A polyp is the result of genetic changes in the cells of the colon lining that affect the normal cell life cycle. Many factors can increase the risk or rate of these changes. Factors are related to your diet, lifestyle, older age, gender and genetics or hereditary issues.
Any condition that triggers long-term irritation and swelling (inflammation) in your nasal passages or sinuses, such as infections or allergies, may increase your risk of developing nasal polyps.
Some people have a higher than normal chance of having polyps because of their family history. If you are at risk or concerned about polyps, talk to your doctor. Regular medical tests or other types of surveillance may be suggested if you have a family history.
Foods to limit
Research suggests that eating less of the following foods may have health benefits and may lower your chances of developing polyps: fatty foods, such as fried foods. red meat, such as beef and pork. processed meat, such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs, and lunch meats.
A diet high in fruits, vegetables, and unprocessed grains can be especially beneficial for gut health and the prevention of colon polyps. Folic acid and folate: Folic acid and folate can help to prevent the formation of polyps in people who regularly consume at least 400 micrograms per day.
Calcium, when taken with vitamin D, is thought to be linked to cancer prevention. Daily use of calcium carbonate, resulted in a 15 per cent reduction in colorectal adenomatous polyp recurrence.
There are no home remedies proven to entirely get rid of nasal polyps naturally but natural remedies may be used to improve symptoms and reduce discomfort caused by nasal polyps, such as: Use a humidifier or inhale steam. Bromelain supplementation. Use a neti pot to irrigate the sinuses.
First of all, you may not need to treat your nasal polyps. If your nasal polyps aren't causing symptoms, you don't need to treat them. It's possible for nasal polyps to shrink naturally and go away on their own.
Chronic Sinusitis Symptoms
In general, as polyps swell or get larger, they start to fill the nose and cause nasal blockage or obstruction, which some patients refer to as “congestion.” For a person with allergies and polyps, a “bad allergy day” will frequently cause the polyps to swell more and cause more symptoms.
This information, taken together, suggests that experiencing total (including stress) life events could induce the adoption of certain unhealthy behaviors that may in turn promote colon polyp development.
If the colonoscopy finds one or two small polyps (5 mm in diameter or smaller), you are considered at relatively low risk. Most people will not have to return for a follow-up colonoscopy for at least five years, and possibly longer.
People who have had certain types of polyps removed during a colonoscopy. Most of these people will need to get a colonoscopy again after 3 years, but some people might need to get one earlier (or later) than 3 years, depending on the type, size, and number of polyps.
Anyone can develop colon and rectal polyps, but people with the following risk factors are more likely to do so: Age 45 years and older. A family history of polyps or colon cancer. A rare inherited gene that makes people more likely to develop polyps.
Research indicates that as many as 60 percent of polyps may grow back within three years. Also, about 30 percent of patients who've had polyps removed develop new ones. This is why it is important to talk to the care team about follow-up screening within five years after the polyps are removed.
Doctors treat colon polyps by removing them. In most cases, doctors use special tools during a colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy to remove colon polyps. After doctors remove the polyp, they send it for testing to check for cancer. A pathologist will review the test results and send a report to your doctor.
The former has no potential to become cancerous, but adenomatous polyps can turn into cancer if not removed, and in adults, you have an increased chance of developing more polyps. Colorectal Surgical Associates will typically remove all polyps during a colonoscopy.
PROGNOSIS AFTER TREATMENT
Once a colorectal polyp is completely removed, it rarely comes back. However, at least 30% of patients will develop new polyps after removal. For this reason, your physician will advise follow-up testing to look for new polyps. This is usually done 3 to 5 years after polyp removal.
In fact, a research team from Vanderbilt University found out that women who eat three servings of fish per week reduced their risk of developing colon polyps at around 33 percent. Your best picks would be baked or smoked salmon, tuna and sardines as they are also rich in vitamin D and calcium.
Familial polyposis is a genetic disease in which family members develop multiple colon polyps, often resulting in colon cancer. When people with this condition are given daily turmeric, the number and size of polyps decreases by half.
Both the level of vitamin D in the blood and intake of vitamin D-rich foods decrease the risk of colorectal polyps in a number of studies.
Vitamin D3 (VD3) is known to inhibit the proliferation of nasal polyp-derived fibroblasts.
31% of the patients in the Control Group had developed polyps but only 15% in the Green Tea Supplement Group. Also, the polyps that did occur in the Green Tea Supplement Group were smaller. The study is published in the November 2008 issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
Number: The more pre-cancerous polyps someone has, the higher their risk will be. So, someone with 1 or 2 small polyps is at less risk than someone with 3-9.