Re: Rectal cancer worries
Originally Posted by
Twilfred51
Hi again - my anxiety around this has spiked again tonight and I have made the fatal error of googling extensively.
Zero sympathy here I'm afraid. You know where Googling gets you!
Would internal hemorrhoids cause these symptoms (with no rectal bleeding)?
Yes. And you'll have seen this with your extensive Googling but your brain will have bypassed it and homed in on terminal cancer..
I think the absence of bleeding is the thing that’s bothering me and I wonder whether rectal / anal cancer can present with no bleeding, just discomfort?
I've had piles since 1988 and only one episode of bleeding (this year) which was most likely due to a fissure as I could feel something like a paper cut?
I know I should just go to the doctor but I’m terrified they would just confirm my worst fears.
Your GP will snap on the latex gloves and have a good root around your rectum. If you have piles, they will find them. You're not bleeding so there are no red flags to warrant urgent imaging. Or any imaging at all..
To my knowledge, cancer doesn't take a kip?
My question is, do you spend a lot of time sitting down? Cycling etc? Because this can put pressure on nerves down there which can feel like there's somat up ya butt but in fact, it's referred from elsewhere. This has happened to me..
Also, is the fact that the symptoms disappear while asleep perhaps an indicator that this is anxiety-based?[/QUOTE]
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