Colonoscope
Is a simple medical procedure, which is considered inside the colon to be tested by the fiber optic camera; to be installed on a flexible tube, and is a colonoscope one of the medical tests described by the doctor for the patient for several reasons, and takes about half an hour.
Causes of colonoscopy
- Bleeding in the stomach or intestine.
- Suspected colon cancer.
- Sudden changes in the intestine such as: chronic diarrhea, or chronic constipation.
- Inflammatory bowel.
- Ulcerative colitis.
- Fecal occult positive blood test.
- Uncertain weight loss.
- Sudden anemia.
- The presence of some benign tumors in the colon.
- Crohn’s disease.
- Arthritis.
How to Perform a Colonoscopy
Before the operation, the colon must be completely discharged from any of the solids present in it. The patient’s physician is required to follow a diet with very low fiber content, high fluid content, and one day prior to the operation given the patient laxatives to completely empty the colon .
The tube contains optical fibers that allow the light to shine brightly, thus achieving easy vision, after which the doctor enters the air through the side channel of the telescope, so as to make the vision easier, and this procedure may feel the patient’s desire to enter the bathroom, It is normal; the doctor expects this to happen, and the doctor may have to take a small sample of the lining of the colon; to be tested in the laboratory later; if you suspect a problem, but it is also painless procedure.
Post process
The colonoscopy process does not cause any problems later, but there may be some minor complications such as: a hole in the wall of the colon, severe bleeding, severe abdominal pain, high temperature, stool turning to black, or Vomiting in large quantities, or a lot of blood out of the anus, and in such cases should see your doctor as soon as possible.