My Colorectal Cancer Symptoms
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2019
- Today I’m covering the symptoms that I experienced leading up to my Colorectal Cancer diagnosis. I’ll share with you the timeline of when those symptoms popped up and what was tried to attempt to fix them.
If you’re experiencing any kind of changes in your body (and it doesn’t have to be potentially cancer-related) here is the list of important things to keep track of for talking with your doctor in order to help figure out what is going on:
1) when did the symptoms start
2) is there anything you do that makes it better or worse
3) what is the quality of the symptom or pain (such as is it dull or sharp pain, is there blood in the toilet or in your stool)
4) if there is pain, does it start in one place then radiate to another
5) how severe is the pain
6) how long the symptoms last
Here is the link to the site I mentioned in the video on the rise of Colorectal Cancer in young adults: www.cancer.org/latest-news/st...
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Stage 3 colorectal cancer survivor here. Just had the reverse ileostomy in October.
God bless all of us!
Prayers for your continued healing
Prayers for you
Have a speedy recovery 🙏
What is your symptoms??
My original symptoms were a little blood in my stool, but it was bright red. Then I had horrible stomach aches and vomiting at the same time. When I’m really knew something was horribly wrong, my stool was getting thinner. This all happened very fast. It was only a couple of months before I could not go to the bathroom at all.
The tumor was 7cm and taking up 90 to 95% of my rectum.
@@kellytrundle2914 you experienced back pain??
the problem is doctors keep putting off patients by saying " you are too young"
Definitely! More and more people are showing that you can't be too young for this disease.
same thing happens with me but he advised me to do colonoscopy
Agree...
Doctor say your too young to have this illness....it's all in your head.....you may have anxiety... trust me it's a battle with some doctors and sometimes people give up to fight for answers but keep fighting.
@@SurvivorJelena I have healthy stool .but I have mucus around the stool and very very very small amount of blood in it..blood is not visible untill I look it closely.but mucus secretion is higher side...should I go for colonoscopy?
My prayers are with you 🙏. I wish the best for you 💕. Take care and thank you for be so brave and all your information.
Thank you for your courage and transparency.
God bless you, for stepping and talking about this ❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Prayers for your continued recovery...
You’re welcome
My Dr told me to get a colonoscopy at 32. Because I was bleeding in my stool. Saved my life.
Hi, can I ask what was the diagnosis at the end? What was causing the blood in the stool?
Hemorrhoids 😂
@@laland5752 glad to hear it was nothing more sinister. Can I ask, did you have any other symptoms along with the blood in the stool? Any abdominal pain or mucus in stool? Irregular bowel movements?
@@Xyztxo1082oh they found polyps. So I have regular colonoscopies to check my colon. They have found polyps in almost every colonoscopy I have had. I have IBS so I have a lot of tummy troubles. All the stuff you described is consistent with IBS and other tummy conditions including cancer, so anyone who has these should talk to their doctor.
Please let us know what your symptoms were
Great information. Thanks for keeping us updated on the signs and symptoms of this disease. You are very insightful. Helping to save lives. God Bless you. Glad you are doing ok.🙏🏾
Vacation Bullies thank you so much for the kind words 💙
May you have a long and healthy life.
Thank You Very Much for Sharing This information. Take care of yourself. Ms Jelena
You are light, thanks for sharing all the information you share to give is hope. BTW with all due respect, you have gorgeous eyes.
Not an easy subject to talk about for sure ... thank you Jelena.
Yeah, it definitely isn't easy, but you get used to it once it becomes a huge part of your life.
@@SurvivorJelena do you mind sharing the cure? Thanks
The cure for what @wisdom and love?
Thanks for sharing! Hope you are well. God Bless!
Thank you for this video
Your courage rocks
thank you for your openness and honesty! this is life saving information.
You’re welcome 💙
Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
You’re welcome 💙
Glad you are alive. My aunt was recently diagnosed. By the way, you might have the most beautiful eyes i ever seen. Cheers, from Sweden.
Thank you so much☺️ I’m sorry to hear about your Aunt. Sending her well wishes as she begins treatment.
How is she now?
Prayers for you. ❤
Thank you for this concise reporting. You are the 4th commentary I listened to. The others were foo foo and full of info not needed.
You’re welcome. Happy to hear that this video was just what you were looking for.
Glad you are better now 🫶🏼
God bless you lady❤️
Fantastic! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the encouraging words!
How do you feel now? Your info is so helpful. I just found out I have it. Thank you and please keep sharing ♥️♥️
I’m feeling pretty good nowadays. I still have my occasional bad days bathroom-wise and need to get more sleep than I used to, but to people on the outside I look like I’m all back to normal.
Recently been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. Thank you all for sharing your experiences. I've just recently launched my own RUclips channel and I'm learning a lot.
What was ur symptoms?
@@salmajabeen1685
It was intense pain for 3 weeks and unexplained tiredness. Thank you for asking. I hope you are well?
Thank u for sharing what you’ve learned.
You’re welcome 💙
i hope you’re doing well beautiful 🤍
Thank you so much for sharing … I appreciate it ❤❤❤❤
You are so welcome 💙
I'm a 32 year old male, back in 2018 I went to Cabo for a week and a week or 2 after I came home I began passing gas with bloody mucus as well. It smelled just like the restrooms there at the beach, I'm assuming I had just an infection or virus from the water. I have been battling severe GERD as long as I can remember. Did an endoscopy which came back clear, did a stool sample FIT test last year also which came back negative. I'm now waiting for my 2nd fit test and hoping for the best. All I can say is going Health was never even in the back of my mind until that episode of mucus and now I realized how important it is to keep up on that even at my age. Good luck to you and whoever may read this.
I hope everything comes out ok for you. Good job on staying on top of your health!
@@SurvivorJelena thank you for the reply! And the best of luck to you as well.
How are you?
The smelly farts are probably the smell of altered blood from the cancer bleeding, when traumatised by the poo rubbing past it. Thank you for being so open and honest. If I eat beef then my poo smells more. In a vegetarian, offensive smelling poo, could be a very early sign of bowel cancer. Thank you.
Thank you for that explanation, that definitely makes sense. You're welcome.
It's crazy how much meat makes your poop smell. Your armpits smell more too.
Sulphate from the meat makes it smell bad!
God bless you!!!
I'm glad your still here. My father beat his Colon Cancer last year. His father had it and his father had it. I'm sure I'll have it later in life too.
I’m glad your father is still here. Please make sure you go in for your first screening colonoscopy 10 years before the age your father was diagnosed, or by age 45. Whichever comes first.
No you won't have it in Jesus name. There's power in your tongue. Speak life and break free from negative things in your bloodline in Jesus powerful name.
Similar to my story. Always regular, never had stomach problems.
I thought the same about you when I saw your story!
@@SurvivorJelena can u pls tell me does colon Cancer detact by CT Scan of abdomen or not?
It should, but I don’t know how advanced it has to be before it shows up. Like, I don’t know if a polyp or Stage 1 cancer would show up in a CT scan. A colonoscopy is the best way to find colorectal cancer.
Hi, hope you don’t mind me asking… when you say you were passing gas and passing blood and mucus how much was there? And when you say you had other symptoms in the mix what were they? Thank you
Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome 💙
My bowel movements have totally changed over the last few months, and before I need to go to the toilet I have very severe pains low down around the groin level of my tummy and extremely griping and loose mucusy bowel movements, quite a lot thinner and softer than how it used to be, can last for hours, then might not go at all then for a few days, in ghe back of my mind I think there's something wrong but too afraid to see doctor about it, in case it is something serious, also had a very bad experience once before having a colonoscapy as they kept me awake all the way through it and the pain was excruciating, so much so they had to stop half way though and abort the procedure. I'm 62, I couldnt go through pain like that again. Love your video's, very informative and your very brave. Love from Gwent, South Wales, U.K x
You should try going in for another colonoscopy, but with a different doctor. It shouldn’t be painful at all.
Anesthesia is your friend.
I pooping blood for year and now I pooped blood clot. I have take stool softeners everyday just to poop. Doctors know this. I am 39 years old.
Thank you for sharing. I’ve noticed from a lot of people sharing their stories that a lot of you have been long term vegetarians. Just something I’ve noticed!
I've also noticed that, I wonder if it's all the pesticides on the crops. It seems these newer generations 80s and up have no choice, we're all fed hormones, pesticides and who knows what else.
@@chrisd5606 I also think maybe the overload of fiber? I know fiber is good but too much is also bad. Vegans/vegetarians consume a lot more.
@@ineedvyvanse3493 hmm good point, I didn't consider that. 🤔
@@chrisd5606 and also a lot of vegetarian food contains processed plant oils and soy. But yeah, just food for thought!
Yes, I know quite a few who are, but many are not. I wish the cause was something as easy as a certain food. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy, otherwise researchers would have figured it out already.
I just had a reverse ileostomy in February thank god dealing with that bag was a full time job for me I only had it for 8 weeks.But as far as symptoms go I had absolutely none until dec 22 /2023 when my tumor ruptured my colon and the pain was extreme from fecal matter entering my abdomen which brought on sepsis emergency surgery was successful one big tumor is all they seen and got it all now I’m on immunotherapy GOD willing everything will be ok
Thank you for this vid.
You’re welcome 😃
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Hello There :)
I am 30 years old male.
For last 5 years i been having blood on my stool only when i eat lots of spicy food or salty food!
My stool shape is always flat, this been going on for 5 years…my doctor keep telling me you have internal hemorrhoids but this doesn’t make any sense!
God bless you
Hope you are doing well now 🙏
Thank you, I am 💙
@@SurvivorJelena ❤️
I came across your videos and when you said you took the probiotic and started bleeding I just knew it same thing happened to me so I got a colonoscopy and sure enough I have colon cancer. There has to be something about that probiotic setting off bleeding in colon cancer. I just turned 42 so don't put off getting screened younger people are getting it even in their teens.
Wow, how interesting! I haven’t heard of anyone else that had that same reaction that I did to the probiotics. Best wishes to you as you go through treatment 💙
Oh man sounds just like me :-( My GP tried to pull the age card but I’m pushing forward to get further investigation 😔🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Good for you for advocating for yourself! I hope you can get some answers soon 🤞🏼💙
God Bless you.
Great Video Mam. I am going thru some abnormal symptoms right now and I'm really scared that it could be colon cancer. I am a fit 50 year old guy who has never had issues with my digestive tract. Thank you again for sharing. I wish I could ask you questions. I'm Jesse from S A TX....
Thanks Jesse. Have you had a colonoscopy yet? You're at the age where it's recommended to get your first one so I'd highly recommend going in for it. You can follow me over on Instagram or Twitter and send me a private message there if you don't want to publish them on here.
@@SurvivorJelena Thank you for responding to me. I tried to search for you on Instagram, but could not find you. I did type in Survivor Jelena but that pics didn't look like you. Anyways, I am going to get my Colonoscopy tomorrow at 1:30 pm. I am very scared and stressed about it, but I know I have to do it to rule out anything bad. I know the age to get your Colonoscopy is 50. So it is time for me to get mine. Anyways I love to watch your videos on here. If you are on facebook please let me know. I've never done Instagram or twitter so not too familiar with those. Thanks again and I'm praying and hoping for the best for you......Jesse in SA TX
You're welcome! Sorry it took a few days to reply. So happy to hear you're going in tomorrow for your colonoscopy. You've done your part by making the appointment. There isn't anything you can do about whatever is (or isn't) going on in your colon, so just do your best to focus on what you can control like making it through your prep, deciding what to wear when you go in, and what the first thing is you want to eat after you leave from the colonoscopy :-) I'm on Instagram as colorado.jelena (instagram.com/colorado.jelena/). I reserve my Facebook account for people that I've met in real life because I have a lot of pictures of my daughter on there that I'd like to keep private. You can always message me on Instagram then I can give you my email address too or find my email on my About page on here. You just have to click to show it because if it's easily found I'll get a ton of email from bots that find it.
@@SurvivorJelena Thanks again. I will search for you on colorado.jelena. Thank you again. Jesse
Thank you for making this video, I am experiencing a tremendous amount of bleeding and I am getting a colonoscopy and endoscopy next week and I have a significant amount of cancer in my family. My mother, father, grandfather and grandmother all passed from cancer either pancreatic or stomach cancer, both parents died of pancreatic cancer when I was young. I am sure that you can relate to the tremendous amount of anxiety. I am also a vegetarian and I have always tried to be extremely healthy because of my history. I don't drink alcohol or use recreational drugs. It is so scary bleeding this much and my symptoms are much like yours. I stopped taking my vitamins thinking that was it. I saw my primary care doctor and he dismissed this in March as hemorrhoids it was not constant bleeding at the time. Now it is constant and I am wearing my wife's maxi pad. I know gross. I am being screened for pancreatic and liver cancer as well and I am just praying. Thanks again and I hope you are doing well.
Wow, I so sorry that cancer has caused so much heartache in your family. I am glad that you are going in for a colonoscopy and endoscopy next week. I would be extremely nervous too if I were in your shoes, but getting some answers will be helpful so you at least will know what you’re dealing with. You’ll be in my thoughts next week 💙
@@SurvivorJelena Thank you so much for your concern and well wishes. I am on disability already for Severe Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorder, OCD, GAD, and agoraphobia so I was always on edge but now I am so anxious. Thank you and you're an inspiration for beating this. I agree I think I will feel better having some answers as I and many people fear the unknown. Thanks again and continue on being the best you can be.
I have a question, I am sorry to bother you. I have tremendous gas and blood. Did you experience this? I know you said in your video but I am really nervous and I’m getting a colonoscopy and endoscopy on Thursday and I am so anxious. I know you probably understand the fear. I have two young sons and a wife. I have tremendous gas and I am scared to go to the bathroom. Any tips on what I should or shouldn’t eat. Thanks for your time.
I did have a lot of gas (and still do 😬). The next few days are going to be really hard to get through...just try your hardest to stay in the present because that’s really all you have control over right now. Enjoy the weekend with your little ones as much as you possibly can. You can try to limit eating things that are known for causing lots of gas, like cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage) and beans, and you can also try to limit the amount of wheat that you’re eating because that can irritate some people’s bowels. Hang in there!
@@SurvivorJelena Thank you so much for your reply! I am just really anxious and the topic is not a pleasant one. I appreciate your advice and help immensely. Thanks again for the advice.
I’ve been having GI issues for about 3 years and just recently I’ve been passing bloody mucus. I can’t get into a GI doctor until at least 7 months from now because they’re all so booked. I’m so so scared.
I’m scared. Please, pray for me. I’m going to have a checkup on saturday.
I’m glad you’re going in to get checked. I know it’s scary, but I’ve got plenty of info here to help you through and can help guide you if you can’t find answers here.
mine is on the 17th. i have all the symptoms .. God ..
Thankyou so much for this video.. did your pain start of the right above the navel. ? with inflammation around the pelvic area .. . my symptoms started 7 months ago .... i became incontinent .. foul smelling loose stools. . yellow/ green / black... i would start sweating and shaking after eating. throbbing headache / nausea/ general feeling of lethargy... i thought it was diabetes .. Livid with my doctor ... x
@@traceyhateley3925 you're welcome. No, I never had any pain as a symptom. Hope you get some answers 🤞
Hey any updates?
I have a colonoscopy tomorrow. Most everything besides cancer has been ruled out. Im 23. I already had a stroke in early 2019. Soooo wish me luck yall.
Oh my goodness! Wishing you tons of luck tomorrow. Please keep us posted.
@@SurvivorJelena My colon cleanse failed so they weren't able to do the full exam, per se. But, from what they COULD see, they couldn't see cancer :) They did find 2 internal you-know-whats, which, is waaay better than the latter. Lol Thank you for the wishes of luck haha.
@@swayzy762 oh I'm SO happy for you that they didn't see any cancer!!! Sending you good health vibes.
@@sgundam66 It came back them not finding anything besides hemmeroids. The specialist mailed me a letter recently saying they have been trying to get ahold of me to have me come in for another one and to do an extended cleanse but I've been feeling fine more or less than I've opted out of adding to my seemingly endless debt. I definitely had every last symptom of coleractal cancer but they seemed to think it was most likely internal hemmeroids they hadn't detected initially when I went to the ER. I havent had blood in stool or whatnot since over a month ago so I'm just tending to my diet. Try to ensure you're eating sufficient amount of fiber and eating a steady diet. The one thing I did before my symptoms flared was change from a meat eater diet to a nearly vegan diet. Within 3 days, I was shitting pools of blood and felt like I was dying for weeks. I reverted back to eating meat and I've been fine. I reverted to just hardly eating meat but not completely discarding it from my diet and AGAIN wolah, had a bad case of [external & internal] hemmeroids and some blood for a week. That was hell. My advice is try to get a colonoscopy scheduled just to get it set, and then focus on a high fiber diet starting now and if your symptoms clear up, cancel the appointment maybe, and if they don't, go have one done. They will want to do other tests before they even do it so scheduling sooner than later is best. My buddys mom has coleractal cancer and by the time they found it it had spread to one side of her liver. She's been battling for a year now and it isnt looking like its going to be a good outcome. So by all means take it serious. But try that high fiber diet idea. And don't change your diet dramatically. Be mindful of what you're eating and drinking. Mid 20s our bodies begin the process of being moody.
Oh my darling, you have,been thru hell. Love and best wishes on your journey.
Hello hope ur doing well. At what stage did you start experiencing symptoms and how many years/months did it take for you reach the stage of the cancer that you were first diagnosed with. Apologies for the long question tho..
I don’t know what stage I was at when I started experiencing symptoms because, well, I didn’t think I had cancer. It was probably stage 3 though when I started experiencing symptoms. It was almost a year from my first symptom to diagnosis.
@@SurvivorJelena Thanks a lot.
Thank you!!!!!!!! :)
God bless keep fighting
I have had that problem of being stress and anxious for more than a year that I have not been monitoring my toilet habits..
I have definately had more cases of diarhea that last year and stool was often mushy.. Then suddenly like 15 days ago I started getting a slight pain in my abdomen.. Sometimes central ,sometimes lower left side.. I have a ton of gas that makes me feel like i need to go to the toilet but I am not ready yet.. That feeling has increased the last three days. THe gas makes me bloated.. I avoid lactos and to much fat food.
I have had slight issue with night peeing so I went to the doctor for that and just have my blood checked for PSA values and such.. But now I am much more worried about the stomac/colon problem. 15 days with symptoms that will no go away and no history of allergies or problems digesting any kind of food. The blood work will also check for hemoglobin values which was ok in early august 2023.
I am really nervous..
One thing we need to adress. Is that we start talking more about gut health, toilet habits, and how the stool looks.
Some say that they discovered stage 4 colon cancer with no symptoms.. My guess is that the person in question had a change in frequency of bowel movement and change in stoll consistency.
Hope all is well still
My mother in laws was just diagnosed of colorectal cancer and it’s very painful😢
ANY bright red blood in the stool should be checked out immediately!
You’re definitely right!
Im scared
@@jetsantos1409 do you mind saying why?
Can you tell that the regular ultrasonography of whole abdomen can detect colorectal cancer
It is never ok to have bleeding from the rectum. Don't ever allow your doctor (usually lazy or uncaring or...) to tell you nonsense like, "It's hemorrhoids," "It's nothing to worry about," "Just watch it for a while," etc. Wishing great health to all🙏🙏
You’re so right
Why do you think the probiotics triggered the bleeding? I’m pissing blood and clots out my ass all the time now... been on the same probiotic for over a year. Also, I’m terrified of the prep necessary for another colonoscopy. Afraid I’ll bleed out. Ugh. So tired of this.
Hello mam im just curious Ive been having digestive issues with weight loss stomach pains with mucous coming out of my rectum.....no matter what laxative I take nothing comes out like I have to really push hard for me to poop but just a little poop....plus sometimes I feel hydrated and I drink lots of water.....idk maybe I have a bowel obstruction idk.....any suggestions what's going on.....I went to the Er but there of no help...
I just had a fecal occult test, and my doctor said she found no traces of blood. She said it was inflammation. This was after I had 2 months of changes in my bowels. Twice I had blood and a couple of times I had black/tarry feces. But I also had normal, healthy looking bowel movements too. I do have constipation, and I don't think I drink enough water. She recommended more water, more fiber and a stool softener. Hopefully that works.
I’m glad you’ve been talking with your doctor about these changes and had a FIT test done. If after a month or two of drinking more water and increasing your fiber you are still having issues definitely let your doctor know. A FIT test isn’t as accurate as a colonoscopy (hence why you need to retake every year, as opposed to a colonoscopy every 10 years), and it won’t detect if you have a different digestive issue that isn’t cancer.
@@SurvivorJelena Yes, my doctor said there was no blood in my stool from that sample. I drink a decent to good amount of green tea, and I certainly drink that more than water. I'm wondering if that is what is contributing to my constipation and dehydration. I had a physical in November, and my blood cell counts for red, white and hemoglobin were all perfectly normal levels. Anyway, I hope you're doing well, Jelena!
Do you think you have gastritis or ulcers?
@@cleocatra9324 I had a colonoscopy in July, they found nothing, except for internal hemorrhoids. The scope was inside of me for 10 minutes. Probably the fastest procedure that facility did all year. The gastroenterologist said he knew he would find nothing when the FOT test found nothing.
@@Youngboss1024 that sounds really subpar imo.
Maybe request an h pylori test or a barium test with x rays.
Im not a doctor but i kind of diagnosed myself because doctors can be pretty dismissive esp if youre young.
If youre only having bleeding nothing else it could be just hemorrhoid’s but if you feel sick, weight loss etc, get another opinion.
Hi great to see you are doing well, I’ve seen red blood in the toilet like 8 times this month, it was painful like 2 or 3 times, I have lots of stomach noises and gas, also change in stool, starting to worry big time, should I go to the doctor?
Yes, definitely go to the doctor. It may not necessarily be cancer, but something is going on for sure that needs treated. I hope you can get in soon for an appointment
Survivor Jelena thank you very much your videos are great information, i wish you well.
@@felnan29 Thank you. Wishing you well, too!
C Diff also causes bleeding..Terrible infection that is hard to get rid of. The gurgling sounds are loud. Round 2 of that infection about did me in. Antibiotics are now a no no for me.
@@ashleythompson6520 You're right...C Diff is another thing that could cause you to see blood when you go to the bathroom.
Thank you for sharing all this. Would you mind I asking what color is the mucus you had in the stool? Is it white? Clear? Red? Is it mixed with or on the surface of the stool?
It was red because it was mixed with blood.
I’ve been pooping blood for roughly 4 months now. Started small, just a little. Then progressed more blood in stool. I started noticing that when I wipe, there’s less matter, and straight blood. Water is changing color into light red, so it’s still fresh, have noticed a little mucous in there too. I’m worried. I had a colonoscopy few months earlier for a hemorrhoid, I’ve been writing it off thinking it’s probably that, but idk. 26 years old, Colon cancer runs in family, have a history of tobacco use. I think I should get checked again.
Did the colonoscopy find anything? I would follow up with your doctor right away to see if they can help you determine the source of the bleeding. That’s definitely not normal.
@@SurvivorJelena no, they didn't find anything. Yeah, i appreciate your response. I will definitely follow up. It's a little weird for sure.
Colitis?
@@silenthillappreciator5749 very well could've been. I never got checked out, I had an underlying mental illness (bipolar) but I didn't know that at the time, so I was manic and weird and didn't want to leave my apartment.
Other than that, after looking at colitis, yeah probably was that. It ended thankfully.
Idk what's wrong with me.I was constipated all of my life. i used to have rectal bleeding. So much blood.I had anenia when i was 17.I feel sick for months now.I have gastritis. But now i have abdomen cramping left side and pelvic and chest pain. I have watery stool for months.it happens every morning sometimes 1 or 2 times.I'm telling my doctor about these he is saying it's normal and all.Idk what to do i'm depressed my legs hurt.
Is these are signs of colon cancer?
I'm petrified. For almost a year now I started having really bad constipation. I've had IBS all my life but this wasn't the same. Then a few months ago I started having foul smelling wind, loads of it and my stools go from diarrhoea to pebbles like a flick of a switch, literally I need to rush to the bathroom for diarrhoea then 10 minutes later I have pebbles. The bad wind has happened now for almost 6 months, also my stomach is bloated even when I've not eaten for days to try and give my system a rest. On top another massively worrying symptom is I'm sleeping 20 odd hours a day now and don't feel like I've slept at all, I've had night sweats and great thirst. Here in the UK my symptoms would involve blood tests which I have a phobia majorly of and will pass out and also the camera up, depending on the findings a emergency cancer referral if bloods come back negative. I'm scared, really scared. Of dying, of the tests
Doing nothing won’t help your issues, and in fact they could get worse, so please talk to your doctor about what’s going on.
Any updates on your situation? I hope all is well
go get tested for any parasites intensrional worms are very common and you can get them easier than you think . a lot of people have intentional worms but show no symptoms at first . could have them for years with no symptoms
You have a nice smile!
Thank you
I have to go test my self
I found out July 5th of this year that I had over 50 pre-cancers colon polyps the largest ones being 37mm. I begged my doctor for 2 years to see a GI doctor because I was bleeding. I'm 32 she said I was way too young to even need a colonoscopy. They ordered three different times stool samples. The pictures that I showed her from the toilet she thought it was something that I made up food coloring spaghetti sauce. As soon as I got into the GI doctor and explain to her what was going on and showed her the pictures she immediately had me going for a colonoscopy. Have to follow up with an oncologist that specializes in genealogy. The GI doctor told me had I waited another year it would have been a totally different scenario. You're never too young to have a colonoscopy!
I’m so glad to hear the GI doc took you seriously. I hope they’re doing genetic testing on you. Best wishes 💙
@@SurvivorJelena thank you very much I have my appointment this Friday. That's if I don't get blown away in this hurricane that's supposed to hit us here in Florida. Lol
I hope you’re staying safe! 💙
@@Rose.1400how did everything go ?
@@yvonneomorogbe9631 my symptoms are coming back such as the bleeding and mucus. And the doctors aren't doing anything so I have to find a second opinion somehow.
Hi, I am 15 and for what I’ve read it’s very uncommon for people my age to get this disease but I have been so scared of this lately, I also have a question, was the pain like persistent or did it come and go?
You’re right, it’s very uncommon at your age, but it can happen. I didn’t have much pain at all associated with mine. Keep a journal of your symptoms to bring with you to your next doctor appointment so they can help you figure out what’s going on.
@@SurvivorJelena Thank you ma'am but 2 more questions.
1. what symptom was the most frequent / which one stood out between all of them
2. what was the blood like on the stool (black spots, red streaks?)
@@nobodycares900 1) My very first symptom was the change in my gas and that one was pretty consistent the entire time until my diagnosis. Blood in your stool is never a good thing so that made me take the change in my gas more seriously.
2) The blood was like a streak down the side of my stool or I would see it in the toilet. It was red for me because my tumor was very low but for people with tumors higher in their colon, the blood can turn a darker color by the time it exits the body.
@@nobodycares900 hey .. how are you doing? please answer
I am deathly afraid of the colonoscopy I was recommended to get. Ive had digestive symptoms for years now (My dad also has bad diarrea and hemmroids that bleed) My digestive symptoms are mainly diarrea flare up, can go 9 times a day. When that happens my rectum hurts and bright red blood will drip and be on the TP. I also fart all the time and have crazy intentinal noises which i assume is gas especially after i eat. I also get light headed and feel sick alot, i have generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks often. Also was just diagnosed with acid relux. Im nervous because if i somehow get through the test, with my symptoms i probly have stage 5 and am dying already. Plus with the test prep i will be in so much pain from the prep and sick from my anxiety. I dont how I can get through this colonoscopy.
Hi Joseph. I understand your fear about the colonoscopy, many people feel the same. But having answers as to what is causing your digestive problems may actually help your anxiety because then you'll know what it causing your issues and you can work towards alleviating them. Stage 4 is the highest colorectal cancer stage, but even if that is what you end up with, doctors can help treat your symptoms and try to make you more comfortable. At best, whatever is causing your troubles can be fixed with treatment. I actually have a colonoscopy next week and will make a video about the experience, so watch for that one on October 23. Maybe that will help you see that even though it isn't super fun, you can get through it, and take away some of the mystery of it.
You sound like me
We're your pains like period pains? Plus intestinal burning
I mentioned extremely painful gas and visible streaks of blood in my stool to my gastro and they told me to "take gas-x" and "drink 68 ounces of water a day" because I'm just "constipated". Five bowel movements a day and constipated, sure. I had to practically beg for a colonoscopy, I'm finally having one next week. I think I've been dismissed because of my age (32 when this started) and I just have to say this "you're too young for cancer" attitude is KILLING people.
How did it go?
Update please?
@@priyathebrantley4048 Had the colonoscopy and it was normal. I decided to get my gallbladder out last June and that has helped. I had three different doctors tell me my gallbladder wasn't the issue, but removing it sure did relieve many of my symptoms. I will say that the gas-x recommendation turned out to be a good one too-- I take it after every meal now and it really does help with pain/bloating.
Usually if you start experiencing symptoms and or pain do they get progressively worse or does it go back and forth
My symptoms would come and go.
I've been constipated for about a month. It started when I experienced sudden bloating... literally was driving down the street and had to unbuckle my jeans from it...and I noticed I only had stringy stools and when I went to the doctor they gave me a laxative which immediately gave my diarrhea. And I still feel somewhat bloated...and now that I stopped the laxative it still is hard to pass bowel movements and when I do it's stringy like before, and I have smelly gas as well...they did take an x ray and said there was no growth or anything but idk if that tests for things like tumors. I haven't had any bleeding though so that's good but still don't know how long to way before heading back to the hospital. It's been a week and idk how much longer to wait before going in again.
Do you have a primary care doctor that you can see about it? They will be able to follow your symptoms and follow up better than a hospital where you see someone different each time you go in.
Been a vegetarian but eat a lot of cheese since. Also, I had constipation almost my whole life. I'm 47, and I had told my fa
new primary care physician my father had a lot of polyps removed. He’s 73. So that’s why she ordered me a cologuard. You know what it seems like such a fun thing with the box smiling on the TV. So I did and four days later I found out that it came back positive. Now I have bled a couple of times and I had one hemorrhoid but, I have a colonoscopy coming up at the end of July or the beginning of August. I’m so glad that they put you to sleep. Do you know why? I had one when I was like 20 fully awake because I was bleeding, and they found out that it was salmonella! I have no idea how I got it, but I did eat chicken back then. I’m scared because I smoked cigarettes for a long time. I quit and then this is what happens great right and let me tell you something that’s gross. I’m so itchy and, I hate it! Oh, and don't do anal like the current fashion of these days! Pray please? And, God bless this person!
This is happening to me.. I’m 21 and mucas just keeps coming out and I’m so embarrassed and confused why it’s happening. For weeks now and it’s a lot
About 5 months ago I had severe pain in my right abdomen so I went to the hospital and the doctors did a blood test and also and x ray. I was told that my small intestine looks very full and may be a little block so that's what's causing the pain. They gave me laxative syrup and pain medication and sent me home. The pain continued for about 4 days the pain meds were doing nothing. My stool was completely fine before but immediately after I recovered I became constipated and I thought that it was the amount of pills that I had taken,I once again started drinking the laxative and every time I went to the bathroom it felt like it wasn't all coming out like I would try to go to the bathroom and nothing would come out and I knew it wasn't constipation because it was a different feeling and I had been taking the laxative for days at that point. After that I started noticing that my stool was very small and thin and I always feel like it's not all coming out and it's hard to pass but its NOT constipation. I am so afraid I have colon cancer but when I went to doctor initially she told me that it had nothing to do with my colon because the pain was on the left side and the colon is on the right.
Your colon is on both sides 🤨 I would consult with a new doctor.
So did you went to the doctor and what happened
So did you feel with pain and heavness from the bottom during siting down and feeling with the desire to go to bathroom again
It was mostly discomfort of having diarrhea and the urge to go more often than usual. People can experience the bowel symptoms differently, so just because I didn't feel exactly how you might be feeling doesn't mean you do (or don't) have cancer.
Did you ever get tested
@@SurvivorJelenais having to go more often then usal is always a sign?
Hey ! I am very late, but I am going 14 years old and I am going to tell my mom tomorrow. I have more gas than usual, I have adomnial pains, and sometimes they shift going up, also on the side of my body as well I have sharp pains
That is very brave of you. Best of luck.
How often do they do scans and blood work for your check ups, mine are every 3months.
They did blood work every 3 months and scans every 6 months for the first year after treatment. Now I go in every 4 months for blood work and once a year for scans.
@@SurvivorJelena thank you, I also do blood work every 3months, I have had alot of scans this past year though, I've been to the emergency room alot, every little thing I have I freak out, I go to the dr alot, the anxiety has been rough
I feel ya! I am paranoid a lot about every little change in my body now. It doesn’t help that a lot of the side effects from treatment are similar to the symptoms that the cancer has returned 😕
@@SurvivorJelena yep. Sucks.
I have the symptoms (albeit rather unspecific) and CT + colonoscopy are coming up. I also have occult blood and a calpro level of almost 1200. Did you have a positive calpro reading and experience a lot of brain fog prior to your diagnose? I am sure I only have some form of IBD but important to rule out anything worse. My bathroom habits are really not an issue, it's more the brain fog that made me see my doctor.
No, I didn’t have any brain fog before my diagnosis. I’m not sure what calpro is, but I’m glad you getting everything checked out.
@@SurvivorJelena Thanks for your answer Jelena. Calpro is calprotectin, a finding from a stool test to check for inflammation.
Hello I'm 20 and I am kind of scared since I had my first rectal bleeding. I'm not sure if it's because of my hemorrhoids or not. But prior to these I had gastritis and my appetite decreased. Can I have your opinion for this?
Please contact your doctor about this. I’m not a doctor and can’t see what’s going on with you, but this is definitely something that you should talk with a doctor about.
Hey any updates?
Any update? Thanks
The gas, bleeding (over a year), constipated one minute, loose stools the next. Exhausted most of the time. Too embarrassed to tall my GP.
Don’t let embarrassment kill you. Make an appointment to see your doctor.
So where the probiotics beneficial in pre-diagnosis is a sense or completely unrelated?
Hmmm, I'm not sure. I have no idea if the probiotics caused the bleeding or it was just a coincidence. Now that you mention it though, they did bring about the most concerning symptom, and if I hadn't taken them I probably would have waited even longer to talk to a doctor and my prognosis could have been much worse.
1:15 Thanks for those stats. It’s pretty amazing how doctors want to pressure you to get a colonoscopy when you’re perfectly healthy. But if you have symptoms, they don’t want to track it down. 😂
I have smelly gas, abdominal pain and a positive FIT home test. No visible blood but I’ve had polyps in the past about 17 years ago and had them removed. Time for a colonoscopy. I’m scared. 🙏
Please don’t wait, get a colonoscopy scheduled as soon as you can. Hopefully it’s just more polyps 🤞🏼
@@SurvivorJelena seeing my doctor tomorrow to see if he can schedule me on ASAP. Symptoms been for 2 weeks now but I hear the symptoms always come in the later stages. I need to stay off of Google. 🙏
@@neffectmusic8484 what happen bro
@@ashunegivlogs7349 no cancer, hemorrhoids. But it was the scariest 2 weeks of my life. I am so glad I got the colonoscopy.
@@neffectmusic8484how old are you?
Hi 🙋🏻♀️ thank for sharing I been having diarrhea for a very long time probably over a year to so every since my gallbladder got removed. However I am not bleeding or anything. Only feel gassy and I do have a pain on the left side of my stomach right below my ribs ... did u have any pain within your belly area at all?
Also was the colonoscopy painful? Was u completely asleep??
Thank you!
Have you talked to your doctor about the diarrhea? I personally didn’t have any abdominal pain before my diagnosis, but I know others have. The colonoscopy itself wasn’t painful at all, I was asleep the entire time.
Thank u so much for responding. Yes I have and that is why I am having an endoscopy and a colonoscopy both together. But I am concern with this stomach pain 😕
Hopefully everything turns out okay for me. I do appreciate you taking the time to respond all my concerns.
@@butterssexy09 I hope everything turns out ok for you too. 🤞🏼. Sounds like they’re covering all their bases to try and figure out what’s going on inside you.
What happened? Was everything fine?
i also have pain at the lower left part of abdomen from few months and have constipation since many years but not bleeding i am really worried i am going to checkup tomorrow. what type of normal checkup except colonoscopy can track if it is a colon cancer or not?
Hii Jelena,thanks for sharing. 1 month ago, I have gastritis symptoms and went to see doctor. Doctor did physical examination also blood test and ultrasound scan.Everything comes normal.Gastritis symptoms gradually going.But every day I have soft poop and small amount and I have burping and gurgling sound ,slight nausea also.I'm so worried about that.My doctor told to continue antacid and no need to worry.ultrasound can detect tumours or polyps?
Hi, I saw this video now and I have gastritis same your symptoms, What about your condition now, Is it cured?
You may have ulcer or h. Pylori infection get tested for those maybe
When will our family Doctors think cancer rather than food poisoning or at lease scan the person rather than waste time which can mean death as it did for my loving wife of 49 years thank you Yeovil hospital & Glastonbury surgery.
Yes...”the study”
What color was your mucus??? I been having it just fall out with out blood tho
I don't recall if you said how old you are, but how did you get your doctors to listen to you enough to go forward with testing? I'm 27 with chronic gastrointestinal issues, including colorectal cancer symptoms, of which I have a strong family history on my mother's side. Unfortunately, I was recently laid-off and lost my health insurance benefits, but once I can afford to get back on, I hope to speak with a doctor about everything I've been experiencing, though I'm afraid to be turned away or have my concerns minimized because of my age. I've seen so many people share stories like that, where if a doctor had just listened to them, perhaps they could've received treatment sooner. So, is there anything in particular you said to get them on-board, or was your team super supportive from the get-go? On a similar note, did your insurance cover your testing and procedures? (Sorry if that's too personal.) I know a lot of companies won't if you are under 50, especially with colon-related things.
Lie if you have to. Tell them early cancer runs in your family or that you may have been exposed to toxic/ radiation/ chemicals etc.
And if they dismiss your request for tests tell them “ I want it documented that you refused on such and such date”.
I was 34 when I was diagnosed. I had a good relationship with my doctor’s office prior to my symptoms starting so when I said something was wrong they trusted me and had a plan of what to do to figure out what was going on. Insurance did pay for some of the procedures but I still had out of pocket costs.
They need to lower the age to 25- 30 mandatory colonoscopy especially if you have a family history. I’m glad I’m a health nut and got one done at 27 it really did save my life
I need your prayers, i will have to schedule a colonoscopy for next week.
I have a blood in my stool recently..
Started March 5, 2021 and then kept happening to date. I am pretty scared I might have a cancer too. :(( hopefully not, cause I actually live alone and my Dad died 2 years ago with Colon Cancer Stage 4 that spread to his liver.
My symptoms are.
Cramps at March 5 evening
And blood in toilet paper after i poop March 6
And I feel like i have a hemmoroids too.
So sorry to hear about your dad. I’m glad you’re scheduling a colonoscopy. The doctors will hopefully be able to tell what is going on during the procedure.
Hi mam. May i ask did you have any idea on how did you get your cancer?
No idea. Other than smoking causes lung cancer, there is no one thing that causes any cancer.
Any updates on your situation?
45 yo fit male. Months of constant bloating and now it is constant ribbon stool to accompany it. No blood that I have seen, only discomfort I notice is the bloating. Seeing Dr now and we are altering few things in diet
I’m glad you’re taking to your doctor about it. If the changes in your diet don’t alleviate your symptoms be sure to check back in with your doctor.
What happened?
Hello- over the years had a little blood spotting on the t paper red. Had external hem surgery over 30 years back horrible experience.
Had had occasional internal hems treated with scrips.
Today first poo bright red blood next poo absolutely nothing.
Chicken rice and fish and beer last night so that shouldn’t cause nothing.
Gained 8 pounds at my belly very uncomfortable feeling and appearance recently after being 180-185 since 18-
58 high stress life/job eat healthy. Maybe Jumping the gun panicking about bloody t paper this morning idk.
Write down all of this and keep track of all the times you see blood when you go to the bathroom. If you see it a few more times definitely make an appointment to see your doctor to find out what’s going on.
How long did you have to wait for the colonoscopy to be scheduled?
After a week of a change in diet that didn't do anything I immediately was scheduled for a colonoscopy and went in about a week and a half later for it.
Ive been experiencing most of the symptoms on and off over the past 3 months, my parents doubt its anything significant because I’m heathy and still young (17) but im starting to get worried if this continues
Keep a journal of what you’re eating, your bowel movements, and the symptoms you’re experiencing. Then you’ll have concrete evidence to show your parents and doctor. If any of the symptoms you’re experiencing are bleeding, get to a doctor as soon as you can.
me too but no body will believe me and i’m scared to go to the doctor, my dad and his dad and great uncle had bowel cancer. so that makes me scared.
@@eviewright5217 what age did your father and grandfather get diagnosed? You should be screened 10 years before the age your father was diagnosed. For example, I was diagnosed at age 34, so my daughter will need to go in for her first colonoscopy when she's 24.
@@SurvivorJelena my father was diagnosed at 21
Wow! Well if you’re older than 11 you should be screened. If your doctor won’t order a colonoscopy for you, get a new one that takes this disease seriously.
I'm currently going through radiation and chemo right now for my colorectal cancer. Does anyone on here have this and do you guys have pain everytime you eat???I actually do have an appetite However I'm afraid to eat because I immediately have to go to bathroom afterwards. Leading to a hemorrhoid and itching and burning. And I try eating softer foods avocado banana things like that.
I had a colonoscopy in dec 2 2019.....now my gut hurts on and off alot its a dull pain and I am tired many days.....also lost lots of wieght fast.....do not have rectal bleeding ....? so I AM WONDERING WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT?
The weight loss is very concerning. I would definitely call your doctor so they can figure out what’s going on inside you. It could be something like diverticulitis, but I’m not a doctor so I can’t say for sure what is going on.
@@SurvivorJelena yes....I am trying but this covid lockdown is making it very hard..appts. re scheduals....etc.
ron mailloux I see. Hopefully you can get some answers soon.