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Without treatment, the most important weapon in the fight once morest cancer is early detection. Identifying warning signs can help recognize the condition promptly and improve the prognosis.
A British patient recovering from bowel cancer revealed the first symptoms that made her go to a doctor, according to the British express website.
The location of the bowel cancer tumors means that symptoms often appear in your stomach or when you visit the bathroom, while stomach problems such as diarrhea and abdominal pain can also indicate a variety of non-cancerous conditions such as food intolerances. This area turned out to be bowel cancer.
“My symptoms started with loose stools that I’ve had continuously for months,” Jackie said. “I’ve also had two rectal bleeding a year. I was tired.”
She added: ‘Basically, it was the fact that I hadn’t had a strong stool over the days that prompted me to go to the doctor. I had a bowel cancer check – so that was on my mind when thinking regarding my symptoms.’
“However, I was reassured by the suggestion that in most cases my symptoms would not lead to a diagnosis of bowel cancer – and also that most people with bowel cancer are older than I am.”
Jackie was diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer in October 2015 when she was 53 years old.
Symptoms like loose stools and rectal bleeding are some of the telltale signs of bowel cancer.
The NHS explains that persistent blood in your stool ‘without apparent cause’ or associated with a change in bowel habits can be a serious warning sign.
Other warning signs of bowel cancer can include:
Persistent lower abdominal pain
Bloating or discomfort that is always caused by eating
Loss of appetite or unintentional weight loss.
The NHS recommends that you see a doctor if you have had any symptoms of bowel cancer for three weeks or longer.
After a procedure in which a trained medical professional examined the lower part of her colon and rectum using a narrow tube with a camera, Jackie underwent a bowel resection.
She said, “It was an open stomach surgery and the recovery took some time. I wasn’t worried regarding my physical appearance, but it took a long time to get through the operation and rebuild my strength especially following I underwent chemotherapy.”
Chemotherapy began in February 2016 and ended in August 2016. Jackie now lives “in the moment” and is “actively” involved in the things she enjoys.
Jackie added: ‘Sometimes I suffer from the effects of bowel cancer. I think once you have a disease like bowel cancer, it always lives by your side. For me, the possibility of it coming back is always in my mind. Over time, that feeling has diminished – or perhaps I have become more adept at managing and balancing that anxiety.”
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