What's New and Beneficial about Carrots. 1  Carrots were one of the vegetables examined in recent research on foods rich in beta-carotene and bone health. More specifically, intake of yellow/orange and green vegetables was evaluated to see if greater intake was related to greater bone mass.
exists and is an alternate of . If your colon is removed and nothing else is done for you, you will die. In modern medicine removal of part or all of the colon is accompanied by provision of a colostomy or iliostomy, where the remaining end of the colon or of the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to the exterior.
While colon polyps start out as benign tumors, certain types of polyps (called an adenoma, adenomatous polyp, or serrated polyps) may turn into cancer. The risk is greater as the polyp gets larger. Adenomatous and serrated polyps can be removed before they become cancerous with a procedure called colonoscopy.Under light sedation, a lighted flexible tube is inserted into the colon, allowing the physician to see the inside of the colon and remove polyps.ummary. 1  Genes â if there is colon cancer or polyps in your family, have a colonoscopy to detect early cancer or removal of polpys. 2  Surveillance â yearly stool exam for hidden blood and sigmoidoscopy (short exam) every 5 years or colonoscopy every 10 years or so, starting at age 50.