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• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 20 >> He had no problem drinking the medicines to empty his bowel.

Invited for screening in 2001. The result of his Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. He had a colonoscopy and polypectomy. Subsequent colonoscopies have all been normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Interview 47 >> Andrea Giles, specialist screening practitioner, explains how people must prepare for a colonoscopy.

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• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 26 >> The laxatives were not a big problem, and tasted no worse than the other medicines he takes, but he was still going to the loo at 1am.

Screened in 2006, when aged 66. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was unclear. The next test was abnormal. A colonoscopy showed there were some benign polyps, which were removed.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 45 >> She thought the laxatives tasted 'sweet'. The third dose gave her watery diarrhoea over several hours, sometimes without warning.

When screened for bowel cancer in 2005, the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy. Two polyps were removed. One was found to be malignant (cancerous). Now she is well.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 02 >> The laxative she took to prepare for the colonoscopy was sweet and made her feel sick.

Screened in 2001, when aged 58. Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test result normal. In 2003 had bowel problems, consulted her GP, who referred her to a consultant. She had a colonoscopy, with a normal result.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 44 >> The first dose of laxatives was not too bad but the second made him sick as well as giving him diarrhoea.

He had a Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test in 2001. The result was abnormal so he had a colonoscopy. Cancer was diagnosed, so later he had part of his bowel removed, followed by chemotherapy. He feels well now.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 46 >> The laxatives tasted like dirty salty water and made her feel sick. They took about half an hour to start working.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, when five polyps were removed. One polyp was cancerous, so she had a left hemi-colectomy.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 37 >> He added orange squash to take away the taste, but the medicine still didn't taste nice. It gave him watery diarrhoea, but no stomach pains.

He was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 65. After an abnormal Faecal Occult Blood test he had a colonoscopy, during which two benign polyps were removed.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 15 >> He found the bowel preparation difficult because his double doses of laxative caused pain as well as diarrhoea.

In 2001, aged 64, he was screened for bowel cancer. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. After a colonoscopy he was diagnosed with cancer and had surgery.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 24 >> On the morning of the colonoscopy he gave himself an enema to really clear his bowel of faeces.

Screened in 2001 and 2003. Results were normal. In 2005 he did another Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test. The result was unclear. Another test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which two polyps were removed. These were not malignant.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Colonoscopy, all normal >> Interview 38 >> After she had taken the laxatives her husband helped her with her enema. It helped to wash out the remaining faeces from her bowel.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer 3 times, between 2002 and 2006. The last Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test result was abnormal so she had a colonoscopy, but nothing abnormal was found in the bowel.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 20 >> For three or four days before a colonoscopy he ate a low fibre diet, which included fish and mashed potatoes.

Invited for screening in 2001. The result of his Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. He had a colonoscopy and polypectomy. Subsequent colonoscopies have all been normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 02 >> Her low residue diet included foods such as fish, chicken, milk and eggs. She avoided foods high in fibre, such as fruit and vegetables.

Screened in 2001, when aged 58. Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test result normal. In 2003 had bowel problems, consulted her GP, who referred her to a consultant. She had a colonoscopy, with a normal result.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 30 >> He ate a small portion of white fish and white bread instead of his usual high fibre diet to prepare his bowel for the colonoscopy.

Screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. Six polyps were removed. They were all benign except one, which was "potentially malignant". He will have another colonoscopy in 2007.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 31 >> The information sheet advised people to talk to the GP about reducing or discontinuing drugs such as aspirin or warfarin before the colonoscopy.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006 when aged 68. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which one benign polyp was removed.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 36 >> She was allowed to take medicine for her angina but was told not to take aspirin before her colonoscopy.

Screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 70. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, during which some benign polyps were removed.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 46 >> She was given an enema on the day of the operation to prepare the bowel for surgery.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, when five polyps were removed. One polyp was cancerous, so she had a left hemi-colectomy.