Thorough colon cleansing ensures unobstructed view of Marburg, in November 2012 for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the regular colorectal cancer screening is especially important. Because with increasing duration of illness increases the risk for cancers in the colon. A thorough cleaning of the body prior to a colonoscopy ensures the quality of the investigation. Only in a spotless, the doctor for colonoscopy can detect even small pre-cancerous and remove. A thorough bowel cleansing prior to the investigation is now possible with modern 2-liter-PEG solutions (Polyethyenglykol with Ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate) in a gentle way. The patient drinks each one liter of the PEG solution, as well as at least a pint of clear liquid, such as mineral water or light tea in the evening and the morning before.
The extra hydration and the electrolytes contained in the solution make sure that the water budget will remain balanced the body will thus not be charged. The Supplements are available in various fruity flavors (such as MOVIPREP lemon or orange). Especially people who more often be a colonoscopy personnel such as IBD patients, can thus alternate the flavors. Colorectal cancer risk with duration of illness varies depending on the type of inflammatory bowel disease also increases the risk of undesirable polyp formation in the gut. In addition, the duration of the disease has influence on the probability of whether or not form ulcers in the intestine: A recent study has shown that patients with ulcerative colitis have a 2.5 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer after 20 years of disease, after 40 years by 10.8 percent. Patients with Crohn’s disease have a risk higher around three to seven compared to healthy people. In the region of the disease in the body decides on the risk: patients, where only the rectum is affected, are at the least risk. Regardless of which region of the gut is affected, should patients with chronic bowel disease Colonoscopy as a screening plan for every one to two years.
So, cancer precursors can be detected early and treated. The attending physician or the website gives more information about colon cleansing. Helpful tips and a vivid information film here to find, which accompanies the procedure of a colonoscopy of the consultation to the colon cleansing and explains. Healthy intestinal involvement the Norgine GmbH is a pan European pharmaceutical companies that has committed to the development, manufacturing and marketing innovative medicine. “In addition to the sponsorship for the Felix Burda Award” the company is engaged in the field of Gastroenterology in scientific research. Contact: antwerpes ag Nina Wagner bird anger str. 66, 50823 Koln phone: 0221 92053-328 fax: 0221 92053-133 E-Mail: sources: 1 Rutter MD, Saunders BP, Wilkinson KH et al (2006) thirty-year analysis of a colonoscopic surveillance program for neoplasia in ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology 130(4):1030-1038 2 overview/risk for colon cancer/chronic enteritis/Crohn’s disease crohn (last accessed on the 27.11.2012)