Conditions
Bowel Cancer
Bowel cancer is often referred to as colon cancer or rectal cancer, and refers to a cancer that forms in the large bowel. It is the third most common cancer in the UK, and over 80% of cases are reported in the over 60s. The symptoms of bowel cancer are blood appearing in a person’s stools, alongside changes to a person’s normal bowel habits, pain in the stomach and weight loss. Though the causes are many, diet plays a strong part, with a diet rich in red and processed meat increasing that chance of developing bowel cancer by around 35%. Being overweight can also exacerbate the problem, as can smoking. If you are diagnosed with bowel cancer, the treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and biological therapy. The chance of successful treatment is linked to how advanced the cancer is, and how far it has spread. This makes early diagnosis important, so if you are over 60, or display any symptoms of bowel cancer, go to the NHS Bowel cancer Screening Programmme.
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Over the last few weeks I have noticed poo on my bed sheets in the morning a few years ago it only happened a few times and doctor said it was leakage from the bowel what can be done about it
normally i am constipated and go up to 5days.the last couple weeks i have bad wind and the last few days my stools are very light coloured and i am very frequent
ive been getting blood when i go to the toilet and its not just when i wipe my bum, i look in the toilet and the water is red from blood. im female, 20 years old and have no other symptoms such as pain or itchiness. can anyone help what this is and anything i can do to stop it. ive been experiencing this for about a year on and off it using stays for a week and then nothing for a week then comes back again and so on. thanks.
Hi, for the last week I have been sick within an hour of consuming any food. With this I have also had diarrhea, but it seems to have stopped now. My main concern is obviously not being able to eat anything without feeling or being sick, and the fact I have lost half a stone in the last week. Before this, the only issue I have had is for about a year if I ate meals with rich sauces I would have to go to the loo almost instantly after (my stools would be extremely watery) but obviously by avoiding these sorts of foods there was never an issue. Any idea as to what this could be down to?
hi im 15 years old and after going to the toilet when i wipe i noticed some small spot of blood
I'm 41, and for months I've had a loud grumbling stomach and a bubbly bum followed by really fluid gassy diorhorea. I did have blood in it a couple of times, but gone now. My stomach constantly grumbles and gets painful and bloated. Can anyone tell me what's wrong or suffers the same.
i have had the same, whatever i eat...i cannot maybe digest properly.... my doctor says i have IBS... but i feel its something else...half the time i have diarrohea... i would love a solution to this problem...I am 38 male...mate your not the only one...
hi i too have the same symptoms and have been really worried about cancer or such like. i am female 35 and think the best way forward is if we both make a trip to the doctors to find out for certain... the websites are frightening!!
one side of my vaginal wall feels hard and sore. I also have a dragging feeling and keep feeling as though I need to open my bowels. I also have some dull pain in my abdoman. Could you give me any advise please.
hi, beginging of december i had part of my bowl removed, in the last 3 weeks, i look like im pregnant, i still have pain and still take pain killers, please help, it worries me about my swollen stomach, i have had 3 operations on my bowels so far.
Hi I hope someone can help me with this issue. I am a 46 yr old female, who has a gnawing pain in he middle of my stomach.I also have nausea, diarrhea, vomiting sometimes I see blood in my vomit and diarrhea, I feel very full and bloated all the time and now its to the point I can't eat, I have been to the emergency many times its been off and on since 2009 and since September 2011 its been non stop gnawing pain, I have a weight loss of approximately 25 pounds since September.The Drs first said Pancreatitis and a CT scan showed no problems with the pancreas or Gall bladder so they just gave me meds and said they don't know whats wrong and said they'll do colonoscopy and Laproscopy in August the pain is dibilitating me and can't believe how long I have to wait I am scared I have stomach or bowel cancer, the Drs also found a nodule in my stomach and said that wouldn't cause the problem and my Lipase are high all the time.Has anyone else gone through this and if so do you know what it is? Has it been diagnosed I am really scared and wish these Drs would listen more Thank you
Hi I have constant gnawing in the middle of my stomach and Drs dont know what it is and my lipase are always high has any else suffered from this and been told what it is??Pls help this never goes away and It's to the point where I Can't eat I'm too full and bloated.. the drs say pancreatitis did a scan and said no thats not it, but I have a nodule in my stomach but that wouldn't cause the pain the Drs said, been to emergency a few times and they dont know, I am so scared, I have a colonoscopy and laprascop scheduled for Aug and not sure how to deal with this constant gnawing pain, none of the usual meds help like omeprazole,tramadol,dilaudid, I feel like I am going crazy from the constant pain Pls help Someone I am so scared something is really wrong I have been like this since Sept constant and before this bout it was off and on for 2 years and now it just doesn't let up. I am a 46 yr old female
I also forgot to mention constant diarrhea, nausea and vomiting off and on, and some blood in diarrhea somtimes and vomiting blood periodically.. this is Darlene
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