{"id":204,"date":"2019-05-03T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T13:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.thebirminghamcolorectalclinic.com\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2020-01-15T17:42:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T17:42:08","slug":"colonoscopy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebirminghamcolorectalclinic.com\/diagnostics\/colonoscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonoscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"ffb-id-2tf2geid fg-section fg-el-has-bg fg-text-dark\"><span class=\"fg-bg\"><span data-fg-bg=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;color&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:1,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#24949e&quot;}\" class=\"fg-bg-layer fg-bg-type-color \" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #24949e;\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"fg-container container fg-container-large fg-container-lvl--1 \"><div class=\"fg-row row fg-row-no-gutter   fg-row-match-cols\"  data-fg-match-cols=\"{&quot;1&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;4&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" ><div class=\"ffb-id-2tf2geie fg-col col-xs-7 col-sm-5 col-sm-push-1 col-md-5 col-lg-6 col-lg-push-0 fg-text-dark\"><div class=\"fg-vcenter-wrapper\"><div class=\"fg-vcenter\"><div class=\"fg-match-column-inside-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"ffb-id-2ts298qb fg-heading text-center    fg-text-light\">Colonoscopy<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><style>.ffb-id-2tf2geid{ padding-top: 30px;padding-bottom: 30px;}@media (min-width:768px) { .ffb-id-2tf2geid{ padding-top: 40px;padding-bottom: 40px;}}@media (min-width:1200px) { .ffb-id-2tf2geid{ padding-top: 80px;padding-bottom: 80px;}}.ffb-id-2tf2geie{ padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;}@media (min-width:768px) { .ffb-id-2tf2geie{ padding-top: 100px;padding-bottom: 100px;}}.ffb-id-2tf2geie{ text-transform: none !important;}.ffb-id-2tf2geie:before,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:after,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:hover,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:focus,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:before,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:after,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:hover,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:focus{ text-transform: none !important;}.ffb-id-2tf2geie{ font-weight: 400 !important;text-align: left !important;}.ffb-id-2tf2geie ,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:before,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:after,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:hover,.ffb-id-2tf2geie:focus,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:before,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:after,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:hover,.ffb-id-2tf2geie *:focus{ font-weight: 400 !important;text-align: left !important;}.ffb-id-2ts298qb ,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:before,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:after,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:before,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:after{ color: #ffffff !important;}.ffb-id-2ts298qb{ text-transform: uppercase !important;}.ffb-id-2ts298qb:before,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:after,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:hover,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:focus,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:before,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:after,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:hover,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:focus{ text-transform: uppercase !important;}.ffb-id-2ts298qb{ line-height: 1 !important;}.ffb-id-2ts298qb ,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:before,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:after,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:hover,.ffb-id-2ts298qb:focus,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:before,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:after,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:hover,.ffb-id-2ts298qb *:focus{ line-height: 1 !important;}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><section class=\"ffb-id-32jt6jcl fg-section fg-text-dark\"><div class=\"fg-container container fg-container-large fg-container-lvl--1 \"><div class=\"fg-row row    fg-row-match-cols\"  data-fg-match-cols=\"{&quot;1&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;4&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" ><div class=\"ffb-id-32jt6jcm fg-col col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 fg-el-has-bg fg-text-dark\"><span class=\"fg-bg\"><span data-fg-bg=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;opacity&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.thebirminghamcolorectalclinic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Canva-Operating-room.jpg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;cover&quot;,&quot;repeat&quot;:&quot;no-repeat&quot;,&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;center center&quot;}\" class=\"fg-bg-layer fg-bg-type-image \" style=\"opacity: 1; 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 text-transform:uppercase; \" class=\"fg-text-dark ffb-h2-1\">What is a colonoscopy?<\/h2><\/section><div class=\"ffb-id-32jt6jcr fg-paragraph ff-richtext text-center text-sm-left   fg-text-dark\"><\/p>\n<p>A colonoscopy procedure is an examination of the lining of the colon (large bowel) using a thin flexible, tube-like telescope called a colonoscope. This is carefully passed through the back passage and into the colon. \u2028A colonoscopy is useful for finding out what is causing symptoms, or as a check-up for certain bowel conditions. During the colonoscopy procedure, your doctor may take one or more biopsies (samples of the lining of the colon) for examination in a laboratory. It&rsquo;s also possible to remove polyps (small lumps of tissue that may be found on the colon lining).<\/p>\n<p>Colonoscopy is routinely done as an outpatient or day-case procedure, with no overnight stay. It&rsquo;s usually performed under sedation to help ensure that you are relaxed and comfortable during the procedure. After sedation, most people have very little memory of the test. \u2028Your doctor will explain the benefits and risks of having a colonoscopy, and will also discuss the alternatives to the procedure. Depending on your symptoms, alternatives may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sigmoidoscopy<\/li>\n<li>Virtual colonoscopy<\/li>\n<li>Barium enema\u2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ffb-id-3mnt0jmn ffg-empty-space fg-text-dark\"><\/div><div class=\"ffb-id-3mnssror buttons-el-wrapper text-center    fg-text-dark\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebirminghamcolorectalclinic.com\/fees\/\" class=\"ffb-block-button-1-0 ffb-btn ffb-btn-v1 ffb-btn-link  btn-base-brd-slide btn-slide  btn-base-lg    btn-w-auto fg-text-dark ffb-button1-1\"><span class=\"btn-text\">LEARN MORE ABOUT FEES<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><style>.ffb-id-2tf2geid{ \npadding-top: 30px;\npadding-bottom: 30px;\n\n}\n@media (min-width:768px) { \n.ffb-id-2tf2geid{ \npadding-top: 40px;\npadding-bottom: 40px;\n\n}\n}@media (min-width:1200px) { \n.ffb-id-2tf2geid{ \npadding-top: 80px;\npadding-bottom: 80px;\n\n}\n}.ffb-id-2tf2geie{ \npadding-top: 0px;\npadding-bottom: 0px;\n\n}\n@media 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!important;}}.ffb-id-32jt6jcm{ padding-top: 100px;padding-bottom: 100px;}@media (min-width:768px) { .ffb-id-32jt6jcm{ padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;}}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><section class=\"ffb-id-3dka3o07 fg-section fg-text-dark\"><div class=\"fg-container container fg-container-large fg-container-lvl--1 \"><div class=\"fg-row row    \" ><div class=\"ffb-id-3dka3o08 fg-col col-xs-12 col-md-12 fg-text-dark\"><div class=\"ffb-id-3dkbicra ffg-empty-space fg-text-dark\"><\/div><div class=\"ffb-id-32jtis7u fg-paragraph ff-richtext text-center text-sm-left   fg-text-dark\"><\/p>\n<p>For your doctor to see the lining of your colon clearly, it needs to be completely empty. To achieve this, you will need to follow a special diet for a few days before the procedure and you will be asked not to eat any solids on the day before your examination. You will also be given a laxative, which will come with detailed instructions on how and when to take it. \u2028If you are having sedation, this may be given through a small plastic tube (cannula) placed in a vein in the back of your hand.<\/p>\n<p>You may need oxygen through a mask during the procedure and for a short time afterwards. \u2028With you resting on your side, your doctor will examine your back passage with a finger before carefully inserting the colonoscope. Lubricating jelly will be used to make this as easy as possible. \u2028Air will be passed through the tube and into the colon to make the lining easier to see. When this happens, you may briefly feel pains similar to trapped wind. You may also feel that you want to go to the toilet, but as the colon is empty, this will not be possible. You may pass wind, but try not to feel embarrassed, as the staff expects this to happen. \u2028At the end of the colonoscope, a tiny light and lens allow your doctor to see the lining of the colon as pictures viewed on a video screen.<\/p>\n<p>During the procedure, you may be asked to change your position &ndash; for example turning from your side onto your back. This helps your doctor to examine different areas of the colon with the colonoscope more easily. If necessary, a small biopsy will be taken for analysis. Any polyps that are found can also be removed. This is done using special instruments passed inside the colonoscope, and is quick and painless.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, the colonoscope is removed quickly and easily. The procedure takes about 20 to 30 minutes to perform and may be a bit uncomfortable. \u2028After the examination, you may feel bloated and have wind pains, but these usually clear up quite quickly. The sedative may make you feel sleepy.<\/p>\n<p>If a biopsy has been taken or a polyp has been removed, you may experience a small amount of bleeding from your back passage after the procedure.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"ffb-id-3dkea2rv ffg-empty-space fg-text-dark\"><\/div><p class=\"ffb-id-3d5rovod fg-paragraph text-center text-sm-left   fg-text-dark\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase\"><strong>What are the risks of a colonoscopy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colonoscopy is a commonly performed and generally safe procedure.  For most people, the benefits of having a clear diagnosis are much greater than any disadvantages.  However, like all medical procedures, there are some risks.\u2028 Your doctor will be experienced at performing colonoscopies but even so, occasionally a colonoscopy is not completed successfully and may need to be repeated. \u2028Other complications are uncommon.  It\u2019s possible for the colon to be damaged or, in very rare cases, perforated during the procedure.  This can lead to bleeding and infection, which may require treatment with medicines or surgery. \u2028The chance of complications depends on the exact type of procedure you are having and other factors such as your general health.  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