Saturday, December 12, 2009

Can a 17-year-old male have rectal/colon CANCER

Can a 17-year-old male have rectal/colon CANCER?
My stomach always hurts.... When I inhale to push my stomach in, it hurts... Sometimes, it seems as if there are worms in my stomach.... I eat too much, and I'm not losing weight. But this morning, I found a blood in my stool. It's a rich, red blood.... It's not that big... I'm also not constipated,.... What could this be??? Tell me it's not colon cancer!!!! I'm REALLY worried!!!! =[
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1 :
cant say it is or isnt but go and see a doctor
2 :
Well, a 17 year old male can have rectal / colon cancer, but there are also lots of other things it could be. You should go to see a doctor with those problems - there are plenty of things it could be, many of them not at all serious. No one on here can tell you what it is - even a qualified medical professional would need to examine you and would need more details than you've given us. The only thing you can do to ease your worry is go to the doctor.
3 :
The best advice is visit doctor ASAP!!!!!
4 :
first of all you should go see a doctor today. Could be anything from something minor to something more serious. But only a doctor will be able to run the proper tests to find out...../
5 :
no, colon cancer doesn't show up as bright red blood. What you are experiencing is bleeding from irritated internal hemmorhoids as a result of your chronic constipation. You need to drink a great deal more water to soften up those stools so you don't get constipated and irritate your hemmorhoids. The body requires two liters of water a day, and that means water only, not tea, not juice not coffee, not soda, just water.
6 :
17 is very young to have colon/rectal cancer. The few cases where it does occur are usually in families with a strong genetic predisposition. There are many other intestinal disorders that are more likely to be the culprit, things like Crohn's disease or ulcers. The blood you describe is coming from lower in your digestive tract, and could be anything from an abrasion to hemorrhoids. Bright red blood is blood that hasn't been digested. If it was coming from higher up, it would be black and tarry and smell really foul. I'm going to echo the chorus of people who are urging you to go see a physician ASAP. No matter what's going on with you, you don't want to mess around with pain and internal bleeding.

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