Colon Health Check

Take a proactive approach to your health - book a Bupa Colon Health Check.

Who is this health check for?

Our Colon Health check is suitable for men and women aged 45 and above.

What does a Bupa Colon Health check involve?

A Bupa Colon Health check includes an advanced Computed Tomography (CT) scan of your bowel, known as a virtual colonoscopy, designed to check for polyps and other signs of bowel cancer.

The CT scanner produces two and three-dimensional images of the whole of the colon and rectum, enabling the radiologist to see the inside of the bowel, and spot any abnormality. The most common abnormality to see is bowel polyps; larger polyps have a high chance of becoming cancerous.

If the scan detects any significant polyps, we will discuss this with you. The next step would normally be a conventional colonoscopy, which would enable a doctor to remove the polyps. Removing significant polyps dramatically reduces the chance of bowel cancer developing and, if bowel cancer is present within the polyp, may even be curative.

Virtual colonoscopy (up to 20 minutes)

A simple CT scan, taking just 20 minutes. This will take place at a scanning centre. You can find out more by downloading our virtual colonoscopy information sheet (pdf, 58Kb).

Follow-up consultation (up to 15 minutes)

A consultation with a Bupa doctor to discuss the results of your scan. This will be scheduled about a week after your scan so the results can be processed in time.

Add a Bupa Colon Health check to a Bupa Health Assessment

A Bupa Colon Health check can be booked on its own or as an add on to any of the following Bupa Health Assessments⁺:

Complete Health

Advanced Health

Mature Health

Please note that some restrictions apply. The Bupa Colon Health check is not available as an add on to the Essential Health and Female Health assessments.

Next steps

Call us today

For more advice on which health assessment is suitable or to book an Advanced Health Assessment, call 0845 600 3458*.
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+ Please note that when purchasing the Colon Health check as an add on, some of the tests are already included in the main assessment.

Bupa Centres and the health assessments offered at each Bupa Centre may vary from time to time.

Health and fitness assessments are not available to anyone under 18.

Bupa Health Assessments are provided by Bupa Occupational Health Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 631336. Registered office: Bupa House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2BA

Book today

For more information or to book your discounted assessment please call

0845 600 3458*

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