I’ve been informed that, recently, a laxative used to cleanse the colon prior to a colonoscopy was found to cause kidney damage. Since a family member may have used it, I’d like to find out which one it was, and information about it.

I now have to get a colonoscopy… I know that it is a procedure that they probably do not allow a family member to watch. However, my sister was wanting to be in the room with me, and i would i also like it if she were there… From personal experience, does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks

A family member of mine had a colonoscopy over a year ago and his colon was punctured which led to infections. However, a year later he is still going to the bathroom around 20 times a day…losing sleep..feeling tired etc. He has had numerous tests, blood work, antibiotics, and nothing seems to work.

A family member has inoperable tumors and chemotherapy has not been working, so the doctor is stopping chemo and moving to "second-line therapy." Can anyone explain what this means (in laymen’s terms) and if it is an indicator of prognosis? The family member has small intestine, or small bowel, cancer, which, from a cursory search online, seems hard to find information on and even harder in plain English.

Not looking for hypertechnical resources, please.

“The first week was a little difficult. We have never drunk so much water before. We kept asking one another about the results but there wasn’t much to report during the first week. Then various forms of ‘creatures’ began appearing in the toilet. We are now on the 30th day and so far each day brought on a new surprise – sometimes smaller and other times quite large ones.

One family member reported the other day, ‘This is very strange! I’m sure I’ve never eaten anything resembling this my whole life. The things I did eat, I always chewed really well. And still, something the size of my hand resembling a rubber glove came out of me.’

http://www.gcnm.com/colon_cleansing_detox.html?OVRAW=%22symptoms%20of%20worms%22&OVKEY=worm&OVMTC=advanced

Well I remember being shoved full of things during the Holocaust . .maybe it has something to do with string theory . . . Maybe it is entertainment for some people. Maybe theyve already read all the books in all the libraries

I recently found out through a family member that my dad is going to Phoenix to see some specialist for colonoscopies/colon cancer. He had his colonoscopy and polyps or cysts were found. Does anyone know if Phoenix has any unique cancer treatment centers/diagnostic centers? I’m very confused about everything, but I can’t confront him about it because he’s not supposed to know that I know.

besides occult (invisible) blood, i have heard of colon cancer and polyps causing bleeding, besides the other symptoms like diahrea and constipation and very thin stools like pencils…..i have also had a family member who had a polyp and bled ALOT in the toilet….supposeldy this is also the case with cancer but i was just wondering if most cases with this type of cancer bleed in that fashion, besides the tarry black sludge like stools that are also common….i was just wondering

Anything can help. Anyone surviving stage four have some advice for a family member or sufferer?