Convinced it’s colon cancer

[Mom2FourKiddos]

Sounds like a hemorrhoid. No worries. So common and normal.

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[Lady123]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! Any idea why one is darker?

[Mom2FourKiddos]

Yes, they're swollen and inflamed veins. Which are filled with blood. It's normal for them to be darker in color.

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[Lady123]

Sorry one more question, one isn’t dark, is that normal too??

[Mom2FourKiddos]

Yes, in my experience with them, it is. I've had both before.

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[Lady123]

[QUOTE=Mom2FourKiddos;1882538]Yes, in my experience with them, it is. I've had both before.

Thanks so much, really appreciate you replying and putting my mind at some ease! Maybe I will concentrate at work now!

[Mom2FourKiddos]

I'm glad to help. I hope you have a great rest of your day.

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[Lady123]

Some sites I’ve read say that you don’t necessarily get blood all the time. What about the changes in bowel movements would they come and go too?

I hd diarrhea 2 weeks ago, normal stool for almost 2 weeks followed by 2 days of constipation (caused by codeine I think) followed by diarrhea again today.

So the almost 2 weeks of normal once a day similar timing bowel movement, should I take comfort from that or can that happen with colon cancer?

[Fishmanpa]

Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. It doesn't come and go nor does it stop once it starts.

Positive thoughts

[Gee]

I think everything you read says persistent with the symptoms - I asked the GP if that’s true about the blood and she said certainly yes, she also said anxiety effects our tummy hugely, and water intake/food .. a touch of IBS or a tummy bug- all things much more likely that a cancer xx

I should take my own advice 🙄