Just came back from seeing the Gastroenterologist.
The guy was very nice but he was pushing for me to get a colonoscopy.
He’s medical director of an endoscopy center where they also perform tons of colonoscopies.
He really didn’t address my current issue of frequent diarrhea.
Although he said it could be IBS.
I didn’t get many answers from him but that’s understandable.
Gastro doctors make their big money from frequent testing their patients.
I had surgery on my knee a few years ago because my orthopedic doctor never suggested that I try new shoes. So I had the surgery and it didn’t fix a damn thing. It was old sandals I was wearing that was causing my knee pain.
I think one reason medical costs are outrageous in this country because doctors know what will happen if there is no work.
No work: no job.
That’s how the rest of the world works. Why would health care be any different?
I respect your decision. I usually ask if there’s a less invasive way to get answers. Truthfully, they like to rule things out. I get what you’re saying, though.
Wave I dont wanna lead you in the wrong direction here if you need medical help. But Drinking 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar mixed with water of course got rid of any diarrhea I had. It helps your digestive track. It also helps with your blood sugar and lower blood pressure.
Ever since getting on Effexor in big doses my bowels are shot. A reason why I’m stable I’m trying to come down to half the dose…so far so good.
I’m soon to be 50. Everyone in the country pretty much gets a test kit to send away. I’ll do that when it comes up in a couple of months. It’s not bad to get checked but if no family history and your younger it could just be the meds. They really have affected me for sure when it comes to stools.
A colonoscopy detects things wrong with you that can’t be seen otherwise. I understand your points about not getting one and you may be making the right choice. But one point is that the older you get the more you need certain preventive measures and colon cancer kills a lot of people.
I’m 58 and I’ve had one colonoscopy but I was lucky because Medicare and Medicaid paid for it. I don’t have to get another one for 5 years. That’s not frequent testing. I don’t know much about colonoscopy’s or colon cancer but once every five years doesn’t sound unreasonable or frequent. If it’s the money you don’t want to spend I understand. But if your insurance covers it I’ll just say that the prep I had to do for it was a hassle but the actual procedure didn’t hurt at all.
