Colon Check

not at all upsetting to me. Have had 5-6 since turned 50, another one in couple years. Recommend to anybody (also wimmen) 1st time around 50. Wife's had two also but not as frequent.

Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
age 77

Didn't upset me Larry.  A Colonoscopy is your friend, and mine's clean as a whistle.  It's a worthwhile procedure and highly recommended for all male and female pipers
 

If you have Kaiser Health Insurance, Kaiser is very big on attempting to get their members to do exactly that.  Although they do not give you a bucket, a test kit is issued and you're to mail a small "sample" back to them...

My wife managed a Gastroenterology office, so when I turned 50, she handed me a certificate for a free colonoscopy test....came back clean as a whistle.


About a week after my procedure, I made a freight delivery to an LDS church, the old guy that was on the grounds to receive the shipment looked like he was in bad shape, i asked how he was doing...he told me that he had colon cancer and "things didn't look good" for him. I told him that I had just undergone a colonoscopy...he said he deeply regretted not getting one done when he was younger, it was his pride that kept him from doing so.


The worst part was drinking the prep solution...wasn't too bad at first, but really had to choke down the last part...Thankfully I had no polyps.
When I came to, I was pretty out of it, started flirting with a cute nurse that worked with my wife...when I got home, the wife gave me another certificate...for a castration.

Had mine last year. There were a couple of polyps, not cancerous and the tissue was otherwise fine. Back again in 5 years.

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Chico, I am sad to say I have read about what those studies indicate and still take the Prilosec. The reflux is GERD. Zantac and Pepsid have never touched it. A couple of other meds were marginally effective. I know which foods to avoid, and do so. I have adjusted my eating and drinking habits out of necessity over the years. I don't drink carbonated beverages to any degree and rarely have alcohol. It's a trade off right now for me. Live with more reflux and risk a scarred esophagus and higher cancer risk(Barrett's Esophagus), or take what keeps the acid down and risk liver damage. I do take calcium and vitamin D as well as fish oil. It sucks. If I take nothing, even with a careful diet and other homeopathic approaches, so far any way, I get reflux from hell. Due for another visit to the gastroenterologist in a few months to investigate other options. I think there has to be a dietary solution. I eat pretty healthy. I minimize refined carbs, don't eat a lot of fatty foods or junk. I have tinkered with eating foods to change my body's pH. Apple cider vinegar actually helps me when I remember to take it.  Good luck with your reflux. 

Mine has been going for years. Long before I started smoking a pipe with any frequency. So I know it is not that. Have avoided the Prilosec today and am trying to do the ACV three times today.

Charlie, I stopped eating pasta and red sauce years ago because of that. It was a double whammy for me. Tomatoes kill my gut as does wheat gluten. Spaghetti is instant heartburn for me. Anything made with wheat flour also starts a reflux episode. Fat, salt and bread together give me reflux 100% of the time. No burger and fries for me.

My doc told me that some people can tolerate orange juice just fine, but will have a massive reflux attack from mashed potatoes. Go figure. Onions are murder on me, but super hot New Mexico chili is no problem. Ice cream is a killer, too, but yogurt fine. I guess it's the high fat.

I’ve had two colonoscopies thus far, the procedure was quick and painless. If I’m honest, it was kind of neat to see up there, I’ve been told to get my head out of there before, but never had much of a view until the colonoscopies!

"Butt" - pun intended?