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Well, take that to your doctor's office. So advises Dr. Strick J. Woods, a gastroenteroligist with Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County, who said dealing with "embarrassing questions" are a big part of his job.
"As a gastroenterologist, I deal with private bodily functions, which is something people are reluctant to talk about," he said as part of an interview for National Doctor's Day on Monday. "More specifically, people are generally hesitant to discuss their bowel functions."
That means discussing stool color, character and/or rectal bleeding.
In reality, Woods, who practices out of Fairfield and Bridgeport locations, said he wished more people would ask questions, including what age they should begin colorectal cancer screening (age 50).
He'd also like patients to inquire about different screening techniques. The answer: multiple options, either a traditional colonoscopy, CT colonography and/or Cologuard (a test that you go to the bathroom on that detects both altered DNA and blood biomarkers to be associated with colorectal cancer and pre-cancer in the stool).
Most often, he said, his most frequently asked question is: "You want to put what where?"
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