im a 15 year old male. And today i started have gas, gas pains, diahreha, and constipation. It started last night...and it may still be going on. is it common for a 15 year old to get Colon Cancer? no one in my family had colon cancer (oher cancer but not colon) ...what should i be on the look out for?? or should i worry at all? i dont have blood in "it." or anything like that. any advice?
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1 :
You should be concerned about anykind of cancer
2 :
At the young age you are. It may just be a virus or maybe something that you ate. I have had problems before. I was told to drink lots of fluids. If you do not improve in about a week talk with a doctor.
3 :
Highly unlikely for a 15 year old to develop colon cancer. Commonly diagnosed in people 50+. Also highly unlikely for symptoms to come on suddenly. I suggest it is far more likely to be something you ate.
4 :
I think you have a virus but no not cancer.
5 :
It appears that very few people understand constipation or diarrhea. Take your pick but it is very unlikely to have both since diarrhea is very loose frequent bowel movements and constipation is the inability to pass stools because they are very hard. The exception would be if a person was suffering from fecally impaction there can be a leakage of loose stool around the hard stool that won't pass through the anus. Fecal impactions usually occurs after a person has been constipated for a really long time. Your symptoms are more of a virus or reaction to a food. I wouldn't worry about cancer from the symptoms you described.
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