We talk with Dr Julian Ong Kian Peng (Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon) to comprehend the signs and indications of Colon Cancer.
We began by asking Dr Julian Ong, “What is colorectal disease?”
Dr Julian Ong clarified that colorectal disease is an in-development or a bump or a tumor in the colon. The colon or rectum are portions of our stomach related framework and together they’re known as the digestive organs or guts.
“The colon capacities to assimilate huge amounts of water and supplements from undigested food items as they go through the colon. The rectum is toward the finish of the colon, a spot to store stools before they are ousted from your body”, included Dr Julian Ong.
What we cannot deny is that Colorectal malignant growth is really the most widely recognized disease, mounting in significance today. It is the most widely recognized disease in Singapore in men, outperforming lung malignant growth and the second just to bosom disease in ladies. The rate paces of colon malignant growth despite everything expanding and especially in patients more youthful than the age of 50.
What might the indications be?
Dr Julian Ong: Symptoms that may recommend the nearness of colorectal malignant growth is blood or bodily fluid in the defecations. Unexplained weight reduction or loss of hunger, in the event that you have objections of stomach torment or swelling on the off chance that you find that your inside propensities have changed, for example, clogging or the runs as of late, an impression of fragmented clearing of your guts. On the off chance that you have a past filled with weakness or abrupt exhaustion that you can’t clarify.
“You yourself feel a protuberance in your mid-region, or in the rear-end, or a specialist that you’ve seen feels an irregularity in their mid-region or in the butt”, explained Dr Julian.
Dr Julian included that such a significant number of manifestations of colorectal disease are like those side effects brought about by heaps or hemorrhoids.
Dr Julian said Piles or hemorrhoids, are an exceptionally normal considerate condition in our populace, and this may prompt a deferred conclusion of colorectal malignant growth. Therefore, Dr Julian Ong urges patients to be screened by a colorectal specialist before crediting the side effects to Piles.
Hazard factors
Dr Julian accepts that there are parcels one can never really bring down one’s danger of creating Colorectal Cancer.
“Initially and I think in particular is do standard screening, particularly on the off chance that you have a critical family ancestry or in the event that you have an individual history of Polyps or Inflammatory inside sickness, or in case you’re over the age of 50, or on the off chance that you have had Colorectal disease previously”, said Dr Julian Ong.
Further, Dr Ong suggests that one ought to have a first Colonoscopy to screen for colorectal malignancy at 50 years old and afterward from there on a yearly Fecal mysterious blood test.
“Colonoscopy can likewise be viewed as before in ages 40 to 45 to distinguish Polyps in the precancerous stage before they become Colorectal malignant growth,” included Dr Ong
Furthermore, Dr Julian Ong exhorts that one’s eating routine must have a lot of fiber, natural products, vegetables and great quality sugars, and to keep utilization of red meat and prepared meats down to a base or cut them out and out, just as to stay away from or lessen your utilization of singed or grilled nourishments.
Moreover, Dr Julian encouraged to focus on immersed fats in your eating routine and to change to great quality fats, for example, avocado, olive oil, fish oils and nuts, just as maintaining a strategic distance from over the top liquor utilization and smoking.
Thirdly, Dr Julian puts stock in way of life changes, particularly in one’s activity schedules.
“Standard and moderate exercise has been appeared to significantly affect bringing down your danger of creating colorectal malignant growth. You should attempt to keep your body weight solid. Being overweight or stout expands your danger of creating Colorectal tumors as well as huge numbers of the malignant growths also,” expounded Dr Julian Ong Kian Peng.
Dr Julian Ong’s training address is;
HC Endoscopy and Piles Center
Blk 710A, Ang Mo Kio Ave 8,
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