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Blood in stool rectal bleeding and alternating constipation and loose stool. is it cancer?

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Dr. Richard Horak ii answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Blood in stool: Suspicious but your age is in your favor unless a strong family history of colon or breast cancer. Likely another cause. I would see your PCP.

Dr Bateman agreed

Answered 10/13/2018

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I have severe constipation and sometimes get blood and yesterday the stool was thin and then thick could this be colon cancer and the blood is on the tissue and is only with the constipation and 2 times it was in the stool is this bad diet or cancer ?

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24 y/o male. Occasional flat or thin stools. But usually normal. No blood (that i know of). No real abd pain. Occasional constipation. Colon cancer?

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How rare is colon cancer in a 28 year old male it runs in the family I have had constipation it goes away and comes back there is no blood in stool.

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29y/o male, Had tiny thin stools for a few days followed by constipation happening right now, took miralax and saw greenish black little specks/chunks in my stool, Im terrified right now, is this a sign of colon cancer? There was no blood or mucus?

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Is constipation alone sign of cancer. I always had constipation on and off for years and years. I can't go 2-3 times out of 7 days of the week. No blood in stool. How accurate is the FIT stool test at assessing risk for colon cancer?

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