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I am dedicating today's entire episode to colonoscopies. When I had my fifth colonoscopy yesterday, I shared the before-and-after experience online and received a flood of responses. Healthcare professionals thanked me for the transparency, while many followers admitted they were anxious, postponing their own procedures, or worried about the small likelihood of complications. With my own strong family history of precancerous polyps and years of firsthand experience, I wanted to dive deeper so I can speak from both knowledge and empowerment. Join me as I unpack the facts to dispel your fears and bring a sense of calm confidence to this potentially life-saving procedure. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: How the rising incidence of colorectal cancer in younger women has led to a need for earlier detection How colorectal cancer symptoms often get misattributed to stress, perimenopause, hemorrhoids, or other hormonal changes The risk factors of colonoscopies Various types of colonoscopy prep How colonoscopy prep impacts the gut microbiome How probiotics can help reduce post-colonoscopy GI symptoms What women need to know about sessile serrated polyps How perimenopause and menopause alter colorectal cancer risk in women What major clinical trials reveal about prevention and long-term protection Some alternatives to traditional colonoscopy Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Join other like-minded women in a supportive, nurturing community: The Midlife Pause/Cynthia Thurlow Cynthia’s Menopause Gut Book is on presale now! Cynthia’s Intermittent Fasting Transformation Book The Midlife Pause supplement line Research Links: Risk of colorectal cancer seven years after flexible sigmoidoscopy screening: randomised controlled trial Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death Response: Re: Mobile Phone Use and Brain Tumors in Children and Adolescents: A Multicenter Case–Control Study Once-Only Sigmoidoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Follow-up Findings of the Italian Randomized Controlled Trial—SCORE Blood Test Could Provide Colonoscopy Alternative for Colorectal Cancer Screening Alteration in gut microbiota after colonoscopy: proposed mechanisms and the role of probiotic interventions Adverse events related to colonoscopy: Global trends and future challenges

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