I& #39;ll answer any questions I can that you may have about what it& #39;s like to get a colonoscopy.

Friends,

Please, please do not answer other folks questions on things like colon cancer screening guidelines unless you know what you& #39;re talking about or I will have to block you.

To correct a factual inaccuracy someone else posted:

It is *not* true that all guidelines recommend screening starts at age 50. The American Academy of Gastroenterology recommends that African Americans start screening at age 45. https://gi.org/patients/gi-health-and-disease/colon-cancer-fact-sheet/">https://gi.org/patients/...

As Dr. Blackstock pointed out, "Black Americans have the highest mortality & lowest survival rates" for colorectal cancer.

I will not allow this space to contribute to the medical racism, even inadvertently, that causes those disparate outcomes. https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/1299583204941271042?s=20">https://twitter.com/uche_blac...

For more on why mortality of colorectal cancer in African Americans hasn& #39;t decreased as much, please https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⤵️" title="Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten">: https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/1299585090083852290?s=20">https://twitter.com/uche_blac...