The 63-year-old Dancing On Ice Judge started to experience severe stomach pains. For two weeks, while he was waiting to learn the cause of his symptoms, he was unsure whether he was “going to live or die”. The condition he had is known for turning into a much-more sinister disease if left untreated.
An electrical current is moved through the tube and burns or cuts off the polyp in a painless procedure.
The Mayo Clinic identifies the following main symptoms of a bowel polyp: rectal bleeding, a change in the colour of your stool, as well as a change in bowel habits.
As Dean suggested, polyps can be removed through surgery. This normally occurs if the polyp is large or there are many of them.