With no insurance, it's interesting how few tests doctors order.

"Business first people second"

My dear brother-in-law had a perforation during a colonoscopy several years ago. The resulting infections nearly killed him and he has been on a colostomy bag ever since. Talk about regrets!

Thank you so much Dr. McDougall for this helpful information! I have been anti-colonoscopy for years. I’ve had 3 in the past and they have been clear. My doctor pushes me every year to get another one. I’m 71 years old and I’m JUST NOT DOING IT!! ❤

I knew a person who had a colonoscopy and died from it. I did the Cologuard test. My health insurance paid for it 100%.

The colonoscopy TORE several holes in my colon. IT ALMOST KILLED ME.

Such powerful words of truth re the US: business first, people second. I love this man.

Thank you!! I had one around age 55 and my reaction to the drugs I had to take to "clean me out" lasted for over 2 weeks. Now I just do fecal tests.

I work in insurance now, and the new recommendation is 45 years. They are considered preventive and covered at 100% on most insurance plans. I'm not having one thanks to you Dr. John McDougall, MD! Yes, I'll go with the stool sample version. Besides eating whole foods, now, my colon is getting healthier!

I just had 1 last month. Such a relief no polyps ! And I've been fine since my dad had rectal cancer at 59. I insisted he go to the dr. It was caught early. He lived til 89!

This is beautiful! I feel so coonected, listening to how he explains things, sees things...

perfect trustworthy wisdom! Thank you!

Invasive! 74 years young, never had a colonoscopy…hubby is 79 has had two….

I am glad that I learned this information. Thanks

Thank you for this!

I had a polyp removed at age 17, and it bled. Luckily, I had the exam when I was very young, or I surely would have died. I lost an enormous amount of blood. When I felt the urge to have diarrhea (which was confusing since I had an empty colon) I passed so much blood, the force of it flushed the toilet.

Sorry for my previous question. It’s a Sigmoid exam! I’ve just read it in the transcript. Thank you!

Doctors don’t get rich giving you a stool $50 test. Every time I go in n for my annual physical, the GP offers this upsell to me. “No thanks. I only came because you wouldn’t renew my prescription for Prozac. I’ll be on my way now.”

No surgical procedure is safe.

Thank you Doctor! Love you and your family! So my MD told me to get a colonoscopy and I got one. After being a starch eater for the last 7 years, I am happy to report that I was polyp free and told that my next one is in 10 years! I had polyps removed 7 years ago before I changed my diet. All, please note that your HMO will NOT renew any prescriptions you have unless you get these screenings whether you want them or not. I have to get another mammogram for the same reason. HMO's make their money from these screenings.

Thank you Doctor 🙏

Thank you!

The doctor knocked out my front tooth when she took the camera out of my stomach. I have no idea what damage may have been done in the other end.

A friend age 65 just got diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, i think he ignored the warning sign of blood in stools, put it down to hemorrhoids. He was on a eat as much as you can diet

My friends Mom had one in Boston, Massachusetts. They must have perforated her intestine. She was home for about two days and had some pain but just ignored it because she didn't want to make a big deal. Well she died! I guess she got an infections and gangrene. She was in her late 60's I think. I had a colonoscopy in my early 50's and I was terrified. So anxious. Using all that liquid to clean me out was harsh, yellow liquid was coming out. I assume it was bile.

What is the name of the bowel exam called that you recommend between ages 60 and 75? I couldn’t catch the name. Thank you very much for very clear, vital information. You are so kind to do these talks.

Thanks Doctor ,how about(mp MRI).

Really the timing, 😂 I just had one, 7 years ago I did as well, since my mother and her sister had colon cancer, first time I had a polyp removed, this time found out I have Diverticulosis, I have eaten plant-based mostly all my life, glad I know what I am dealing with now anyway. Won't be getting another one, though I'm glad that polyp is removed.

what BEAUTIFUL skin he has!!

I'm going to look for the book you mention...

So what are you supposed to do if blood is detected in the stool, and again after a retest? Presumably then a colonoscopy is required as that's how polyps are found and removed

I had a colonoscopy about 2 years ago because the prior at-home test showed sone blood. I regret it as I had nothing wrong, not even polyps .. blood may be from stomach or other areas .. I asked to be taken off the National Register .. I changed my diet / nutrition and I'm very active!! I just don't think it's necessary for everyone .. & wasted costs & time too.

I'm off to get this procedure this month - The way I think about it - unfortunately, many of us weren't plant-based eating from birth. Even though we're plant based now, doesn't excuse the damage that may have already been done. 😢

Recommended by medical establishment simply due to cost. If you go to a car dealer and ask them "should I buy an expensive car or a cheap car?" what do you think the answer will be?

I used Cologuard, it's recommended every three years. I will consider a sigmoidoscopy when I get to my 60's, depending on my diet.

Good

THANK YOU!

My grandfather died of colon cancer, so I've always been told to have a colonoscopy every 3-5 years, which I've done. Some polyps were found and removed. But now I'm rethinking this after this video.

dr what do you think about having a camera down your throat is it safe love to n what you think

What are your thoughts on colonography?

Surgery including colonoscopy is a big money maker. Greed rules standard American medicine. Stool analysis, virtual colonoscopy, and barium enema are all much safer alternatives.

Wiseman speaking, so I listen , thanks for sharing.

I am a Canadian and in Ontario we are encouraged to have colonoscopies every 5 years after aged 50.

Have a LARGE inguinal hernia. Seems to me that a colonoscopy could be dangerous plus I'm 81 years old.

Here in the UK screening is a stool sample analysis every two years from the age of 60-75. Screening is free on the NHS of course.

Is it possible to cure the polyp issue with diet?

Dr. McDougall what do you suggest if 10 years ago they did a colonoscopy and found a few polyps and remove them should I continue or is it not necessary?

If one has polyps in their colon, do you recommend having them removed or simply following a starch-based diet and keeping an eye on them?

I had my first colonoscopy done three years ago when I was 61 years old because I had obviouse blood in my stool, nothing was found. Since then I get regular blood every now and then when wiping, I get dark red blood and at times I get what looks like clots or congealed dark red blood, is there a chance that i've got a perforation from the Colonoscopy I had done, if so is there anything I can do about this?

Perforations occur in 0.03-0.7% of colonoscopies. Overall complications from colonoscopy is 1.6%. A study published in BMC Gastroenterology put the risk of complications at 0.15% over a 3 year period and over 10,000 procedures. The chance of having colon cancer is however in the 4-5% range. You do the math. I would like to see the studies that Dr. McDougall picks and chooses from when he quotes his not quite true statistics. His dietary advice is excellent. This advice is not.

My first one was done in 2011 at age 50 and it was clear , do I have another one now at 62? Or go with the colo guard test ?

what happens if you find blood in the stool by an exam, then what happens?

I just would like to clarify something.....aside from the age factor when should you have a sigmoidoscopy....if they find blood in your stool or in combination with a stool test for blood? It seems they will probably find polyps and then you will need a colonoscopy also?

Wow, you had me going until you said "starch based diet with fruits and vegetables and no animal products or added oils" This is literally the first time I have heard anyone recommend a starch based diet. Most people are now urging a severe restriction of carbohydrates or as close to that as we can get. What are we supposed to believe??? But thank you for clarifying the risks of a colonoscopy. I may cancel the one I have planned and go back to the FIT testing that I have been doing for years.

I get polyp and eta most of the time plantbased lowfat, only when I travel is not possivble. And they find someone...

By starch-based diet do you mean plant-based?

Whatever was recommended in the past in Canada is no longer in effect. Colonoscopies are routinely recommended and done!

I have polyps also and diverticulitis. I’ve been eating a little popcorn every day to get things to move. Will popcorn cause problems with the diverticulitis?

What if there is a family history of colon cancer?

I have a colonoscopy coming up , but I’m really worried about the procedure because I have vertigo and if I’m placed on my left side I will wake up wi severe dizziness and nausea ! I have trained myself to sleep on my right side to avoid getting the vertigo! Is it possible to do the colonoscopy with me on my right side ?

I live in Europe, and colonoscopy is very prominent here! It is strongly advised by doctors around here.

What are your thoughts on coffee enemas?

What GI doctors also don’t discuss is that even after a PERFECT prep by the patient, if they don’t IMMEDIATELY perform a second screening, even the BEST GI doctors tend to miss a polyp up 6% of the time. Just multiply that error times the 10 - 20 colonoscopies he or she does in a day. 😂

Is it possible for a doctor to fake a polyp removal just to charge you?

Cologuard. Covered by most insurances and non-invasive.

What about if there is a family history of Colon cancer? Is there a test that would be better? Should a test be done earlier than age 60 in that case?

With cologuard there's false negatives n false positives. So it's stupid

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Why are no questions answered?

Recent LinkedIn post I saw, of emotional woman who lost husband in his 30s to colon cancer. She wanted to stress that his last recommendation to everyone would be to 'always have your colonoscopy, when offered'. Its so sad. I wonder if (a) he'd have known about the likes of Dr M and the WFPB community early on, if he'd still be alive - we'll never know I guess - but (b) if she was at all aware of the risks, efficacy and medical profiteering around colonoscopy. Suspect not. I respect totally the grief and sadness of her loss, but it's so sad that money and ignorance continue, in the wake of the outlier emotional examples like this dictating to the masses, and misdirecting most people sadly. If I recall, her story had thousands of likes - might even have been over a hundred thousand... 😑

So no bison chicken or Turkey burgers :/ that’s all I eat. I feel better eating meat and I also eat potatoes and sweet potatoes

At 6 feet tall and 215 lbs( I weighed 140 in high school). I had Asthma, hay fever, diverticulitis, arthritis, high blood pressure internal and external hemorrhoids, I had no energy and just felt terrible.

I am a 77 yr old female. Have had IBS-C since i was 5. Suffered my whole life. Brutal pain. In 2000 i got a really bad pain and went to my doc and he did an anal and there was blood so he sent me to the ER and admitted me. They did a colonoscopy and it was completely clear. Diagnosis was IBS as usual. Then in 2008 i had not pooped in 4 days so i did a suppository and it did nothing so i did another and still nothing so i did a Fleets enema and still nothing so i took a Laxative and a in a couple of hours i had the worst pain ever so my husband called an ambulance. I told the nurse all i did and was crying and screaming in pain. Then i started throwing up and it was neon green. Then i started pooping and it was all blood. The pain was unreal. I was scared to death. I kept pooping and it seemed like it was all blood. They gave me a pain killer which lasted about an hour. After i stopped pooping they gave me a Barium enemas which was not pleasant. The diagnosis was once again IBS but with Ulcerative Colitis. Then i started doing the Cologuard Tests and they were neg but then last yr it was Positive and i also did a FIT and it was Positive. So my doc sent me to a Gastro. She didn't even let me talk. She said i had to get a Colonoscopy and that's that. She was so cold and abrupt and wouldn't let me talk. It was very disturbing. So i told her i would think about it and never went back. She was since fired thank God. I know i would not be able to handle the bowel prep or the 24 hr fast. So i am in limbo and very scared. I loved your video and thanx much.

How come the rock star Sammy Hagar looks so much better than McDougall at the same age?

Do you believe people have parasites???

It's the same here in Australia,putting profits before people and trying to force sedation on you.

NO! NO! NO!

Now theres a colonscopy- VIRTUAL! IS this better it seas other other organs,and its not invavise.?

Well yur scareing alot of people

My husband (54 yr old) is now dying of colon cancer because he watched this video and the others like it by this doctor and did not get a colonoscopy for two years. His doctor talked him into it a few months ago and they found a mass. No symptoms. Blood test, cat scan, and upper endoscopy all showed nothing so they said surgery should be all he needed. The surgery revealed signet ring cell carcinoma metastasized to lymph and peritoneal lining. Stage 4. Incurable. Chemo can only prolong his life a couple of years. If he'd gotten the colonoscopy when his doctor first recommended it at 50, it could have been caught before it spread. I hold Dr. McDougal responsible. I'm going to be a widow in my 50s. This was preventable.

Ummm...eating a starchy diet is no good for many people as well. They might not die of colon cancer but they might die due to Diabetes and obesity complications.

Yes they are safe and they save lives. Anyone who speaks negative about them is taking on a liability and I would not want that on my conscience