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i HAD A COLONOSCOPY LAST WEEK THE DR SAYS IN HER

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i HAD A COLONOSCOPY LAST WEEK THE DR SAYS IN HER REPORT i HAVE INDEFINATE DYSPLASIA IN THE RECTUM AND COLON? SHOULD I BE SCARED SHE WANTS ANOTHER COLONOSCOPY IN 9-12 MONTHS. I CAN'T REACH HER OR ANYONE IN THE OFFICE UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

 

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May 19 2006 at 9:40 AM (11 minutes and 32 seconds later)
         
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Dysplasia, or dysplastic changes, are atypical changes in the nuclei of cells (the inside of the cell that contains DNA), the cytoplasm (the portion of the cell surrounding the nuclei), or in the growth pattern of cells. These changes can be subtle or very pronounced. They are considered pre-cancerous changes (increases the risk of developing cancer.

Indefinite for dysplasia is an intermediate reading between negative and low-grade dysplasia. It simply means that the pathologist is not certain whether changes seen in the tissue are due to dysplasia. For example,inflammation of the lining of rectum and colon, perhaps from colitis, can make cells look atypical so that they resemble dysplastic cells although they are not dysplastic. The pathologist may see other signs of inflammation in the biopsy to help distinguish between inflammatory changes in the tissue and true dysplasia. Sometimes a pathologist may determine that dysplasia is difficult to grade due to inflammation and that is why your doctor wants to repeat the colonoscopy at a later date.





http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_Can_Colon_and_rectum_cancer_be_found_early.asp


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May 19 2006 at 9:57 AM (16 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
Reply to Deborah's Post: I've had Ulcerative Colitis for 28 years, and have been in worse shape re:the UC I am very active right now with the majority of the inflamation on the left side, as always. I've tolerated the disease and have had good and bad days. I'm not feeling the greatest but one of my main concerns is the bleeding. Will the reduction of fiberous foods help and should I possibly stay on a liquid diet until the bleeding subsides, with 15 bm's a day w/or w/out stool there always some blood. Steroids are out of the question and have been for quite a few years. I;m a very active healthy besides the UC women @ 5'6" and 124#. any suggestons on how to beat this dysplasia from changing from undecied to worse.
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May 19 2006 at 10:54 AM (57 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
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The UC is a key factor and is the most plausible explanation of the dysplasia.

There are two conflicting theories related to UC and diet one states there are no dietary restrictions because changes in diet have no effect on UC. The other states it does.

I would follow this, as it was what I heard most often from a group of doctors that were UC & Crohn's specialists I worked for:

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/UlcerativeColitiscc.html


Going on a bland diet for three days is probably a good idea. Let me know if you have more questions.









Here is a diet that is quite useful, let me know if you have questions.

http://www.scdrecipe.com/

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