Symptoms of Colon Cancer - What You Should Look Out For

Colon Cancer is a disease you want to find early, or at least before it has a chance to grow into the later stages of cancer. The main problem is that it can take a long time before you are able to feel any symptoms of any tumors growing in your colon depending on which part it's growing in. If you have any of the following symptoms please talk with your Doctor about testing for this horrible disease.

A Change In Your Bowel Habits.

If you start having a sudden increase or decrease in the amount of times you go to the restroom each day, and it persists for more than a few weeks, this could be due to a tumor that's blocking your waste in your Colon. Now the only problem here is that another non life threatening disease called Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) also mimics the same symptoms. So talk to your Doctor if you are having this problem.

Your Stool Has Changed Shape or Color.

If your stool begins to look extremely flat or pencil thin, this can be a sign that you have a tumor in your colon that is blocking the normal passage of your fecal matter. This can cause it to flatten or come out in small portions that are pencil thin. If your stool is darkened and almost black then that can indicate that it has blood in it that is from a portion of the upper colon.

Any time you have blood in the stool you should contact your physician to have tests done ruling out any types of cancer. Many cancer symptoms mimic other non life threatening diseases so it's always best to rule out any chances that it's serious.

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