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Any relationship between bloating and bowel inflammatory conditions and colon cancer?

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Possibly: Bloating is a very nonspecific symptom. It may occur with diseases as varied as irritable bowel syndrome, gallbladder disease, inflammatory bowel disease, or even colon cancer. Finding the source of any one symptom requires "medical detective work", searching for clues based on your age, medical history, other symptoms, exam findings, lab tests, etc. I suggest you see your primary care doctor.

Answered 3/26/2013

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Need more info.: Inflammatory bowel conditions, like crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis can increase the risk for colon cancer. This has symptoms like altered bowel habits, rectal bleeding, and abdominal or back pain. Bloating by itself is not specific, and probably not related, or associated. It would be best to talk to your doctor about this, in conjunction with other symptoms/signs to see if they relate.

Answered 6/23/2012

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Colitis & cancer: Inflammatory bowel disease, especially ulcerative colitis increases the risk of colon cancer substantially in that regular colonoscopic screening is recommended. Bloating probably has no relation to colon cancer.

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