Are intestinal polyps dangerous?

Having polyps in the intestines is certainly a dangerous condition, but to what extent is the danger? It depends on the patient's actual condition. Generally speaking, patients with polyps are prone to abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stools and other symptoms. We need to understand the severity of the disease through these clinical symptoms, take targeted and effective treatments, and reduce the harm.

1. Whether having polyps in the intestine is dangerous depends on the situation. Colorectal polyps are a general term for raised lesions of the colon and rectum. They are clinically diagnosed based on palpation, colonoscopy, or X-ray barium meal enema examination. The clinical manifestations of colorectal polyps vary. There may be no symptoms in the early stages. General clinical manifestations may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in the stool, mucus in the stool, or a feeling of tenesmus. Polyps vary in size and may be pedunculated or broad-based; they may be localized in a certain section of the colon or rectum or involve the entire colon and rectum; they may be single or scattered, or many polyps may be clustered together.

2. Simple polyps that are small and asymptomatic can be re-examined and observed. Currently, it is clinically recommended to remove them during colonoscopy and send them for pathological examination. Polyps vary in size, ranging from as small as a few millimeters, like millet grains, to as large as 3 to 4 centimeters in diameter, which can even block the intestines and cause intestinal obstruction. Polyps can be solitary or more commonly multiple, and in some rare cases there can be thousands of polyps. Some polyps have stalks of varying lengths at the base, where they are connected to the mucosa, which are called pedunculated polyps. Some polyps grow diffusely, which are called flat polyps or sessile polyps. Although the causes of polyp formation are very complex, the vast majority of polyps are benign lesions that are not life-threatening, and only a small number of polyps have a tendency to become cancerous and require active treatment.

3. The cause of colorectal polyps is still unclear. According to research, it may be related to family genetic factors, inflammation and other chronic stimulation, race, dietary composition and structure, etc.

4. Participate in physical exercise within your ability to enhance your physical fitness; avoid excessive emotions, keep a good mood and a peaceful mood; pay attention to dietary taboos, keep a light diet, and generally avoid overeating spicy, hot, roasted, greasy and rich foods to prevent dampness and heat in the gastrointestinal tract, which may lead to dampness and heat stagnation in the intestines and cause illness. Avoid eating cold and raw foods to prevent damaging the yang energy in the middle burner and causing spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.