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How Often Should One Have A Colonoscopy?

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Question : when does one require a colonoscopy?
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (7 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Every person over 50 should have colonoscopy done.

Detailed Answer:
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Thank you for the query.

Every person over the age of 50 should have colonoscopy every 10 years to rule out early colon cancer. This applies to persons who do not have any symptoms at all.
Colonoscopy should be done also in case of blood in stool, frequent stool pattern changes, chronic diarrhea, anemia. In such case, age is not important.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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How Often Should One Have A Colonoscopy?

Brief Answer: Every person over 50 should have colonoscopy done. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. Every person over the age of 50 should have colonoscopy every 10 years to rule out early colon cancer. This applies to persons who do not have any symptoms at all. Colonoscopy should be done also in case of blood in stool, frequent stool pattern changes, chronic diarrhea, anemia. In such case, age is not important. Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.