How To Treat And Prevent Colon Polyps Using Functional Medicine

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3 жыл бұрын

Colon cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in the United States. While traditionally a disease of older adults, we are sadly seeing an increase in colon cancer incidence and mortality in young people. Screening for colon polyps with regular colonoscopies is an important way to access your risk of developing colorectal cancer. But what are colon polyps, why do we develop them, and how can we prevent them from forming in the first place?
In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to preventing and treating colon polyps. They dive into the importance of eating an anti-inflammatory diet and optimizing gut health to create a terrain in the body where cancer is less likely to grow.
Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing, she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the Functional Medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.
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@mariereynolds6430 3 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting I’ve had crohns colitis for 30 years after a colonoscopy 3pre cancerous polyps were found but this was after a period of intense stress (We lost our income and home)I decided to completely change my diet removing dairy and found a way to heal the stress 1 year later the colonoscopy was repeated and they had disappeared with no treatment which proves diet and mental well-being are the keys I have remained healthy since 😊

@user-bu9rf5kv1m 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please talk more about what diet except removing dairy and really interested on how you healed stress because I have ulcerative colites and stressed all the time. Thank you

@frenchustube 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-bu9rf5kv1m I had 3 colonoscopies in the last 10 years and the 2 first ones had polyps in my cecum. Biopsy showed they were benign. On my last one they could not find any. I suffer from anxiety and have diarrhea when highly stressed. Since i no longer eat dairy i feel a lot better. I eat a cup of bean ( any beans as i love them ) everyday. My stomach or i should say my intestines are so much more quiet. I dont have these urgencies anymore.

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@alexazriel 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean polyps disappeared? Weren't they removed by the dr? Why another colonoscopy after one year? The protocol is after 5 years

@jeffpearlstein8191 Жыл бұрын

You got the chrone’s and colitis after the colonoscopy? So it caused it ?

@joelthorne7434 Жыл бұрын

I want you to know that this video motivated me to stop delaying a colonoscopy at the age of 65. I got it done, no big deal. One polyp, which was snipped. I rest easy now. Thank you.

@janicejacome Жыл бұрын

Bless you ! I needed it YEARS ago and never did! I don't have the support or courage...and l KNOW better. I'm a tough cookie in all things, EXCEPT this!!! Got So many issues, l keep letting it go. Need my Mom to kick me in the assbut l'm 62! Lol!!! Continued good health!

@valarielacasse803 10 ай бұрын

Interesting but this is what encourage others to do but a test I will pass I just eat healthy 70 years😊

@maf1350 4 ай бұрын

Same here, age 62, I am reluctant to have colonoscopy, but accepted as preparation for abdominal surgery. One Polyp was found and gotten rid of. As being on a WholePlants diet for a year and before mostly vegan, exercising regularly, I was quite disappointed with the polyp, but relieved, I was in good hands in this Hospital (Havelhöhe, Berlin, Germany)

@maryshillingford8891 2 ай бұрын

@valariel⁷ ..😊 😊😊acasse803

@jjo6110 2 ай бұрын

I am a healthy 52 and just had my first colonoscopy this past January, and I had 2 small and one large (high grade dysplasia) removed. I just had a follow up 2 days ago, (3 months later) with 3 more polyps removed and I go back in 6 months for another follow up. Don't sit on getting a colonoscopy it is so easy, simple and life saving!

@leliagibbs5658 Ай бұрын

6 months ago I had a sidmogdoscopy. I have to get a colonoscopy in 4months. I am 80 years old.

@r-jproductions1343 Ай бұрын

So you are saying you had 3 more polyps within 3 months? So you had 2 colonoscopies within 3 months??

@jacalnan 3 жыл бұрын

So very informative and valuable information! It's great that you share your expertise and your guests expertise in this type of forum. It restores my respect for the medical profession. I also want to thank you Dr Hyman for helping your brilliant guests communicate in such a way that we can understand. You have a gift of being able to take the super technical and breaking it down so that non-medical people can understand what's being said! You are awesome!

@perugino25 3 жыл бұрын

your lifestyle decides your healthy down the road; hence, it our responsibility taking care of ourselves. There are many doctors as this ones, listen as much as possible and make your own decisions which way to go.

@rosemaryoneale6694 Жыл бұрын

God bless those, who fighting that terrible disease 🦠 😢

@Rache28 2 ай бұрын

My Mum died from advanced metastatic cancer in July 2023. She had diverticulitis and went for colonoscopies. Please someone tell me how the hell a huge tumour pushing up into her stomach got missed?? I’m very angry about it.

@taniahogan1018 3 ай бұрын

I really soaked up this podcast in particular with alot of interest as had so much relevance and information pertaining to me personally. My mother died at age 48 from metastatic bowel cancer one month after being diagnosed leaving us four teenage kids to continue our lives without her. So much she has missed and so much we have missed of her 😢 If only more knowledge & bowel screening was more available back then maybe things might have been a lot different. We could never understand why our fit,healthy-living, trim, happy, young mother got such an awful disease and died so soon! I’ve just turned 60 years of age (and so blessed for every extra year I have had longer than what my mother got) and have been having colonoscopies every five years since I was 40. This time for the first time a polyp was found of a pre-cancerous nature.. Being very aware of the increased genetic risk I have, I am so grateful to have this very valuable information you amazing Drs put out to the world. Thankyou so much for this fantastic educational platform. What wonderful😊 intelligent humans you both are making such a difference to help make our health our wealth 🙏 🙏

@MuhammadTariq-be3gq 3 жыл бұрын

Dr Mark Hyman is doing awesome job and promoting healthy life style. Great job!

@claire7238 Жыл бұрын

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@Aestheticspro 8 ай бұрын

Dr McDougal says Colonoscopies are too risky. Says sigmoidoscopy is safer, says most cancers are found in lower intestine. His video on this is VERY enlightening

@annettebicer7555 4 ай бұрын

Sigmoidoscopy is not fun really uncomfortable procedure.

@Aestheticspro 4 ай бұрын

I believe it. His argument is it's much less dangerously risky

@joen.8364 4 ай бұрын

Most GI doctors that do colonoscopies told me they don't do Sigmoidoscopy anymore.

@ChanarahOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I had a doctor tell me that my IBS would not be related to getting colon cancer even while considering my family history of it (SMDH).

@donald2308 Жыл бұрын

Excellent source of information, you sure are on the right track, keep up the great work.

@carolynnmarkiewicz6015 Жыл бұрын

I do nutritional counseling. I was counseling a woman who was suffering terribly from polyups and other intestional Illnesses. I had her stop all wheat,preservatives and sugar. I had her start drinking pure Bone broth three times a day. Raw fermented sauerkraut 1 tbls a day. 1 cup whole milk Greek plain yogurt. Juicing 1 medium beet 1 cup spinach 4 romaine leafs 1 c blueberries 1 tbls fresh ginger 1/4 c watercress 1/2 Cocont water Drink for the day. Beverages to drink Green Tea Water Clove water (1 tsp whole cloves crush daily) into 1 cup boiling water.Steep 3 min. Sip throughout the day. Pure aloevera She sent me a text with doctors test results. Polyup free first time in 15 yrs.

@karencarroll4896 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@lindalopez7710 Жыл бұрын

This is an excess diet.

@erikacsizmadia2863 Жыл бұрын

@@lindalopez7710 Excess means too much. How is it too much? Too many calories?

@veralynguillory8579 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@martinacharles Жыл бұрын

How long did the woman suffering with the polyups and intestinonal stayed on your beverages drink and juicing how long after she went to the doctor and send you the result?

@kkx23 3 жыл бұрын

I wish we had Doctors like these 2 in our community. Here all they want to do is push pain pills and anti depressants. Big pharma at its best.

@frenchustube 3 жыл бұрын

But it is your choice to take these pills and anti depressants. There is a lot of infos on the net these days for you to take care of yourself.

@katherine8212 Жыл бұрын

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@rosemariemann1719 Жыл бұрын

@@frenchustube Hmmmm.... but we have been trained" to trust doctors...what we didn't know was that MONEY is at the base of the USA system....the more pills, operations, tests, etc., the more income...😢. And Big Pharma encourage this... Really when you think about it, it is not right to make huge profits and bankrupt folk when they get seriously ill...🙁 🙂We in U.K. have our invaluable N.H.S....🙂 We all have the chance of health care , depending on need, not bank balance or Insurance.... Although there is a big worry that moves are afoot to privatise our NHS and follow USA's style....hope not....😥.

@rosemariemann1719 Жыл бұрын

@@frenchustube 😒 Up to a point, yes....But we tend to trust our doctors.... Big Pharma has a lot to answer for....😒

@sharonolson5782 10 ай бұрын

You won’t find these doctors on your insurance. I am a physician of 50 years experience and 10 years ago. The insurance industry called me up and told me I was forbidden to help people, my job was to give them drugs. You will only find good quality physicians when you step outside your insurance. Your insurance pays for the CEO and all the employees and the videos on TV and advertisements everywhere but they don’t help you. There are a few things like colonoscopy they will pay for, but they won’t educate you. They’ll tell you there’s nothing you can do for the polyps. My gastroenterologist even told me I was not gluten intolerant, but I know I am. When I started eliminating all processed foods, I’m down to only a couple of polyps. When I was eating processed food, I had seven precancerous polyps each time. At least I’m a physician doing integrated medicine and I know what to do. Good luck.❤

@barbaramchale5797 Жыл бұрын

Dr.Mark you guys were great tonite on colon rectal cancer God Bless Dennis~oldscaper

@teknion00 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great info. I have an oxalate problem which easily causes kidney stones so I have to be cautious about fibrous foods full of oxalates. My last colonoscopy 5 years ago showed pre-cancerous polyps. Unfortunately, I can't have another colonoscopy because of Afib and can't go off my anticoagulants for more than a day. My father had colon cancer at the same age I am now, 73. Thankfully, it was treatable. He lived two more years and died of a heart attack. I feel so stuck right now.

@M.C.Blackwell 3 жыл бұрын

I had a weird feeling in my abdomen, the only way to describe it was like a mild electrical impulse, I went to 3 different gastroenterologists, and since I'd had a colonoscopy about a year before (with polyps) they prescribed more flax and fiber. Finally a 4th doctor decided to do another colonoscopy and he found 2 villous ademomas, which were large and could have been serious with more time. He also said the flax seeds were causing spasms and to stop eating them. The electrical feeling was completely gone and I am sure this doctor saved my life. Get your colonoscopy and find a doctor who will listen to you.

@acts10truth 3 жыл бұрын

glad you found a doctor that helped you. that is the problem, finding a doctor that actually sees a person sitting there and not some symptoms to medicate. Doctors that will say "let's find the culprit that is causing this" is rare

@rons5319 3 жыл бұрын

The thing about cancer is there are hundreds of types of cancer that can kill a person. It is impossible to screen for every one of them before it is too late. If one of the body's 10 trillion cells goes wacky somewhere in the body, and they find it and cut it out, that's good. But the same behaviors and conditions that caused that DNA damage is likely happening in many other cells. The best things we can do to prevent cancer are eat an anticancer diet, don't smoke, don't drink heavily, do moderate exercise, and be careful of the environments that we live and work in.

@leeannb03 3 жыл бұрын

Flax seeds need to be ground

@M.C.Blackwell 3 жыл бұрын

@@leeannb03 yes it was flax meal, I should have specified. the doctor explained flax can cause spasms in the ascending colon which can be painful and even debilitating. Once the fiber was eliminated, the spasms were completely gone

@M.C.Blackwell 3 жыл бұрын

@@rons5319 yes, prevention!

@jackwhitehill9096 2 жыл бұрын

Doc. I have had 50+ polyps removed in the last 10 years, yes I am a diabetic and grew up eating lots of lunch meat.

@yzz8866 Жыл бұрын

Years ago, I read a study that GMO foods cause the gut microbiome to create bacteria that isn't normally produced. So if the gut micrbiome is being changed in new ways, I would think that all of the unnatural ingredients in the food supply could be responsible for the dramatic increases of cancer.

@sandrabeck8788 3 жыл бұрын

What keeps being passed by here is peoples fear of the colonoscopy. I’m an RN, and will not have one. A dear family friend died as a result of a perforated colonoscopy. She was sent home, re-admitted in severe sepsis and died months later. I personally cared for several patients who had perforations, it was the elephant under the rug...no one wanted to say a doctor had poked a hole and then sent the person home. Also severe discomfort during the process, removal of polyps, general mistreatment and unpleasantness.

@bgueberdenteich5206 3 жыл бұрын

So one may die either way-what a choice !

@claire7238 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to everyone that recommended #DROKOH channel on KZfaq, he was able to also help me beat HSV2 permanent .

@sheilalloyd4548 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness!!

@200Nora Жыл бұрын

I am also an RN, and seeing a few perforated colons with sepsis and infection and assisting with some with intense bleeding, kept me from having one. I know how you feel. After helping some patients with intense complex wound cares, IVs, colostomies, etc., I still fear a colonoscopy. I did the stool one first and came positive. So I had no choice but to put on my big girl pants and get one. I am glad I did and was on time. I think that after three in less than 8 months, I became used to it. It still makes me nervous though. Get the best gastro you can get and get one for peace of mind. I am glad my first dr decided he was not up to the task and send me to a very good one that took care of my large polyps.

@MarilynMayaMendoza Жыл бұрын

I appreciate all of the nurses here giving advice on the colonoscopies. Doctor Gregor is one Doctor Who talks about death by doctors in his book how not to die. I am 72 and never had a colonoscopy but I’m about to have my first stool test. Cologard I think.

@mk1mcqueen277 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless you Dr Mark and thanks for this amazing video.

@wendellrider1212 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I am Dealing with colon cancer now.

@annairwin8147 5 ай бұрын

God bless you…I will find out anyway now about my biopsy

@StankFernatra 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Thank you both for sharing. Look8ng forward to organic eggs, butter, red bell pepper & black kale, with turmeric, curcumin, coriander, pepper & a little tasty salt, tonight. Intermittent fasting all day has been easy, at last. Blessings to you & yours, from Canada.

@ib2sweet 2 жыл бұрын

I find that raw sweetheart cabbage is absolutely the very best source of fibre for me. Cooked is also excellent, steamed with butter, salt and plenty of white pepper!

@user-lf5oh7um7y 3 ай бұрын

Cabbage steaks are awesome!! Check out KZfaq for recipes.❤

@Stephen_Jabs Жыл бұрын

This is so informative,thanks

@albwilso9 10 ай бұрын

Yes I think that high stress can bring on These polyps. I know that I got some after a period of high stress!

@goodvibesmedia1328 2 жыл бұрын

Wow amaaaazing, wish I had a doctor like you!

@melz266 2 жыл бұрын

After watching these I literally put turmeric in green tea 3x (at least) a day... so scary

@fibi69 3 жыл бұрын

I had a large tumour colon removed and chemo 5 years ago at age 50....I am (and always gave been) very slim, very fit, vegetarian, non smoker, non drinker, female. (Also a similar friend had the same). So none of the precursors...fat, meat eater, male, over 60 etc etc. There is something else causing these polyps in younger vegetarian, fit females....numbers increasing yearly even in 20 year olds.

@voltatech7772 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. Please read the book titled “Dr. Mary’s Monkey.” It is a fascinating read and will blow you away as to why the SV40 virus vaccine (for polio) in the ‘50’s is the reason 1 out of three people (boomers) are getting cancer in soft tissues ( breast and prostate).

@honeybunzilicious 2 жыл бұрын

Microbiome, perhaps! Population wide dysbiosis is a thing :(

@chimarudder2010 2 жыл бұрын

Even though you are vegetarian, do you and your friends eat heavily processed, preserved(tin foods) or chemically engineered foods??? We are herbivores by nature, our dentition and digestive tract clearly indicates this... Real and whole foods are always best. Wishing you guys good health and long life...

@katherine8212 Жыл бұрын

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@jtgmail459 Жыл бұрын

Plastics and micro plastics in the water !! Get the best filter for water....

@jeannettezinai3213 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for helping us. Really appreciate all this information. Greatful.

@DaRyteJuan 9 ай бұрын

It’s not just diet. It’s FAR more comprehensive and complex than that. It has a lot to do with the immune response amongst the various subsystems.

@jennyshanespitler4033 8 ай бұрын

I have 3 polyps removed one is precancerous that’s why I’m so proactive about my diet. 🙏thanks very informative.❤️👏👏

@africanafrica6786 10 ай бұрын

Two of you Doctor's are very billiant Doctor's great interview keep it up.

@caseybrannon4975 3 жыл бұрын

I also find it amazing that the "broccoli family" didn't exist until about 500 years ago, and has really only been in the US diet for about 100 years. What a coincidence that a whole plant family that we invented could literally be so beneficial???

@ellfra2 3 жыл бұрын

Zero, fibre is crap that you don’t need.

@katherine8212 Жыл бұрын

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@sherynngofa6175 3 жыл бұрын

If you were to do an interview with Gabor Mate on illness, that would be amazing! He teaches on the emotional component of illness. Thank you for all you do, Dr. Hyman!

@nomorepowderpuff 3 жыл бұрын

I would be all over having those two together!! 🥰

@katherine8212 Жыл бұрын

I want to use this medium to say a very big thank to #DROKOH who used his herme from HSV2 kzfaq.info/love/fzKiFMY65gNpniyR4rxEwQ

@hanoybabesh8287 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good information ❤️👍

@nellosnook4454 2 жыл бұрын

Great discussion, doctors! 👍I normally eschew multiple-speaker, “conversational” videos (too much “buddy-talk”) but both of you were excellent!

@leamaka2082 Жыл бұрын

@Nello’s Nook. So much agree with you! These videos are long and, when the host and the guest go back and forth with their personal stories, etc., it is time taken away from the subject and an extension to their already long videos, as if us, viewers, have all the time in the world for that. It is a good thing to have a lively discussion, but they should keep their personal stories for another time.

@nellosnook4454 Жыл бұрын

@@leamaka2082 1. Thank you, Leamaka! 👍 2. I agree with your comments. 3. I’ve also opted to read the transcript provided instead of listening in real time to these discussions. 4. I can read faster than they talk. 5. KZfaq pays content providers according to several metrics. 6. One is the length of time a viewer continues watching the video. 7. I’m not accusing any content provider of intentionally prolonging their content, but it is a fact of the matter. 8. Thanks again for your response! 👍

@engc4953 3 жыл бұрын

Butyrate is found in butter and of course producing ketones - Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB).

@bhavnasoni711 3 жыл бұрын

Great information 👍

@ratherbfishing455 Жыл бұрын

Im very concerned that many doctors do not take colonoscopies seriously.

@dlzaragoza 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this topic.

@justtakealook1226 3 жыл бұрын

I love your shows but I would listen more if you put markers in your videos, thank you so much...

@colinesquire2480 3 жыл бұрын

I had one around 40 and had no polyps in mine thankfully

@nasraabounajm4590 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very informative

@joelthorne7434 Жыл бұрын

Because of your video, I decided to stop delaying a colonoscopy for many years and make a colonoscopy my 2023 New Year’s resolution. It was performed this morning. A small polyp was discovered, which was removed. Completely painless procedure. Thank you!

@rosemariemann1719 Жыл бұрын

Glad your procedure was "completely" painless....mine was severe pain as the tube progressed : couldn't help screaming in pain,....the sedation was far too weak...😢

@joelthorne7434 Жыл бұрын

@@rosemariemann1719 Yikes! So sorry to hear. I guess not all gastroenterologists are the same. Mine trained under one of the pioneers of the colonoscopy procedure and she doesn’t get aggressive.

@serenarichmond8120 Жыл бұрын

@@rosemariemann1719 😬

@lindalopez7710 Жыл бұрын

@Rosemarie Mann fire & complain to your health company about the anesthesiologist. I did complain to Sutter Imaging about a anesthesiologist that gave me something that I couldn't open my eyes when I woke up & he left me with nurses. Bad doctor.

@rosemariemann1719 Жыл бұрын

@@lindalopez7710 Thank you, Linda. Here in U.K., we don't ( yet , but they're working on it !😢) have companies as in USA. I had no Anaesthesiologist, as such, just a tiny foreign nurse who gave me the gas and air tube ( like ladies having babies ?), saying , "Use this ...." That's all ! Then the 2 nurses present went to the far side of the room,out of sight , maybe to watch on CCTV ? I drew in as much as possible, but it has almost no effect . Was wide awake and watching the monitor as the tube moved around...the operator with the tube I think was arabic : not sure ..he said NIL to me, not even " Hello", or " Good Day" - only , 2 short statements ...." .now we're going to the (" xyz" ...then " caecum" ) : 2 mighty pushes which made me scream in pain...The anaesthetic is supposed to dull that !!! Were they saving money, maybe ? I felt like an anonymous lump of meat ! The tube operator didn't even say "goodbye" , or " sorry I hurt you " 😢. I would like to have this vital precautionary check, often, as there is a lot of cancer in my family...but can't face that pain again.... Thanks again for your reply.🙂. 🇬🇧😢🦉😖〰️↩️🇬🇧💕🇺🇲↪️〰️😢🇬🇧

@joylaunch Жыл бұрын

I have not eaten red meat for 45 years. I have also adopted a very fiber dense diet for decades as well. I am 70 and I just had a colonoscopy. A precancerous polyp was found, removed, and biopsied. So I think claiming that the diet can reduce your risk of colon cancer is a bit fallacious.

@yormosi-6251 10 ай бұрын

A single one was found. Who’s to say if you ate lots of meat you wouldn’t have tons more or worse?!

@joylaunch 10 ай бұрын

@@yormosi-6251 okay... I get your point... the important message is not so much what button got pushed to make that one polyp go rogue... kind of moot..and that one polyp... if I had been squimish or even lazy about getting a colonoscopy... then I would have ended up with colon cancer and an early death... why did that one go rogue?? Who knows!! Or maybe I might have had multiples from eating to much red meat... or from drinking too much alcohol... or from smoking cigarettes for decades.... I am just glad I checked the colonoscopy box... and am here to encourage others to do the same... if you are over 40, then put it at the top of your "to-do" list...

@TrutherOne-xv8nr7yj3e 3 ай бұрын

Red meat does not cause cancer.

@Rockman-4 2 ай бұрын

The problem is you ate the wrong thing. Eat red meat and skip vegetables.

@sbyogamix8579 2 жыл бұрын

High fiber diet is great unless you're already very constipated. You have to get the gut motility taken care of - otherwise it increases constipation. And of course increasing it slowly. Adding in Magnesium is helpful. And not having methane gas - bloating.

@barbaraleyland8720 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for that innfor 37:18 mation

@kathleenking47 4 ай бұрын

The extreme diet dont help Carnivore, or vegan... Are both wrong.. Red mest is ok, at times You also need dark lesfy greens, and fasting

@user-lf5oh7um7y 3 ай бұрын

Magnesium helps with constipation.

@jjkk8974 11 ай бұрын

Re signing for newsletter, once a month is doable, once a week is too much. Because many of us are flooded by newsletters n junk mails even without subscription. Thank you.

@bradstonestreet9940 3 жыл бұрын

A person should include liver when they eat meat. Different nutrients are in each part of the animal.

@carolinekinney2364 2 ай бұрын

My first try at a colonoscopy the dr gave me 75 mg.s of Demerol and anti nausea medicine and Valium. I screamed for the first 5 minutes and was bleeding profusely. The nurse asked him to give me more pain medicine and he declined. He stopped and left me with his handprints all over my thighs. By the time I had another one, I was given propofol, I had 6 bad polyps removed. It’s been ten years and I have to do another one in 2 weeks and fortunately this dr will also use propofol. Please make sure your dr puts you to sleep for this. I handle pain better than most but that was torture that no one should endure.

@bradstonestreet9940 3 жыл бұрын

Fasting should also mitigate any damage that may cause cancer.

@rebeccashaw957 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information. I'm due ater 5 years since my last. I have almost all conditions to case polyps and had 4 within the last 10 years.

@emilylee9894 Жыл бұрын

??? "cast polyps"?

@matthewconner463 Жыл бұрын

Amazing advice

@jenniferjacobs663 8 ай бұрын

I recently had my third colonoscopy. I had three small polyps . Two were benign, one had the potential of possibly becoming cancer in time. Of course, they removed all three. I am to return in three years. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF HAVING A COLONOSCOPY. It is no big deal. Seriously, I have had way more uncomfortable nail appointments.

@rosecutlip696 10 ай бұрын

Great info , thank you

@RonCruz-qv1cu 7 ай бұрын

Best video i ever watched

@terrynowels5212 3 жыл бұрын

What spices do you use that would be safe for IBS-C?

@jetplane10 Жыл бұрын

How common perforation is, is probably either hard to discover or know for a fact. I have had 2. The last one, I was given a fact sheet advising the risk of perforation was low I had polyps that were detected and removed early, when they were small. If the polyps were allowed to remain, they would have grown and the operation to remove them would have been a very bad operation indeed The risk of colon cancer and polyps is worth weighing against the small risk of the procedure to check if there are problems, is my view

@chrispreuc2671 11 ай бұрын

My son passed away at the young age of 29 from colon rectal cancer, left a 2 year old son, and a 5 month old daughter.

@southerngirl773 10 ай бұрын

Prayers for the family! I know how difficult this is. I have lost many family members to cancer.

@annairwin8147 5 ай бұрын

So sorry😔. I’m waiting on results from my five polyp that I had removed last week…May God bless you and all in your family🙏🙏 sending you a hug and love

@timi.4083 2 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. R.I.P.

@Gloria68 Жыл бұрын

Grass fed filet mignon is good meat. I cook it til it's well done. However, I set the heat on low and add spices and lemon juice at the end part of cooking.

@keaneilweralekgobo9545 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for unpacking the issue of polyps, diet and management. I was told my stools showed a pimple like growth in my colon and that I should undergo the colon test, but got scared and didn’t do it. However, I eat broccoli, pomegranate, flaxseed, chia seed, and green tea. What is your advice ? I’m in Africa.

@inquisitor4635 2 жыл бұрын

I would never use Dr. Oz as a testimonial in attempt to add to your credibility.

@karene3071 2 ай бұрын

Your comment does not make sense to me. Please explain your conclusion. (i.e., Why discount Dr. Oz?)

@readbooks9985 3 жыл бұрын

How are chia seeds and quinoa as colon cancer preventatives?

@jeffpearlstein8191 Жыл бұрын

How can one have good gut health doing colonoscopies every 2-3 years ?

@peachesb-georgia1125 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info 🙂...I have changed my lifestyle... what I eat mostly... thanks again...

@geedeele8858 3 жыл бұрын

I’m hoping to be seen in this clinic but as for now they are all booked out got the year. Hope all those patient find healing. I will be waiting for them to call me if there’s any cancellation... I don’t know any other clinic like this here in Massachusetts.

@StartLinePhysio 3 жыл бұрын

I was diagnosed Jan 2020 with stage IV colon cancer (after a routine colonoscopy at age 52). This was my second one (first at 38). I had no signs or symptoms. I have always been very active with an ideal BMI. I didn't smoke, and drank in moderation (low end). But I was addicted to sugar, and processed foods (removed most though during my 40's). Two years prior to the diagnosis, I had switched to vegan/whole food/plant based (almost no processed) food diet. I however, repressed my emotions and dealt with stress. I also dealt with long term effects of having mono (Epstein Barr) and herpes virus in my body (stress metre).

@alexazriel 2 жыл бұрын

I am sorry you are going through this. How are you dealing with it now?

@TinaSoriano 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry and shocked to read how well you've cared for yourself to have this diagnosis. I pray all is well, will be well. ⚘🧡

@katherine8212 Жыл бұрын

I want to use this medium to say a very big thank to #DROKOH who used his herme from HSV2 kzfaq.info/love/fzKiFMY65gNpniyR4rxEwQ

@martinnichols45 Жыл бұрын

Why did you get a coloscopy at 38 ?

@serenarichmond8120 Жыл бұрын

Hi.sugar feeds cancer.Cut it all no carbs or veggies. Go carnivore Grass fed animals.pasture eggs.Wild cut fish.Ck Dr Chaffee

@maurerpower37 2 жыл бұрын

What are the optimum levels of butyrate from a stool test? I haven't seen this number anywhere. Thank you.

@cps_Zen_Run 3 жыл бұрын

Fiber might be needed if one eats processed foods. I have no issues on a low-carb lifestyle taking no fiber supplements.

@Tamar-sz8ox 11 ай бұрын

5 stars ⭐️ thank you !

@mandarp9472 Жыл бұрын

Keep BMI below 23, eating more fibre, avoiding processed food, sugar, fried food can reduce chances of such cancers.

@Junior-jw1bb 3 сағат бұрын

I put off my colonoscopy until I was in my early 70s because my father had a bad experience during his. I finally had it done and found out I had stage 3 colon cancer. They removed 10 inches of the colon and 26 lymph nodes, 5 of those were cancerous as well. Chemo after that. All I can say is don’t put it off and take that chance, the recovery was not pleasant.

@OrangeGrove55 Жыл бұрын

Alot of nuance with the meat discussion, it also depends on what is PUT ON that meat. Nobody really eats meat by itself, there are usually other stuff that goes on it like ketchup, mayo etc. How do those things influence the study? I think it's interesting.

@Mikemeshell63 6 ай бұрын

great stuff

@sonyb8017 3 жыл бұрын

Colonoscopies are dangerous procedures, but many MDs won’t talk about the dangers of them.

@mikev4755 3 жыл бұрын

Perforation of the colon during colonoscopy is rare, much rarer than colon cancer. I've had a half dozen colonoscopies and have had no problems. I had one without anesthesia. I don't recommend that.

@nadalhector2148 Жыл бұрын

You need to sign a release of responsibility for a colonoscopy .So we have to figure out why.

@emilylee9894 Жыл бұрын

FEAR can be dangerous also...

@remmer7010 Жыл бұрын

There’s danger every time you leave the house…nothing is without risk.

@Marg205 Жыл бұрын

@@remmer7010 yes but to willingly lay down to slaughter is different. Why can’t ultra sounds and mri’s see polyps.

@JOEfromthebuttonfactory Жыл бұрын

Met a guy who colon was punctured during a routine colonoscopy and now has a permanent bag attached to his side. I’m never getting one. High does iodine. Hopefully that will prevent any trouble

@teresacesario6247 3 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT!!!!

@mattb7406 2 жыл бұрын

Used to love his work. Read two of his books

@siddiquiuzma6740 Жыл бұрын

Can you share book name. Are they helpfull in managing polyps

@mattb7406 Жыл бұрын

@@siddiquiuzma6740 I dont recommend Hyman stuff, I think he has lost his way. Watch Dr Ken Berry. The polyps are primarily from seed oils, grains, legumes and carbs. Go on a strict meat and fat diet (which is healthiest for everyone) and your polyps will clear (and so will most IBS and inflammation and other health and skin issues). Vegetable bother peoples bowels MUCH more then we know. I lost 60 pounds, got off 4 prescriptions cleared my skin, joint pain and brain fog. much more energy.

@philrichardson4984 Жыл бұрын

I had my first at 64 only had one polyp now my bowel funtion has changed from very normal regular functions Im not sure if i will get another one

@pardwayne 15 күн бұрын

I'm 47. Had my first colonoscopy yesterday. The only thing irritating was the the clear liquid diet I had to keep leading up to the procedure. Doc had to remove 3 big polyps. I was sedated through the whole thing. Nothing ruptured or punctured as far as I know. I expect a follow-up call next week with a full explanation.

@juliantreidiii Жыл бұрын

I got polyps from an Md. looping stitches through my intestines when he took out my appendix before he killed himself with malpractice. My father died of colon cancer at 20 from PCB's being dumped in the water in Rome Ga. because the EPA man took bribes from GE and Celanese plants until he died of a heart attack.

@summer7529 3 жыл бұрын

Dr Mark Hyman when will you discuss schizophrenia??

@vidsbynick3082 8 ай бұрын

Great episode. Lots of good info. But seriously with the ads!! Geez 🙄

@labbe52 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you...

@cherylmcnutt9905 3 жыл бұрын

High fiber diet = good. Excess weight = bad. Exercise = good. Cigarettes and Alcohol = bad.

@user-lf5oh7um7y 3 ай бұрын

My diet is rich in spices, lemons, limes, cherries, pineapple, watermelon. Beef, pork, chicken, bone broth, butter, eggs. Cheese sometimes.

@LotusFrog_n_Sun Жыл бұрын

Now if we can get the insurance companies on board with helping with follow up colonoscopies after benign polyps are found-because who can afford $6,000+ out of pocket every few years !?

@mirashin8400 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 💓

@chompnormski 3 жыл бұрын

Are they really skin tags cause by high insulin?

@user-lf5oh7um7y 3 ай бұрын

Oxalates need to be discussed for those that are sensitive to them. How they effect.

@joseraydeleste3473 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much...Doc..Tc & Godbls!💖🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@LiLi-ep1gd Жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. Hyman, I’m looking for Functional Medical doctors in the Northern Virginia /DC, that you can recommend? Please.

@maxineadderley5378 Жыл бұрын

My nneighbour was diagnosed with bowel issues that were partially caused by polyps. Her specialist told her that he could not do anything more for her because she had too many for him to remove. He said if she had certain symptoms, she must go to the hospital and be expected to have an ileostomy... She was terrified of that. After doing a search on youtube and found a similar problem and they were able to get rid of the condition. We made up a concoction and it's been over 6 years and she has had no problem... After returning to her Gastroenterologist based on her insurance company's requirements, the doctor was astonished asking her what happened... After taking the concoction four times, she passed about one pound of small things looking like rice grains... Again, no. problem since

@karmelicanke Жыл бұрын

Would you please share your 'concoction'? It's help that I need too. Thank you.

@veralynguillory8579 Жыл бұрын

What was the name of her concoction. I bleed often.

@Rita-hz2iu Жыл бұрын

Yes, please share the concoction. Thank you.

@nicolew6342 10 ай бұрын

What did she drink?

@yormosi-6251 10 ай бұрын

What was the drink? Thx

@juliantreidiii Жыл бұрын

It is very interesting how he got the statistics wrong or misrepresented them. I know that mean, median, and mode can confuse most people but they are not that difficult. Still, how many vegetables you eat is more important.

@frankietorres8596 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information, but you forgot to mention people with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease I myself suffer from colitis

@ritaparker478 Жыл бұрын

Interesting but charts or lists of useful probiotics, prebiotics would help. Even though I slowed speed Dr Hyman talks too fast. At normal speed Dr Boham enunciates and speaks at a moderated pace so she can be understood.

@SusanCollins-dk9kv 2 ай бұрын

Had my first colonoscopy. I was terrified because I thought it would be painful. I had conscious sedation and painkillers. I didn't feel a thing until the but at the end when they go round a corner. It lasted a fee seconds and felt like trapped wind. I have to go for another one to have a more complex polyp removed. Needless to say I'm very relieved I went for the initial colonoscopy and they discovered it.