One solution would be to have your primary care physician refer you to another gastroenterologist for capsule endoscopy. With this procedure, you swallow a small capsule which surrounds a mini-camera that travels throught the entire digestive tract, taking pictures and recording them throughout. Requires very little prep, does not require any inanimate object inserted below and covers more territory than any other test. Another option is called virtual endoscopy, conducted throught the use of a multi slice CT scanner. Most of the hospitals in your area should have this technology available, however, due to low or inadequate reimbursement, the tests are not usually offered by physicians. If you let your doctor know that you can not tolerate regular colonoscopy, he should rrefer you for one of these less invasive options. Just a thought.
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