What Could be Causing Colon Polyps?

What Causes Colon Polyps?

To successfully treat and prevent recurrence of colon polyps we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow colon polyps to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind colon polyps consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to colon polyps. For example, colon cancer.

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

significant red blood in stools

elevated B12 levels

trace amounts of occult blood

family history of colorectal cancer

long-term low-carb dieting

colon cancer

occasional bowel movement changes

processed meat consumption

low alcohol consumption

history of colon cancer

flatulence

grilled meat consumption

... and so on

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of colon polyps.

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate bowel problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Have you had any polyps in your colon?

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No, none have been found during examination
→ Yes, it/they were removed
→ One or two present
→ More than two present

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate no history of colon polyps, history of colon polyps or colon polyps, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as Colon Cancer. Usually cancer of the colon starts with a polyp or growth. Polyps can be removed long before they turn into cancer by using a colonoscope. If the polyp has turned cancerous, but is found early, survival rates are excellent.

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