Stool Early Symptoms Of Colon Cancer

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Stool early symptoms of colon cancer.

Often tumors bleed only small amounts off and on and evidence of the blood is found only during chemical testing of the stool. Blood in the stool that is either bright red black or tarry. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer include. Rectal bleeding either bright or dark red in color.

Early signs symptoms of colon cancer changes in bowel habits this is the most common symptom of bowel cancer but because many other conditions can cause similar symptoms they often go unnoticed. Any major change in bowel habits. A persistent change in your bowel habits including diarrhea or constipation or a change in the consistency of your stool rectal bleeding or blood in your stool. The changes may include frequent constipation or diarrhea especially if they occur more than three times a week.

If early stage colorectal cancer does cause symptoms early warning signs may include sudden weight loss and or narrow ribbon like stools. One of the early symptoms of colon cancer may be bleeding. Tenesmus which is the feeling that you have to empty your bowel but nothing passes. While in many cases there are no obvious symptoms with colon cancer there are some that can be warning signs and should be discussed with your physician.