Points to Remember Colon Polyps

• A polyp is extra tissue that grows inside the body. Most polyps are not harmful.
  
  
• Symptoms may include constipation or diarrhea for more than a week or blood on your underwear, on toilet paper, or in your stool.
  
  
• Many polyps do not cause symptoms.
  
  
• Doctors remove all polyps and test them for cancer.
  
  
• Talk to your doctor about getting tested for polyps if
  
  
• you have any symptoms
  
  
• you're 50 years old or older
  
  
• someone in your family has had polyps or colon cancer

source: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonpolyps_ez/index.htm