Friday, March 12, 2010

What kind of bleeding does colon polyps/ cancer show


What kind of bleeding does colon polyps/ cancer show?
besides occult (invisible) blood, i have heard of colon cancer and polyps causing bleeding, besides the other symptoms like diahrea and constipation and very thin stools like pencils.....i have also had a family member who had a polyp and bled ALOT in the toilet....supposeldy this is also the case with cancer but i was just wondering if most cases with this type of cancer bleed in that fashion, besides the tarry black sludge like stools that are also common....i was just wondering
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blood in your stool
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this doesn't sound like cancer. polyps will cause bleeding though as well as fissures and hemmoroids. However, what you describe sounds liek Crohn's disease. (I got it...I should know!) I suggest going to a gastroentrologist asap!






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