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What is Colonoscopy?

Colonoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large colon and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus.

Reasons had & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons had # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 11 0
Other 9 0
Support another treatment 8 0
Stomach pain 5 0
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 3 1
bowel changes 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 100%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 100%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

Report created on November 22, 2009.