2007-12-17 05:16:12 · 4 answers · asked by Maddie Z 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Why not get it earlier?
2007-12-17 05:16:51 · update #1
You make a good point, but it's difficult to WANT a stranger putting a tube into your rectum, and beyond. Never had one, so I don't know what the experience is like, but it's not something people look forward to.
2007-12-17 05:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by HelpIzOnTWay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully, it is a pain in the butt.
The doctor makes you get one at that age because there is a higher rate of colon cancer after 50.
Though I know a young lady with 3 little girls that died from colon cancer at age 31.
2007-12-17 05:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
colonoscopies are recommended after 50 because you are not likley to have colo-rectal cancer until you reach 50.
2007-12-17 05:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cost money so they try to target the age when you are most likely to get colon cancer.
2007-12-17 05:37:29 · answer #4 · answered by Brian A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋