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what is thickening of the colon mean

by gingerpotter, Apr 23, 2008 07:00PM
i went to the dr and he said i have thickening around the colon and inflmmation to i had blood test done it also should inflammation im going for a colonoscopy to see what is going on  just wonring if that means you can have colon cancer with the thickening  of the colon. me help ginger


This discussion is related to thickening of colon lumen.
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by boron, Apr 24, 2008 02:57AM
How old are you? Colorectal cancer is rare under 40.

Thickening and inflammation of colonic wall, and inflammation detected in blood, is typical for Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Now they will do a colonoscopy to take few samples of tisue to determined diagnosis exactly.

by lilacs22, May 02, 2008 08:58PM
How did your GP know you had this thickening without a colonoscopy?

by gingerpotter, May 03, 2008 01:06PM
To: lilacs
i had a ct scan, and  the thing were they went in to my mouth in to my stomach
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