Channel: Cancer Research UK

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Description: What's it like to have a flexible sigmoidoscopy? Learn more from Cancer Research UK. Watch the video to learn what it's like, or read more about it on our website: cancerresearchuk.org/about... A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test to look inside your back passage and the lower part of your large bowel. You might have the test to check symptoms, to monitor a condition or as part of the bowel cancer screening programme. A doctor or specialist nurse uses a thin flexible tube called a colonoscope. This has a small light and camera at one end. The doctor or nurse puts the tube into your back passage and gently moves it up into the lower part of your bowel. They can see the pictures of the inside of your bowel on a TV monitor. You usually have this test in the endoscopy unit at the hospital. It may take between 5 to 15 minutes. But you should expect to be in the department for up to 2 hours. Find out more at: cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/tests/flexible-sigmoidoscopy