Colon Rectal Cancer Symptoms

Are there any sure signs that something is wrong?

Blood in the stool would be one. It could mean a lot of different things so the best thing to do is see your doctor for a check up and why wait for the symptom? If you are of age get your colon checked. It is pain less and well worth it.

2007-01-02 13:37:01 by justme

www.socalgastroenterologist.co m Information about colon cancer as well as common symptoms. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel ...

If there are any gentleman out there that could help me please....My husband has been suffering with severe pain not only at anus but inside the pelvic region; extreme pain. He does bleed a lot when he has bowl movements.

He was told about a year ago that it was hemorriods. However, I'm not satisfied with this. I've never heard of hemorriods causing this much internal pain. He has had the colonostomy and doctor didn't find anything to be alarmed about..

If you're a guy and have suffered with or currently suffer with these symptoms, can you tell me what your diagnosis is? And if you were diagnosed with cancer, what were you begining signs..

thanks for your help!

He should see a gastroenterologist. It could be hemorriods but then it could be polyps, signs of a tumor, etc.
He needs to be evaluated by a physician that specializes in this area. If the physician finds it to be safe then your husband will likely have a colonoscopy with possible biopsy to lead to a proper diagnosis.

2007-12-20 19:40:52 by Beachbumminblonde

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i have worked myself into a frenzy.I am a "overweight" yet healthy 42 year old white male who has worked out for 28 years.Last week i was tryin to drop a few pounds an took 2 laxatives to help me drop weight before a social event.I normally dont do this but maybe 2 times per year just to clean out.Anyway when the cramping an normal diahria started i was fine til about the 4th bowel movement (9pm)an i saw bright red blood.It bled next 4-5 movements an about 5am it started becoming solid again to the point at about 7am,my last bowel movement my stool was half normal an have bright red blood.Which was telling me diarhia subsided an i was goin back to normal,by 2-3 pm it was normal by the naked eye .Anyway i figured i better at least check with my family doc an at 8:30 am i was at the office an saw a nurse practitioner.....here is how the conversation went.... she asked if i had hemoroids an i said no unless they are internal. She said well u most likely have a polyp an its probably cancerous an u need to schedule a colonoscopy an before deciding who you wnat to do thsi procedure you wanna figure out who u would want to do a colon resection.i told her she was scaring me with this talk an she just said well do u wanna die,you gotta do it.She did give me a rectal exam an said she couldnt feel anything like a hemmoroid or anything ......but i left the doctors office feeling like i had to have cancer an i may die.I went to the surgeon who will do the colonoscopy friday an he said it could be alotta things an at my age an family history that cancer was unlikely.Now maybe he was just tryin to calm my fears but between this 1st nurse practionener i saw an what ive read on the internet im thinking maybe i do have rectal /colon cancer. i just bled that 1 time basiclaly although another day i used the restroom alot an saw traces of blood in my stool.but its clear by the naked eye now.But i look at the symptoms an think,blood ,thats me, smaller stool,thats me, (although i havent eaten much),feel like i need to go but cant all the way or at leats feel like i didnt empty......so from anyone with knowledge what would u think? does it sound like colon/rectal cancer?
no family history of any colon cancer an no history of cancer period on my moms side.Mydads side is clean but he came fromoverseas so i can only go back 1 generation to my great grandparents.
yes i told both docs about laxatives.the general surgeon or whatever he is that will do the colonoscopy said the laxative coulda cramped me so bad it just made my colon bleed.

Did you tell anyone you took 2 laxatives? Stop doing that! You are likely aggravating your colon.

Surgeons do not normally do colonoscopies, but he was correct in telling you it probably isn’t cancer. Doctors do not say things just to try to calm the patients fears it is their job to be factual and honest with you. The nurse was just plain unprofessional.

If you had rectal cancer it would have been felt, but this does not rule out cancer in the remaining several feet of colon. Your symptoms are not typical of colon cancer and you would be considered very young to have it. Family history is irrelevant beyond second degree relatives. It doesn’t hurt to get a colonoscopy at your age at least it will give you a heads up on the health of your colon, but I wouldn’t worry about cancer.


EDIT: Well there you go. The doctor is telling you pretty much the same thing I’m telling you. So why are you not believing it?

2009-06-10 11:09:03 by kapkrusader

its been 2 weeks that my rectum is bleeding heavily ,i dont know the reason ? my stomach feels completely different n lil painful sometimes , i feel constipation too with narrow stools ,i feel terribly weak ,n vomitted blood tooo,plz help me tell watswrong?

Nobody on yahoo answers can accurately diagnose what is going wrong. A doctor needs to see you to correctly diagnose what is going wrong. This will only happen if you invite your doctor to help you (by booking an appointment to see your GP).

Book an appointment to see your doctor now, and ask to be referred to the hospital for an endoscopy and / or CT and MRI scan. You may not have cancer; your symptoms could be caused by something else. Don't just let your doctor give you a prescription for hemorrhoids or something else minor, ask to be referred to the hospital for a full examination. Every week lost in getting a full and correct diagnosis is a risk that things could get worse, longer to treat or even reduce the speed or your chances of recovery. The earlier any treatment starts the greater the chance of recovery.

Your symptoms could be caused by conditions other than cancer of the bowel, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or ulcerative colitis. It is essential that you are checked by your doctor and referred to the hospital for a full and correct diagnosis.

Do not delay in contacting your doctor.

The sooner you contact your doctor and get your scans done, the sooner that you can get reassurance if you do not have cancer. Whether or not you have got cancer, you describe symptoms that indicate that something is going seriously wrong, and you need a correct diagnosis that can lead to the correct treatment.

There is reliable and unreliable information on the internet. I was diagnosed with cancer last November, and my hospital recommended http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk as a reliable source of information from Macmillan.

The symptoms you describe fit the possibility of cancer, but you may not have cancer, since these symptoms could have another cause. You must not attempt to self diagnose, (you are probably not a doctor!), but take a look at one of the web pages from cancerbackup ... http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertyp ...

Advice from cancerbackup "If you have symptoms that don’t improve within a few weeks, or if your symptoms are getting worse, it is important that you are referred to a specialist for tests to find out what the problem is."

2009-03-28 21:13:11 by tia

sometimes I get a quick sharp or dull feeling in my rectum. I use feeling, instead of pain, because it doesnt really hurt, it isnt unbareable pain...it happens for a second and then goes away. i've been experiencing it for about a month. I think i have experienced it in the pastm but never paid attention to it. I am a 33 yr old female, in good health and have been a vegetarian for 17 years, if that matters at all. i have never seen blood in my stools, can this feeling mean that i have colon or rectal cancer?
thank you..No, I dont have any family history of colon/rectal cancer

Having answered some of your questions already and looking at your other ones, you're just trying to give yourself cancer it seems. Once again, everyone has the occasional pain in the butt so to speak. No matter how many times you ask, you don't have cancer. You need to stop worrying yourself so much.

2009-05-31 20:32:31 by lola