Colonoscopy

I-colonoscopy (koe-lun-OS-kuh-pee) uhlolo olusetshenziswayo ukubheka izinguquko—njengokuvuvukala, ukuvuvukala kwezicubu, ama-polyps noma umdlavuza—e-large intestine (colon) nase-rectum. Phakathi ne-colonoscopy, i-tube ende, eguquguqukayo (i-colonoscope) ifakwa ku-rectum. Ikhamera encane yevidiyo ekupheleni kwe-tube ivumela udokotela ukubona ngaphakathi kwe-colon yonke.

Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthazele ukwenza i-colonoscopy ukuze: Uphenye izimpawu nezinkinga zesisu. I-colonoscopy ingasiza udokotela wakho aphendule izimbangela ezingaba khona zobuhlungu besisu, ukuphuma kwegazi emgodini, ukweluka okungapheli nokunye ukungasebenzi kahle kwesisu. Hlola umdlavuza wesikhumba. Uma uneminyaka engu-45 noma ngaphezulu futhi unesongo oluvamile lomdlavuza wesikhumba—awunazimbangela zomdlavuza wesikhumba ngaphandle kokuguga—udokotela wakho angase akukhuthazele ukwenza i-colonoscopy njalo eminyakeni eyi-10. Uma unezinye izimbangela ezingaba khona, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthazele ukwenza uhlolo ngokushesha. I-Colonoscopy ingenye yezinketho ezimbalwa zokuhlola umdlavuza wesikhumba. Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngezinketho ezifanele kuwe. Bheka ama-polyps amaningi. Uma uke waba nama-polyps ngaphambili, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthazele ukwenza i-colonoscopy yokulandelela ukuze abone futhi asuse noma yimaphi ama-polyps engeziwe. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuze kunciphise ingozi yakho yomdlavuza wesikhumba. Phatha inkinga. Ngezinye izikhathi, i-colonoscopy ingase yenziwe ngenhloso yokwelapha, njengokubeka i-stent noma ukususa into esikhumbeni sakho.

I-colonoscopy ayinaingozi eziningi. Ngokwahlukileyo, izinhlungu ze-colonoscopy zingafaka: Ukusebenza okungalungile kwemithi yokulala esetshenziswayo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa Ukopha lapho kuthathwe khona isampula yethishu (i-biopsy) noma lapho kuqediwe khona i-polyp noma enye i-tissue engavamile Ukubhoboka odongeni lwekoloni noma lwerectum (ukubhoboka) Ngemva kokuxoxa nawe ngezingozi ze-colonoscopy, udokotela wakho uzokucela ukuba usayine ifomu lokubvuma elinikeza imvume yokuqhutshwa kwesenzo.

Ngaphambi kokwenza i-colonoscopy, kuzodingeka uhlanze (uyisule) ikholoni lakho. Noma yiluphi uhlanzele lwasekholonini lakho lungenza kube nzima ukubona kahle ikholoni lakho kanye ne-rectum ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Ukuze usule ikholoni lakho, udokotela wakho angase akucele ukuba: Landele ukudla okukhethekile ngosuku oluphambi kokuhlolwa. Ngokuvamile, ngeke ukwazi ukudla ukudla okuqinile ngosuku oluphambi kokuhlolwa. Iziphuzo zingancika ekuphuzweni okucacile kuphela — amanzi acacile, itiye nekhofi ngaphandle nobisi noma ukhrimu, ubhontshisi, kanye neziphuzo ezikhilimu. Gwema izinto eziphuziwe eziphuziwe, ezingadideka negazi ngesikhathi se-colonoscopy. Awukwazi ukudla noma ukuphuza lutho ngemuva phakathi kwamabili ebusuku ngaphambi kokuhlolwa. Thatha i-laxative. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uyokuncoma ukuba uthathe i-laxative yesihlungu, ngokuvamile ngobuningi obukhulu ngendlela yephukuthe noma ngendlela yokuphuza. Ezimweni eziningi, uzokucelwa ukuba uthathe i-laxative ebusuku ngaphambi kwe-colonoscopy yakho, noma ungase ucelwe ukuba usebenzise i-laxative bobabili ebusuku ngaphambi nakulokusasa kokwenza inqubo. Lungisa imithi yakho. Khumbuza udokotela wakho ngemithi yakho okungenani isonto ngaphambi kokuhlolwa — ikakhulukazi uma une-diabetes, igazi eliphezulu noma izinkinga zenhliziyo noma uma uthatha imithi noma izithasiselo ezina-iron. Tshela udokotela wakho futhi uma uthatha i-aspirin noma eminye imithi ehlanza igazi, njenge-warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven); izidakamizwa ezintsha zokumelana negazi, njenge-dabigatran (Pradaxa) noma i-rivaroxaban (Xarelto), ezisetshenziswa ukunciphisa ingozi ye-blot clots noma isihlabathi; noma imithi yenhliziyo ethonya ama-platelets, njenge-clopidogrel (Plavix). Ungase kudingeke ulungise imithamo yakho noma uyeke ukuthatha imithi okwesikhashana.