can you have a colonoscopy while on your period
A colonoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to examine the lining of your colon for abnormalities. Most of the time, the bleeding will stop on its own. 2  Very rarely (only in about 1 out of every 1,000 colonoscopies), the scope can make a hole, called a perforation, in the wall of your colon. 3  This may need more surgery or treatment with medication. 4  Sometimes, the colonoscopy can miss a polyp.