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Do bad smelling farts mean you have bowel cancer?

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Dr. Kirpal Singh
Dr. Kirpal Singhanswered
General Surgery 26 years experience
No: Ur probably eating something that us causing that. Bowel cancer tends to cause blockage ( stool gets thinniner and abdomen gets distended) or slow blood loss so that u become tired/fatigued/pale etc.
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