Colonoscopy camera
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I have just had a colonoscopy does anyone know what it means if you have rectal erythema ?
I was bleeding from my colon and that’s why an endoscopy and colonoscopy were done in the first place... how in the hell will my camera be taken out? They say it’s stuck in my colon. Any ideas?
How bad is it to do a Colonoscopy? Aren't there some better alternatives than to have to drink stuff and be put out for the procedure?
I recommend swallowing the PillCam instead of having colonoscopy -- you have electrodes for camera attached, swallow a pill, go home and wait 10 hours or so, then you bring the camera back and flush the pill :-)
I swallowed the PillCam ESO to check my esophogas for varices... had none. I would recommend this instead of endoscopy down the throat. I had electrodes for camera attached, swallowed the pill, tech slowly elevated back of exam table and after 10 minutes I went home.
Had a very traumatic colonoscopy 6 days ago. Very bad cramps. My insides felt bruised. I was in and out within an hour. I had sedation but doctor proceeded before it started working.i felt everything was in so much pain had to stop the procedure. I was sweating, screaming in agony. About to be sick and he was still shoving that camera and he knew sedation hadn't worked because twice he asked if I felt doppy and twice I said no. I had 2mg midazolam,100mcg fentanyl, 20mg buscopan.
My mother had a blockage in her small intestines that they could not see on saturday night. She was given a colonoscopy and of course they couldn't get the camera up there. They ended up doing surgery to find the blockage, but found she had a tear in her intestines along with infection, which lead to sepsis and her passing this wednesday. She did have complications like diverticulitus, but please tread carefully.
No sedation colonoscopy & endoscope @same time:
It's painless & much better to do this way!
6 yrs ago in Krakow Poland I had my wife's aunt who lives there schedule me for the week we would travel there from Chicago.
I had "water assisted" colonoscopy w/ live & awake viewing the endoscope & attacked to front of it were clippers & below camera endoscope was suction tube and water wash tube.
Sounds like you definitely need a colonoscopy (camera through your colon). This can be arranged by your GP.
I was passing mucas as well, and after a colonoscopy, they found diviticulitis (inflammation of the bowel and pockets where bacteria build up and can cause mucas).
Do you have any family history of colon cancer? Have you had colonoscopy? If you don't get a satisfactory answer, insist on colonoscopy.
I'm not sure if this could be realted to pre menopause. When you finally do go to the bathroom have you ever noticed any blood in your stool or in the toilet at all? I know you have had several tests but you didn't mention anything about a colonoscopy. I would recommend you have one. It is an easy easy prodedure and you are put on a heavy heavy drug so you don't even know what is going on.
I've been reading alot of posts on here regarding liver cysts and feel better that I'm not alone. I had some bloating and pain in my abdomen with bulging, saw a surgeon with what I thought was a hernia and was told a diastasis which is a tearing of the abdominal wall. I've had 5 abdominal surgeries which has left my wall very thin and weak. This all started with a violent episode of diarrhea in March.
Hi everyone,
My name is Charles and I find it bizarre that I only started to get traces of blood in my stool only AFTER my colonoscopy, and I still get the traces even after several months!
Here is my situation: I was suffering from major constipation and IBD for an entire year! And only after over ONE YEAR LATER, I underwent a colonoscopy test for further investigation.
Do I have an appointment first with the doctor to discuss my symptoms AND THEN he either does/doesn't recommend a colonoscopy for the 2nd appointment? Or, do I just order a colonoscopy done by a doctor who doesn't know my symptoms? What happens in a colonoscopy and how dangerous is it? Is it expensive?
Jul 06, 2013
i see where a Dr. Kokil MathurBlank answered a post recently about crohn's and some tests returning negative.
"...which may at times go undetected on colonoscopies as the gut involved may be higher up. Hope this helps. Take care! "
my question is how does a doctor "see" higher up in the gut? i know colonoscopy from the rear goes in a bit, and then the endoscopy from the throat goes down a bit. so what do you doctors used to get good image inbetween there?
They can't get into the jenunum with either the EGD or the colonoscopy, so you don't have an answer to whether or not you truly have Crohn's yet. And unless you have Crohn's colitis or ulcerative colitis, nothing would be seen in the large intestine.
The SBFT will help give you an answer, but make sure you also discuss the pill camera and running a series of tests such as the Prometheus Serology 7 test which shows 'markers' for Crohn's in some individuals early on.
I just had the capsule endoscopy, last month. From what I learned the capsule "goes where noone has gone before" The endoscopy only reaches so far down and the colonoscopy only reaches so far up. The capsule camera sees everything in between. It cannot take samples or remove suspicious tissue but at least they were able (for me) to find the strictures that have been making may life torture.
Did you only have an endoscopy, or was it a colonoscopy? If only an endoscopy, then a colonoscopy would be your next step, especially if it hasn't been that long ago and they found nothing. I think I would find a different gastroenterologist, and sit down and discuss your past problems and go from there.
p was jumping the gun you can always seek a 2nd opinion, were any blood /urine tests done? a colonoscopy involves a flexi tube with a camera being passed through the rectum, it can pick up any polyps or lumps that should not be there, if the g.
Your getting a colonoscopy? If thats what ur having done, Ive had 3 colonoscopies total just not during pregnancy. I was put under so didnt feel anything. The prep for it was very nasty though lol. Ur going to be awake? Whats the rsason?
Hi, I had diarrhea for about 48 hrs after my colonoscopy - but it did subside. Not sure about the small pill camera, but the coloscopy & gastroscopy do not reach the small bowel, therefore his suggestion of the the small pill story. I had a small bowel berium meal x-ray (15 x-rays over 3 hrs) - this was to rule out crohns in the small intestine. I think this is similar to the procedure your doc is suggesting. Hope this helps.
i am awaiting to go to hospital for a camera down my throat to check my insides. my joints hurt, back ache and have not had a period for 4 months, i have been tested to see if i'm going through the menopause and results came back negative. also gave me a pregnancy test too (came back negative). if anyone can help me would really appreciate it as i am very worried.
Is your spelling correct? Colonoscopy is an exam using a camera. Colonostomy is major surgery involving abdomens, intestines, holes and plastic bags that need changing periodically.
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