Riverwild, I agree with you completely. My doctor would like me to have a colonoscopy but so far I've successfully resisted and will continue resisting until I have reasons to think I have something wrong with my colon that a colonoscopy would help to analyze.

I looked up the risk factors for colorectal cancer. There are about a half dozen of them, and I have not one. No relatives of mine have ever had colorectal cancer. I'm not counting a half-brother who had it.

I sometimes think that some tests doctors put people through are done mainly so that the doctors can protect themselves from lawsuits.

There is a questionnaire where you can find out your risk of colon cancer here:

http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu...art&quiz=colon

Mine came out "much below average." I'm going to point this out if a doctor suggests a colonoscopy again.