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Aim: To evaluate the patients' tolerability of rigid sigmoidoscopies and to assess the analgesic requirement, as well as to compare male and female tolerability. Method: A data sheet was used and completed for this prospective study of all the patients who underwent a rigid sigmoidoscopy (RS) over 3 months in the outpatient clinics. Results: 108 patients were included in the study. A change in bowel habits was the major indication for patients to undergo a RS, with 48.2% of the indications, followed by rectal bleeding (39.8%), abdominal pain (11.1%), and iron deficiency anaemia (0.9%). There were no abnormalities found in 78.7% of the patients and 84.3% required a further investigation. 47.22% of the patients did not feel any pain or discomfort, while 34.26% felt discomfort, 16.67% felt some bearable pain, and only 1.85% felt unbearable pain. None of the patients required analgesia. Conclusion: RS is a safe, well tolerated, cheap tool that is used as the first line investigation for colorectal diseases. Keywords: Rigid Sigmoidoscopy | Sigmoidoscopy | Recto-sigmoidoscopy | Pain
Introduction In a colorectal clinic, Rigid Sigmoidoscopies (RS) are the routine first-line investigations for the majority of colorectal symptoms. (1,2) They can also aid the diagnosis and management of rectal [...]