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Concorde

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I never knew that if you had diabetes you were at increaded risk of bowel cancer. I recently refused to give samples to the bowel cancer test sent to me out of the blue through the post from the NHS on the basis that I had enough illnesses to be getting on with without them trying to find something else. If I had known I might have coplied.
 
and eating a low carb diet doesn't help as it's so easy to get constipated which seems to be a contributory factor
 
Not if you have lots of fibre, which apparently reduces the risk. I have lots of flax, wheat bran, almonds and fibrous veg. In fact, I reckon I have more fibre now than when I was eating carbs.

Granted, if you have loads of cheese, fats and meat you probably don't have lots of fibre in your diet, but there are other means of low carbing.
 


Not to late to comply, ring your NHS hospital up and ask them to send it out again, always better to have things checked out for peace of mind, bowel cancer is a horrible disease put if caught early the chances of treatment are recovery are greater just like any other form of cancer.
 
Not sure if diabetes is a risk factor for bowel cancer or not but the NHS are currently screening everyone over 60 years of age as that is apparently the most 'at risk' age group.

I had a kit come through the door some time last year now that I am fully matured :wink: which I completed and returned and got the all clear a couple of weeks later, I feel these tests/screenings are always a bit of a worry but always a relief when you learn you have passed as all clear and isnt it always best to spot these things when they are still treatable? I think so
 
Having lost my fit and seemingly healthy father (at just 64 years of age) to bowel cancer I would entreat everyone to take the test when offered! Caught early enough it has good recovery rates!


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Just failed my bowel home test .. So have to redo .. Did you know that collie, Brockley, cuecumber, radish among other things can cause a positive reading ... I am now avoiding these until my next home test .. Keep fingers crossed please


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Seriously-if you get offered the chance of screening-take it! It's not a nice disease-believe me!
 
I have it sent to me every two years .. Part of the Scottish screening program .. Do you have this in England ?


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I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and sending good luck your way.
 
Concorde said:
the bowel cancer test sent to me out of the blue through the post from the NHS
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Really useful that was, "Dear Mr XXX. The test is negative. This does not mean however that you do not have bowel cancer."
 
I'm in Scotland and we get it from age 50 - well worth doing as I lost my Father to bowel cancer at age 55.
 
In my area-routine sigmoidoscopy is offered to all patients over 60 which gives a much clearer picture-I'm not sure all PCT's offer this though.
 
Yorksman, it's only a diagnostic tool, and can't totally clear you from bowel cancer, but better than nothing, I think, and most abnormalities will be picked up. Only a colonoscopy can really give you a definite all-clear.
 
Colonoscopies aren't too bad to be fair-with the IV sedative you really don't know what's going on too much although you will fart like a trooper for a good few hours afterwards!

The Picolax laxative solutions for bowel prep and clear food and liquid diet the day before is the worst thing.
 
Please get tested I was diagnosed with cancerous Polips and yes a camera there is not funny especially when I had no anaesthesia. I was lucky and had them cut out, even luckier now my 5 yearly checks are done in France where they put you out completely .
 
Hours? I did too....for days! I just had entonox and it was fine. They found just one polyp and cut it out. I agree the preparation the day before is the worst thing.
 
zand said:
Hours? I did too....for days! I just had entonox and it was fine. They found just one polyp and cut it out. I agree the preparation the day before is the worst thing.
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Yes the prep the day before tastes awful, so I added a mint cordial to mine great but after the doctor said madam was very clean inside but very green, apparently it had dyed my bowel green. I think this time I will write hello on my backside to to see his reaction.
 
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