Who’s had a colonoscopy?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by 493rd

They recommend having a colonoscopy at 45 nowadays. If they find nothing you’re likely done for another 10 years. It’s worth having the peace of mind especially considering how common colon cancer is becoming in younger people.

Yep. I did my first one at age 38 because of some symptoms I was having that turned out to be unrelated. Even so, they found some pre cancerous polyps that worried them enough that I'm back for another round 2 years later.

It's not a guarantee that it would have caused problems, but I'm pretty glad I went in when I did.