Sunday, March 4, 2012

Rectal bleeding--Colon cancer

Rectal bleeding--Colon cancer?
I overheard my dad talking to my grandparents about how when he got out of the shower earlier he had bleeding. Is this a sign of colon cancer? He already made an appointment for a colonscopy (i think thts what its called..) Anyways is this a really bad sign?
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It could be but it could just be benign polyps or something else. Colon cancer is very treatable when caught early. Your dad is doing the right thing by having the colonoscopy. If they find polyps they will remove them & test to see if they are cancerous or not. The procedure sounds gross, but they drug you up & you feel nothing. The worst part is the prep. They basically induce diarrhea the night before to clean out the colon.
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Rectal bleeding can be a symptom of colon cancer; it can also be caused by many other conditions that are much less serious than colon cancer, such as haemorrhoids, infections or inflammatory bowel disease. Your father is doing the right thing by having it checked out.
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Possible but more likly hemmoroids or diverticulosis, etc. Poor diet is the single biggest cause of colon cancer. Read what it says at the Colon Cancer Foundation's website here: http://www.coloncancerfoundation.org/prevention.htm Also from Dr. Fuhrman: http://drfuhrman.com/company/pr_2005_9_28.aspx And something about colotis http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/digestive-health-diet-high-in-omega6-fats-increases-risk-for-ulcerative-colitis.html I once suffered from diverticulosis. The doctors will tell you that there is no cure. Well, after I started eating the way that Dr. Fuhrman recommends, I no longer have a problem. I use to pass blood for 10 days whenever I ate popcorn or strawberries and other such foods but not anymore. I can eat those foods now with no problem because I eat a nutritarian diet. https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/are-you-a-nutritarian.aspx

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