Misconceptions and Truths About Colonoscopy
The quietest life insurance, the more you delay, the more dangerous it becomes.
“It’ll still be okay.”
Did you know that this is the most common thing said by colon cancer patients?.
There is only one common reason why people postpone colonoscopies.
The illusion that you are not sick now.
But from a medical perspective
Colon cancer is often diagnosed when symptoms appear, but it is often already too late.
Why does colon cancer start so quietly?
Most colon cancers
Adenomatous polyp It starts from a small lump called .
This type of tumor is almost painless and causes little bleeding.
It grows slowly without people noticing it.
It usually takes 5 to 10 years for it to turn into cancer.
The problem is that this change process
It is virtually invisible to blood tests, X-rays, or ultrasound.
A test that can directly see and remove this change is
Colonoscopy is the only one.
Misconception 1: “I’m still young, so it’s okay.”
Looking at recent domestic and international statistics,
The incidence of colon cancer in people in their 30s and 40s is steadily increasing.
Fast food, processed meat, late-night snacks, and sedentary lifestyles
Attacks the leader regardless of age.
The Korean Society of Gastroenterology
If you are 45 years of age or older, a colonoscopy is recommended regardless of symptoms.Do it.
If you have a family history, it happens faster.
Misunderstanding #2: “I heard it hurts… but it’s so scary.”
Endoscopies of the past were actually uncomfortable.
But now most of them Sleep colonoscopyIt proceeds as follows.
Using propofol-based sedatives
You will feel almost no pain during the examination.
This is what most actual patients say.
“I closed my eyes and opened them again, and it was over.”
Misconception ③ “If you don’t have a family history, you don’t have to get it.”
Colon cancer is more genetic than
Lifestyle habits have a much bigger impactGives.
Meat-based diet, lack of vegetables, obesity, smoking, and drinking
It creates chronic inflammation in the colonic mucosa
Increases the incidence of polyps.
No family history doesn't mean you're safe
It just means we don't know the danger signs yet.am.
Misconception #4: "Once you get it, it's over for life."“
The cyst was removed
This means that the colon is already in an environment where it can create a dragon.
So after the examination, the doctors
Be sure to set a date for the next inspection.
- No polyps: 5 years later
- Small polyp: 3 years later
- Multiple or high-risk polyps: within 1 year
Colonoscopy is
Not a one-time event, but a lifelong management programam.
What people really fear is the results, not the test itself.
The real reason people postpone colonoscopy
It's not an inconvenience
“It's the fear of "what if something bad happens?".
But ironically
Most polyps found during colonoscopy are
It's over just by removing it from that spot.
In the pre-cancerous stage
Pre-cutting is the very reason for this test's existence.
The most common thing people say after a test
“It wasn’t as bad as I thought.”
“I don’t know why I put it off for so long.”
“I wish I had received it sooner.”
Most people leave similar comments.
I was scared just imagining it before I got tested,
When it's over, the first thing that comes to mind is **'I was scared for nothing'**.
This paragraph clears up the previous misunderstandings.
It also serves to naturally relieve the reader's tension.
conclusion
Colonoscopy is not a test for sick people.
This test is for people who feel okay right now.
Even at this moment, when I am spending the day without any symptoms,
Changes may be quietly taking place within the colon.
We live without knowing that fact,
Only when your body cries out do you go to the hospital.
But this test is different.
Before you get sick, before you break down, the only option that allows you to protect yourselfall.
It is no coincidence that you have read this far today.
If you ever had the thought, “Should I try it too?”,
Before that thought disappears, let's take one small action.
One hospital search, one reservation button.
That simple choice
It protects me most quietly and most reliably in the years to come.