Benign Colon Disease Care in Tampa

You know what they say about prevention — it's worth its weight in wellness. Because colon polyps often don't cause symptoms, it's important to have regular screenings, so that they can be found and removed in the early stages. The best prevention for colon cancer is regular screening for polyps.

Part of our vision to provide whole-person care includes helping you take a proactive approach to your health. To help prevent colon cancer, we suggest coming in for a colonoscopy once every ten years, starting at age 50. We may recommend starting screenings earlier in life if your family history puts you at a higher risk. To provide you with the most comprehensive diagnosis possible, we offer additional tests and screenings, including:

• Biopsies to Check Removed Polyps for Cancer
• Fecal Occult Blood Tests (FOBT) to Detect Hidden Blood in Your Stool
• Sigmoidoscopies to Screen the Lower Section of Your Colon

You deserve peace of mind. Let us help you find it with a compassionate, whole-person approach to your benign colon disease care.

You likely have questions and concerns about your diagnosis. We're here to answer and address every one of them. Our dedicated medical staff support your whole-person health, caring for your physical concerns while also nurturing your emotional and spiritual health. The vast majority of colon polyps aren’t, and never will be, cancerous. Colon polyps we treat include:

• Adenomas are the most common polyps and are defined by their tubular shapes.
• Familial adenomatous polyposis occurs during teenage years and can be treated by our skilled pediatric team.
• Hamartomas juvenile polyps are generally found in children age 10 and younger and can be treated by our pediatric team.
• Hyperplastic polyps are very common and never cancerous.
• Inflammatory polyps are typically found in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
• Lymphoid polyps are non-cancerous growths.
• Neoplastic epithelial polyps are slow-growing clumps that can turn into cancer after many years.
• Non-neoplastic epithelial polyps are non-cancerous and result from changes in your colon lining or mucus.
• Peutz-Jeghers’ polyps result from a rare disease identified by bluish spots around the lips and gums.

You don’t have to face your diagnosis with uncertainty. Lean on us. And receive the compassionate care and support you deserve.

You don’t have to face colon polyps with worry or concern. The digestive health specialists at AdventHealth Tampa, formerly Florida Hospital Tampa, are highly trained to provide attentive, efficient, and effective benign colon disease care. Often times, your polyps can be removed during your colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy screenings. To help ensure your comfort, these procedures are done while you’re asleep. We’ll sit with you before and after your procedure to answer all your questions and guide you toward a sense of control and confidence.

While there is no way to completely prevent colon polyps, there are lifestyle adjustments you can make to help keep them from occurring. We often suggest gently adjusting your lifestyle to include a healthier diet, limited alcohol consumption, reduced tobacco use, and increased physical activity. Your wellness is our goal. Let us help you achieve it.