Sigmoidoscopy in Hyderabad

Doctors use sigmoidoscopies to diagnose the following health problems:

1. Colon cancer
2. Colon polyps (groups of cells in the colon that can become cancer).
3. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.
4. Rectal ulcers (sores)
5. Inflammation (redness and swelling)
6. Hemorrhoids
7. Diverticula (pouches on your colon wall)
8. Strictures (narrowing of your lower colon)
9. Changes in your bowel habits
10. Lower belly pain
11. Itching around your anus
12. Blood or mucus in your stool
13. Low iron levels
14. Low blood counts

Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy both the procedures are screening methods used to identify the colon-related health concerns and colon cancer. But the sigmoidoscopy is less invasive. It allows the gastroenterologist at the gastroenterology hospital in shaikpet to see only the lower part of the colon. With a colonoscopy, the doctor can examine all of the large intestines. If the sigmoidoscopy procedure reveals polyps in the lower part of the colon, those can be removed by your healthcare provider. Next colonoscopy is performed. During a colonoscopy, your healthcare provider can remove additional polyps before they turn cancerous.

Preparing for a sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are almost similar ways. You are supposed use one or more enemas approximately two hours before the procedure.

If the entire colon needs to be empty, preparation is even more like colonoscopy preparation method. Like, the patient should follow a clear liquid diet for one to three days before the procedure. You may be given a powder laxative to mix with fluid to help empty your intestines. Liquids you can consume include:

1. Plain coffee or tea
2. Water
3. Fat-free broth
4. Gelatin, like Jell-O
5. Sports drinks with electrolytes

Before the procedure, inform your doctor about medical history and all medications, supplements you’re taking.

The risks of a sigmoidoscopy includes the following-

1. Bleeding
2. Perforation of the colon
3. Severe pain in your abdomen

Bleeding and perforation both are the frequent complications of sigmoidoscopy procedure. The patients who have polyps removed, bleeding is most common and it can be treated right away. Sometimes, the patient have delayed bleeding may be up to 2 weeks after the sigmoidoscopy procedure. The doctor diagnoses and treats delayed bleeding with a colonoscopy or repeat sigmoidoscopy procedure.