An intestinal polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the intestine. Most intestinal polyps are harmless but some of them can develop, over time, into intestinal cancer that is often fatal when discovered in its later stages. An intestinal polyp can be benign or malignant.
More than 30% of all people experience one or more intestinal polyps in their lifetime and more than 50% of these polyps are found in the rectum. Polyps may have various appearances and be benign or malignant. However, almost all polyps are suspect to become malignant, therefore must be monitored. One possible cause of polyps is a hereditary illnesses (hereditary polyposis syndrome).
Most polyps do not cause any discomfort, normally they are discovered and removed during a colonoscopy. When symptoms arise, it is normally blood or mucus deposits in the stool, constipation or pain during bowel movements.
Since many people over 50 years old develop polyps and these tend to degenerate, anyone above that age should regularly perform a colonoscopy and, if necessary, remove existing polyps. If a patient has someone in the family with similar problems, he should visit a specialist timely. A discovery in early stage brings more possibilities for therapies and better prognosis.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
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