Polyp

[bigpmc]

Hi everyone. Ive just got back from having my 2nd colonoscopy which thankfully was a lot less painful than the first. Afterwards I was told that they removed a polyp, and i was wondering what this is and is it serious or a symptom of something? They also took some samples from my small bowel and did a series of biopsies along the way.

Hope you can enlighten me on the subject!

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Isla]

Polyps are benign growths in your intestines, though it does increase your risk of colon cancer - not by much if there were very few and you don't develop more. These polyps are pretty common, much like diverticulitis of the intestines. (Though as a warning polyps can be cancerous but the chances are very very slim, I am sure they will send them for testing.)

So I recommend not sweating it at all. It is pretty routine stuff.

 

[bigpmc]

Thanks a lot, put my mind at rest there, had seen a lot of posts on here mentioning them and thought it was really serious. Nice to know its probably nothing to worry about