Aunt Wang, 78, had intermittent symptoms of blood in the stool for two weeks. Although there was no obvious abdominal pain, her family was very worried. They took her for a colonoscopy. The old man actually developed colon cancer.
After careful inspection, it was found that there were multiple polyps in her colon with irregular shapes, some of which had grown to about three centimeters. The family is very regretful and should have brought the old man to check it earlier.
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Everyone has different opinions on colon polyps, some people think Leave it alone, but some feel it needs to be dealt with promptly. Today, let’s take a look at what is going on with intestinal polyps.
I. How are intestinal polyps caused?
The incidence of intestinal polyps increases as you get older, and the prevalence is higher in men than in women. Intestinal polyps are a kind of intestinal lesion tissue structure. Since it is a lesion, it must take a certain amount of time. It is related to many factors, such as heredity, inflammatory stimulation, diet or foreign body stimulation.
Adenomatous polyps are relatively common polyps, and sessile polyps are more likely to become cancerous than pedunculated polyps, which should be paid attention to.
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Second, 3 parts of polyps should be removed in time< /strong>
1. Colon polyps
If the colon polyps are larger than two centimeters, they should be removed in time. The long-term diet is unreasonable, and they like to eat pickled Preparing food or eating hot pot and spicy food for a long time will increase the risk of disease.
Most of these are high-protein and high-fat foods. In the case of excess nutrition, just like wearing too many clothes, the intestinal mucosa will wrinkle. Such a mentality cannot be recovered and polyps are formed. .
2. Gallbladder polyps
Min Han, deputy chief physician of the Gastroenterology Department of Suzhou Municipal Hospital, suggested that gallbladder polyps less than one centimeter generally do not appear too many Symptoms, but there may be stones or inflammation that cannot be found by B-ultrasound. The larger the polyp, the higher the possibility of cancer.
3. Gastric polyps
Gastric polyps with a diameter of more than two centimeters should be removed. Director Zhao Ping said that a single polyp with a diameter of less than one centimeter can be temporarily not treated, but the combination of Helicobacter pylori should be treated in time. At the same time, a large number of polyps with a diameter of more than two centimeters and a tummy shape also need to be removed in time.
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Third, in one case, the cancer rate is almost 100%
Director Zhao Ping of the Gastrointestinal Surgery Center of Sichuan Cancer Hospital reminds everyone that although most polyps are benign, individual polyposis cancers take about ten years, such as adenomatous polyps , you don’t have to be particularly nervous.
But friends with hereditary digestive tract cancer in the family must be vigilant, the probability of cancer in this case is almost 100%.
It takes a certain amount of time for cancer to deteriorate. Although polyps may have cancer, not every polyp patient will develop cancer. As long as early prevention and improved diet can effectively reduce the risk. As a high-risk group, it is necessary to improve the awareness of prevention, and it is more reliable to do relevant inspections, but don’t blindly believe in folk secrets.
References
1: “Why do intestinal polyps appear? What are the types of intestinal polyps? “. Shanxi Anorectal Hospital. 2018-05-11
2: “Do polyps become cancerous? There are 6 kinds of polyps that need to be removed as soon as possible”. Beijing Medical Association. 2021-12