries out do you go to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this test is different.<br><strong>Before you get sick, before you break down, the only option that allows you to protect yourself<\/strong>all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is no coincidence that you have read this far today.<br>If you ever had the thought, \u201cShould I try it too?\u201d,<br>Before that thought disappears, let&#039;s take one small action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One hospital search, one reservation button.<br>That simple choice<br>It protects me most quietly and most reliably in the years to come.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misconceptions and Truths About Colonoscopies: The More You Put Off, the More Dangerous It Gets: The Quietest Life Insurance. Did you know that &quot;It&#039;ll still be okay&quot; is the most common refrain from colon cancer patients? People who postpone colonoscopies share a common reason: the illusion that they&#039;re not in pain right now. However, medically speaking, colon cancer often starts when symptoms appear, and it&#039;s already too late. Why does colon cancer start so quietly? 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