Hello everyone,
I will introduce myself first,
I'm 22 years old, I have had mild hypochondria my entire life (I was surprised that my username was already taken, apparently I made an account in 2012 already), no one in my family ever had cancer, I never smoked, was never overweight etc.
BUT from ages 14-18 I followed a high fat/high red meat diet, I was into bodybuilding and thought it was healthy. I ate up to 600g of red meat plus a bunch of fat every day, essentially a carcinogenic diet.
The past week or so I have been having some bowel discomfort (gas, undigested food, false urges). I requested 2 FITs, but in studies the sensitivity ranges from 30-100%, so that won't put my mind at ease.
I'm extremely anxious about getting a colonoscopy, especially a regular one. Given that I'm 22, I think my chances of cancer are slim despite being very worried about it. This is the reason I think I want to ask for a virtual one, because I don't think it's likely they have to remove something. Is the diagnostic accuracy of this just as good as a regular one? I heard it can miss polyps smaller than 8mm, but a regular one can miss polyps behind a fold, so it kind of evens out in terms of false negatives.