Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
Hi
This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your thread was merged with another of your threads.
Please when posting on similar topics add it onto your previous post rather than starting a new one.
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Elen
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
That's not the best thing to post. It essentially states that bright red blood can be a sign of cancer, and CRC often doesn't show symptoms until it's severe. Hardly reassuring.
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
Ok I will remove it then - just trying to help. It is info available on the internet so I was trying to help not scare anyone :shrug:
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
To be honest symptoms of both are so similar 😩 I’ve had my tummy check and have had rectal exam and no issue there I’m not going to the toilet that often i remember before my health anxiety kicked in I used to go Atleast once or twice and not it’s probs 3 or 4 so nothing dramatic there. No blood that I noticed, In the past few weeks I’ve had a anal fissure and and anal skin tag so I do get a lot of discomfort in the anal area but however has gone a lot better. Colofac and lansprozole have sorted the pain out ... the only issue I have and is bothering me is the consistency of my stools.
I’m just thinking either the doctor thinks I’m too young or they putting all my symptoms down to HA or IBS and I have a fear they’ve missed something vital
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
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Originally Posted by
KrankerMann
That's not the best thing to post. It essentially states that bright red blood can be a sign of cancer, and CRC often doesn't show symptoms until it's severe. Hardly reassuring.
Reputable sites say it can be a symptom of bowel cancer though so the article wasn't false in that respect.
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
I’ve got an appointment with doctors next Tuesday let’s see what she says .. il sure she’s only going to reiterate what I’ve been told previously. I’ve not lost any weight which is a positive I guess and no black stools or anything like that. Consistency of my bowels are not diaorrhea like either they maybe loose but not a mush.
Would you think it’s appropriate to take a few pictures of my bowel movements to show to the doctor so she knows what I mean or is it too much
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
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Originally Posted by
Sunshinegirl82
Would you think it’s appropriate to take a few pictures of my bowel movements to show to the doctor so she knows what I mean or is it too much
I'm sure just a description would suffice.
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
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Originally Posted by
nomorepanic
Ok I will remove it then - just trying to help. It is info available on the internet so I was trying to help not scare anyone :shrug:
I'm sure you wouldn't post a link to a dodgy site. We need to post facts as well as "reassurance" :lac:
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
You have all the symptoms as me, incouding the anal fissure and the anal tag. My anal fissure keeps opening up every now and then tho.
I have done quite a few tests except colonoscopy (and I hope I don't have to do one ever), and both my GP and the specialist didn't think that there is anything wrong.
Please refer to the link provided below:
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Res...Health-Anxiety
Re: Somebody please help me make sense .. convinced got bowel cancer
They have a complete workbook. I suggest you download it and print it.
And yes, flat or thin stools don't mean cancer. Flat or thin can result from IBS. With IBS I have had all types of stools.