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A member asked:
Can acute diarrhea with a little blood in it, for a week be a sign of colon cancer? never had long lasting diarrhea before!
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Yea: So, this could be, but given your age it is less likely . Other possible diagnoses include hemorrhoids or inflammatory bowel disease. See the doc on this one.
Answered 9/4/2014
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Very unlikely: It is rare for colon cancer to present with bloody diarhea. And it is very rare for someone to get colon cancer at your age. Of course if you have other symptoms or a strong family history of colon cancer you should bring it up with your family doctor.
Answered 9/5/2014
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Not necessarily.: It could be other thing, A colonoscopy is needed .
Answered 9/4/2014
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