Have I got rectal cancer?
Hi,
I'm 17 and male
You may have seen my post from before..
Basically three weeks ago or so on July 20th I passed a hard stool and when I wiped, the paper was covered in bright red blood. The bleeding continued for a couple of hours after that on and off (dripping in the toilet bowl too) and then stopped for 3 weeks.
I've also noticed a bit of mucus in my stool from time to time.
My stools have sometimes been looser too and a bit thinner but I think this is because of my worrying (which I've heard can cause narrower stools) and a very poor diet of mostly junk food
Well the bleeding stopped but then last night, 3 weeks from the first time it happened, I noticed a tiny trace of red blood again
Then later on that day after I went to toilet again I felt a slight throbbing in my anus and that soon went
Later that night I went to toilet again and this time my anus was sore and I felt around that area and it felt like there was a lump or something slightly sticking out. It went back in when I stood up.
I'd think it was piles but the unusual thing is that internal piles aren't supposed to hurt but when I felt this lump, it felt sort of sore and a little swollen. Why did it feel sore if internal piles are supposed to be painless? My anus was also very itchy
So that leads me to think, what if it's not piles and what I felt was a tumour, since it hurt?
Or is it normal for them to feel tender to the touch when they stick out?
In my most desperate moments (disgusting I know but don't judge me) I have put some stool on toilet paper and had a look at it and there was no blood mixed in it at all. It was also light brown.
The first time I noticed blood, I wiped and it was just on the tissue and not in the stool from what I could see. But what if that was the tumour bleeding? If it's near the anus then the blood wouldn't mix in with the stool because it's not in the colon
I'm just really really worried and I know everyone will say I'm too young to have cancer down there but it can happen:huh::weep:
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For the past few weeks my stools have been irregular too, like sometimes they'll be runny and sometimes I'll be constipated. But I do have an EXTREMELY bad diet consisting mainly of like pizza and junk food
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
Very Very unlikely at your age, it all boils down to bad diet and constipation, drink masses of water and plenty of fruit,
You could always have a quick word with your DR to put your mind at rest, but don't worry about it,
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
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Originally Posted by
welsh girl
Very Very unlikely at your age, it all boils down to bad diet and constipation, drink masses of water and plenty of fruit,
You could always have a quick word with your DR to put your mind at rest, but don't worry about it,
I know it most likely isn't cancer but everything seems to point to it.. I'm gonna eat healthily for a few days and see if there are any changes I think
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Question: if it was anal cancer and there was a tumour, would it stick out of the anus even slightly?
And would anal tumours stop bleeding for 3 weeks and then start again?
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
It is amazing the effects of constipation will do, however I can only repeat to you the importance of drinking lots of water give it few a days , it should make a difference,
After that, don't worry to bits, you only need reassurance once!
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
I just ate something high in fibre and drank loads of water and I managed to go but the stools were rectangular and narrow again.. I'm not sure why this keeps happening but apparently anxiety has something to do with it because it makes your colon tense or something. Ages ago when I was worrying about colon cancer I'd have thin stools too and I think that was because of worrying about it
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
Hi
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Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
Hi has anyone got anything else to add?
I'm really really really panicking right now, I've slept all day due to feeling so low
Re: Is this is a hemorrhoid?
I’m not looking at the picture, sorry. I’m not qualified, plus I’ve just eaten 🤢.
Didn’t you get it checked out? A few weeks ago you were certain it was a pile and now you’re not?
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Re: Is this is a hemorrhoid?
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Re: Is this is a hemorrhoid?
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Scass
I’m not looking at the picture, sorry. I’m not qualified, plus I’ve just eaten 🤢.
Didn’t you get it checked out? A few weeks ago you were certain it was a pile and now you’re not?
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Way to be sensitive and helpful about the whole thing:yesyes:
Maybe it'd be a better idea next time just to not comment if it's too much for you
No I didn't get it checked out, I'm way too scared to do that. I was hoping someone with thicker skin could tell me that the thing was definitely a pile and maybe that would put a stop to it all but I guess not
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
I don't know if I'm being paranoid but I feel a bit skinnier than usual (I worry a lot which could be the reason for losing weight and a couple of weeks ago I did a lot of walking on holiday.. but I also did a lot of eating?) and I feel a very mild sudden ache that comes and goes around my left rib that at times feels like "stitch" and at times just a little annoying. I probably wouldn't notice it if I wasn't worrying but I'm really terrified now.
I also haven't passed any bowel movements for about a day now, I'm feeling pretty constipated but I haven't had any fibre either so maybe that's why. I don't know.
EDIT: I just did pass and it was very very loose but there was no blood and mucus.
I feel suicidal (health anxiety)
I have an EXTREME fear of death and obsess over what life after death is like.. although I consider myself an atheist/agnostic I'm terrified that I'll wake up in hell and will be tortured for all eternity.
And now I may have cancer. I just feel so sad that I want to kill myself so I don't have to go through the sheer terror of being diagnosed with such an awful disease and then even if I am cured, I have to live in fear for the rest of my life of it coming back, knowing that my days could be numbered.
I know it's easy to say "Go to the doctor" but when people tell me to see a doctor it convinces me that they think something is wrong and I have to sit in fear until my appointment. And I have social anxiety and possible Asperger's so it's not always easy to go, especially with something like this.
And even if I do go, I'd be convinced that they just passed it off as piles simply because of my age. What sane doctor would give a 17 year old a colonoscopy? So I'll never be able to find answers
I don't know what to do and I can't find the will to live anymore:weep:
Re: I feel suicidal (health anxiety)
I think we spoke the other day.
Abdominal pains are normal, and can be from IBS.
Blood can be from IBS, hemorrhoids, or just straining too hard. Bright red is from near the anus, dark red is from upper tract.
Losing weight? Possibly from going to the bathroom a lot? Eating habits changed? Often people with anxiety get so stressed they lose weight from not eating, etc.
Thin stools? Also can be from IBS.
People don't say to go to a doctor because they think u have something, they do it because it can help put your mind at rest.
Re: I feel suicidal (health anxiety)
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Originally Posted by
BazB44
I think we spoke the other day.
Abdominal pains are normal, and can be from IBS.
Blood can be from IBS, hemorrhoids, or just straining too hard. Bright red is from near the anus, dark red is from upper tract.
Losing weight? Possibly from going to the bathroom a lot? Eating habits changed? Often people with anxiety get so stressed they lose weight from not eating, etc.
Thin stools? Also can be from IBS.
People don't say to go to a doctor because they think u have something, they do it because it can help put your mind at rest.
Yes we did talk and you were really nice and helpful:D
The blood, I believe, was only on the paper and I don't think I have seen it in my stools (ever) but now my OCD is kicking in I can't be sure. But I'm 99% sure it's only ever been on the paper.
I'm still quite chubby around my belly area, but I'm paranoid that it's weight loss all of a sudden. It could be due to walking a lot on holiday but I also ate a lot on holiday so I don't know.. and I had McDonald's on Sunday, it's really only been the past couple of days that I haven't ate THAT much.
I remember worrying about colon cancer in 2014 and I had thin stools then, but there was no blood that time.. I think it can come from anxiety because it causes your bowel muscles to seize up a bit and narrow the stools a bit. I don't know though.
The thing is, the pain I'm feeling (if it is from cancer) is coming from just under my left rib and if the bright red blood is from near the anus and is only there when I wipe, then if there is a tumour it must be in my anus and not all the way under my rib. Which is weird, so the blood can't be coming from all the way up there meaning the pain can't be a tumour.
I can't be sure though, but see how rational I can get. And then everything falls through and I start worrying again :scared15::scared15:
Re: Have I got rectal 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.
It is nothing personal it is just to make it easier for people to follow your story and to give you advice as a whole.
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
I have a stitch like pain towards the bottom of my left rib now when I laugh. Could this be colon cancer?
Re: Have I got rectal cancer?
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Originally Posted by
Toby2000
Question: if it was anal cancer and there was a tumour, would it stick out of the anus even slightly?
Not sure, but what I am sure of is you don't have anal cancer. No one under the age of 24 has gotten anal cancer in the years 2013-2015. You, being in the group below the 20-24 age group, have literally a 0% chance of having anal cancer.
Also, I'm pretty much in the same spot as you, I'm deadly convinced I have rectal cancer, except I'm 13 and have three symptoms, only one of which actually could be caused by rectal cancer (the others can be cause by bowel cancer), which isn't even bleeding, but, rather, tenesmus, the feeling of being unable to fully evacuate the bowels. Even though that usually comes weeks after bleeding/change in bowel habits begins, I'm still incredibly anxious.
You'll get through this. Also, reading ahead, if the hemorrhoid is already sticking out, then that definitely will not go away by itself. Notify your doctor and try and get them banded. And yes, hemorrhoids don't always bleed, and yes, they can bleed a lot, then stop, and no, you don't have cancer.
Re: Black specks in stool?
Calm down, black specks are not blood. Upper intestinal blood in stool is always in larger chunks and is tarry, sticky, and shiny in texture, because at that point in the colon, the stool is still liquid, which allows the blood to mix with the stool and dry. Also, the amount of blood required to stain a stool black is actually ridiculously high, so you'd be noticeable weaker, as in climbing up the stairs becomes very tiring. As for the dark stool, are you sure you're getting enough fiber, or food in general? Anxiety makes you lose your appetite in many people, so you might not be getting enough. That would also explain the runnier stool, as there is less soluble fiber to bind the stool together, and less insoluble fiber to add bulk.
Re: Black specks in stool?
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Originally Posted by
LunarCoffee
Calm down, black specks are not blood. Upper intestinal blood in stool is always in larger chunks and is tarry, sticky, and shiny in texture, because at that point in the colon, the stool is still liquid, which allows the blood to mix with the stool and dry. Also, the amount of blood required to stain a stool black is actually ridiculously high, so you'd be noticeable weaker, as in climbing up the stairs becomes very tiring. As for the dark stool, are you sure you're getting enough fiber, or food in general? Anxiety makes you lose your appetite in many people, so you might not be getting enough. That would also explain the runnier stool, as there is less soluble fiber to bind the stool together, and less insoluble fiber to add bulk.
Hi thank you for replying. I just double checked and they weren't black specks, they looked like air bubbles or something that looked black. But when I checked again they looked like really tiny specs which I agree seems likely to just be food.
Another thing that's bothering me is it looked like there were tiny darker swirls or strings in the stool. I wouldn't call it BLACK as such but they were like dark. They looked infused in the stool
I'd say it looked like this (WARNING) but a little less black but still dark and not as many:
[/COLOR]ACTUALLY I did read up on this and it said it could be from bananas.
I had 2 bananas yesterday
Re: Black specks in stool?
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Originally Posted by
Toby2000
ACTUALLY I did read up on this and it said it could be from bananas.
I had 2 bananas yesterday
Makes sense, the banana seeds would probably do that. Either way, specks that small are probably nothing too serious anyways.
Re: Have I got rectal 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.
It is nothing personal it is just to make it easier for people to follow your story and to give you advice as a whole.
Elen