50岁该做肠镜了

最近看到国内新闻上提到有人得了肠癌或胃癌，故在此提醒一下大家。在美国人们一过50医生就会建议去做个肠镜，以防止肠癌。土生土长的亚洲人（中国、韩国、日本等喜欢吃腌制品的国家）最好再做个胃镜，以防止胃癌。我自己都做过了，阿弥陀佛，没事。以后每3到5年还要做一次，争取再做个几十次。

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At 50 it's time for a colonoscopy

> By Duan Yongping · his NetEase blog (nteswjq.blog.163.com, now closed; read from web archives) · 2011-05-22 · [Original link](http://nteswjq.blog.163.com/blog/static/1269981201142263534863/) ([archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719234157/http://nteswjq.blog.163.com/blog/static/1269981201142263534863/))

Recently I saw news reports in China mentioning people with colon cancer or stomach cancer, so here's a reminder for everyone.

In America, as soon as people pass 50, doctors recommend a colonoscopy to prevent colon cancer. Asians born and raised in Asia (China, Korea, Japan and other countries that like pickled foods) had best also have a gastroscopy, to prevent stomach cancer.

I've had both myself. Amitabha, nothing wrong. From now on I'll have them again every 3 to 5 years, and I aim to have them a few dozen more times.

In America both colonoscopy and gastroscopy are painless; when I had mine I just slept through it, and it was done within 10 to 20 minutes.

The doctor said having them in China and Hong Kong is somewhat painful.

I suggest that those who are afraid of pain and can afford it come to America to have them; whatever you do, don't skip them for fear of pain.

Munger has said that if he knew where he was going to die he'd never go there, but a hospital is a place you sometimes have to go; people only hope to walk in on their own feet and walk out on their own feet.