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Sometimes when i have to poop i get pelvic pain and i will have a strong urge to go i'm 20 is this colon cancer?

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Dr. Julien Fahed answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Signs of cancer: Colon cancer usually presents in people who are older than 50. It presents mainly with anemia (due to slow bleeding in the gi tract) or obstruction of the bowels (can't move your bowels at all). What you are describing is different.

Answered 9/7/2016

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A member asked:

Sometimes when i have to poop i get pelvic pain and i will have a strong urge to go i'm 20 is this colon cancer?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Julien Fahed answered

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