Hi, umm, for the past couple of weeks I have been bleeding every time I poop. There's no blood on the poop but there is on the toilet paper, and I'm constipated. I was reading about colon cancer and I got really worried, I'm 13.
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You can rest easy. You don't have colon cancer at age 13. You already instinctively know the answer... this has to do with constipation. You MUST change your diet and eat healthy or when you are in your 50s you might get colon cancer.
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1) You need to talk to a parent/guardian to go see a doctor. Even if there ends up just being a simple explanation for it, you should go see at least your primary care physician. It is always better to err on the side of caution in anything. You know yourself better than anyone and if you believe something is wrong (especially since it has been a couple WEEKS), you need to do something. This is definitely not normal, especially for you only being 13. Just tell your parent/guardian or anyone who can help. Luck! ~Alanna
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Your diet and lack of adequate daily water intake is causing this constipation and by changing your diet, all of this will stop. The hard, dry stools cause tiny tears in the rectum, causing a small amount of bleeding. Most of the time, this stops on it's own and heals up once your stools become more soft. Go to WebMd.com and type in constipation and follow the advice given there for dietary and water changes to prevent this in the future. Only if the bleeding becomes constant and is associated with abdominal pain, then you need to see your family doctor. Otherwise, you can probably fix this yourself. This has nothing to do with cancer at age 13.
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It's just a hemmoroid. I have had them for over 30 years, along with Constipation. Fear not, it is not colon cancer.
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You're very young for it to be colon cancer (I was 46 and considered young), but there are many different causes for the blood. If you're constipated, and it's bright red blood, it could be that pushing it out could have caused you to develop a hemorrhoid. Check with your doctor to see for sure, though.
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