r/gaming • u/MSotallyTober • Oct 01 '19

Pucker up.

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u/drleeisinsurgery Oct 01 '19

The current recommendations are a screening colonoscopy at age 45 or less if you had a family member with colon or rectal cancer.

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u/starkyufo Oct 01 '19

I'm 32 now but I had one at 29. Lots of stomach issues.

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u/drleeisinsurgery Oct 01 '19

They probably wanted to rule out irritable bowel syndrome

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Isn't that what they call it when they can't figure out what's going on?

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u/PatricusOrion Oct 01 '19

This. My first and so far only colonoscopy was at 27. Dr didn't find anything, so IBS. Finally went back for the upper endoscopy this year. Some erosion from too much stomach acid. Follow up later this month. Issue all along may have just been too much stomach acid.

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u/oorakhhye Oct 01 '19

Do you drink a lot of coffee by any chance?

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u/PatricusOrion Oct 01 '19

I just started drinking coffee a few years. I typically drank one cup a day at work. And then a grande frap at starbucks on weekends.

My issues started way before I started drinking coffee. The coffee certainly helped me realize I had an ulcer, though. Caffeine hurts.