Colon Cancer (CRC) Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur)

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Colon Cancer (Colorectal Carcinoma) is a cancer of the large intestine and/or rectum. This cancer can cause a variety of signs and symptoms, which we will discuss in this lesson.

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[latin]

If it wasn't for blockage in my intestine i would've never of known I had colon cancer. My stomach area felt like it was going to literally explode. They said in surgery that my belly hissed loud like a Ballon when they cut me open. Now 5 months later I'm on chemo and staying positive trying to beat this thing! God bless

[LolLol-rkvc]

My journey with igrotum has been incredibly positive. Its restoring my health and giving me the strength to fight.

[christophervalery]

I was 33 when I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in October of 2020. Lucky for me a tumor in my left intestine caused a blockage, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, because otherwise I probably would never have gone to the ER and had it checked out. I briefly beat it for about 8 months in 2021, but now I'm doing my second set of treatments after my initial 12 rounds. Thankfully I'm a strong person physically, mentally, and emotionally and I have one hell of a support system behind me cheering me on and offering whatever help I may need.

Stay Strong and Keep Fighting 🥊😁🥊.

[nasrizainol]

Just diagnosed with colon cancer 2 days ago. Reading through the comments gave me some much needed strength to know that this is not an impossible battle to fight!

[GboabGman]

I'm 48 and i was told last year i had colon cancer after my first ever colonoscopy, they found a large tumour growing and took biopsies then i was taken to a room after recovery and told i had cancer, fast forward 1 year and 7 colonoscopies, ct scan and it turned out it was a lipoma. Had a final procedure called an endoloop which basically is like a lasso to cut off the blood supply to the lipoma so it falls off and gets passed naturally. what a rollercoaster of a year

[jorger]

I am 52 years old and since the age of 50 I have always asked to have a stool occult blood test done at my annual checkup because I know it is a possible worrying sign. This year the test came back positive and I immediately decided to have a colonoscopy. They removed 3 polyps, fortunately in time before they developed as malignant. So my advice from this experience is, from the age of 50, always do the stool occult blood test at least once a year, it's the best way to prevent this.

[dizzysdoings]

My husband wouldn't listen to me for months. He was in a ton of pain, was losing weight and couldn't poop. He has stage 4 colorectal cancer. They had to do an emergency colotomy. And, they couldn't operate on it due to where it was located.
They have tried both chemo and immunotherapy. Neither worked. They are going to be trying a pill, we're still waiting for approval, etc from the insurance.
If this doesn't work, they don't have much hope for him, just a few months at best
Please, please don't ignore the symptoms.

I'm adding this because a few people have asked for an update, or are offering prayers for his healing.
On April 25th, at 6:03 pm, God took him home. He was just in so much pain. I like to picture it as Jesus saying, you've had enough pain. Your mansion is ready, so come on home.
He always liked the Footprints in the Sand poem, so that's what was on the prayer cards from his funeral.
As for me, I'm standing firm in my belief of a God that loves me and cares for me. I don't pretend to understand why He allowed this to happen, but I don't need to know, I just need to trust Him.

[nightowl]

My mom took me to the doctor because of bloody stools and somehow after my colonoscopy the result was a cis that was pre cancerous. No matter what my mom says about me I am forever greatful for her intuition.

[julie]

My *26yr old* daughter has just finished her chemo!! She is doing and feeling AMAZING. Her diagnosis with colon cancer, G2 pT3 pN2b. Her doctors and nurses were absolutely fantastic, albeit they were pretty stunned at first because of her age!
Anyone with bowel issues should press their Drs for a colonoscopy! Colon cancers are no longer just an older person's cancer! 🙂🙂

[icequeen]

My sister has colon cancer and I am dead worried about her. Her second surgery is set to be in two days and this suddenly appeared on my feed. Please pray for her. She wants to live.

Update: she passed away on march 16th. May she rest in peace.

[lynnpope]

I pray that the healing power of almighty God touches everyone reading and listening may find peace.

[ramsay]

That feeling you have when your surgeon comes to icu to see how you are, first thing you think this man has just saved my life and a couldn’t help telling him thank you, you saved my life about 5 times lol two weeks gone am home and start light chemo next week, any dull pain in the bottom left of your stomach go get checked 👌👌stay positive folks 💜

[cherylwellham]

Thankyou for this. I lost my mother to colon cancer in 1993. My uncle died of it and IN 1968. His son had a hemicolectomy due to it, and his son had polyps at 27 yrs. I have had colonoscopies since my mother died when I was 43. I have had polyps removed on three occasions. I am now 70 and and feel fit and healthy. I have these procedures every 3-5 yrs. They have saved my life. My daughter, now 43 had her first procedure recently and had a large polyp removed. ThIs gene is definitely passed on in our family and we are lucky to be living in the age of modern medicine. Don't ignore any warnings.

[infantryattacks]

I had zero symptoms. Indeed, I passed my physical the month before I discovered during my first colonoscopy that I had a malignant tumor, Stage 3A cancer. The night before, I'd bought airline tickets to fly to Chuuk to go diving on the WWII wrecks in the Lagoon. My first reaction on learning I had cancer was to ask the doc if I could still go to Chuuk. :). He said, yes, after I finished chemo. I was operated on in August. Started chemo shortly thereafter. Finished eight months later. Ten months after the operation, I was scuba diving on the wrecks in Chuuk Lagoon. The morale of my story is that you may or MAY NOT have symptoms. So, get your butt scope. It might save your life. It certainly saved mine.

[ianbennett]

My dear Mum passed away with this.Terrible to watch her suffer. RIP Mum.😢😢

[ricksandoval]

i was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018. had a colostomy bag for 10 months also did 14 rounds of chemo. my doctor was DR MICHEAL KELLER in SAN ANTONIO TX . he saved my life. amazing doctor,

[LazyPirate]

My mother has been diagnosed with collen cancer. She now had to wear a collostomybag. We have no idea at what stage she's diagnosed with. I hope she does beat this. Prayed to God everyday to give her the strength she needs and that she can get the surgery to use the restroom again.


It's been tuff for her to live with bipolar, I just don't want her to either live with a bag for the rest of her life or lose her. I hope God helps us and listens to our prayers.

[Aurkus]

Creeps me out when a medical vid like this randomly pops into my mentions. Can’t tell if algorithm is trying to tell me something or not.😥

[TheRealDizzok]

These arent just signs of Colon Cancer. I had Crohns disease from 15-22 yrs old. It got so bad i had to go the ER. Long Story short I had a blockage in my small intestines. Meaning food couldnt get through at all and My stomach looked like I was 9 moths Pregnant due the fact. I went down to 99lbs (I was 215 all muscle before). After a 7 hour long surgery the doctor told my mom in the waiting room that I had several liters on food and fluid stuck in my intestine and when they did surgery my stomach just deflated like a balloon. I had to stay in the hospital after surgery for 3 months in the ICU with a 125 degree fever. I didnt know If I was gonna make it out of there but with the help of God i did just that. Oh and I couldnt walk either. The doctor said i was going to have trouble walking but I didnt care what he said because I knew I was gonna normal again. Fast forward 2 yrs later after a great recovery Im in better condition than I was 10 years ago. Im 25 now. Just know God saved my life. It could have been Colon Cancer but it was just a blockage in my small intestine. Before that I was in the streets hanging out with my friends smoking everyday trynna rob every drug dealer in the city. I think God sat me down and showed me he really does exist and he does heal people but on his time. I'm strong and i have a strong mindset..but in that moment i was scared man. Now i dont smoke or drink at all and Im living accordingly. I say that to say just believe and trust in God yall. Its hard trying to tell my story because most people wont give him his credit and also have PTSD from stayin in ICU that long (taking every drug you could think of so i could wake up the next day). If you dont believe Im sorry, Im truly am. But cant nobody on this earth convince me he didnt save my life and it was the doctors that did...because even after surgery I was still on my death bed. Hope yall got something out of this. Yall be blessed man

[GIguy]

Be thankful if you actually have symptoms, because I didn’t. I instead suffered from stage 4 Crohn’s disease, originally misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis. My colon, a.k.a. large intestine, was so poor, that it literally fell apart, and ruptured while I was in the hospital receiving intravenous therapy at the age of 21. I was dead on the operating table for two minutes before they use the defibrillator and got my heart beating, so they could go on to perform a 10 hour long surgery to remove the remains of my shattered large intestine, where they also found colon cancer that was growing on the outside of my now shattered intestine and not on the inside, all the symptoms were being masked by the symptoms of the Crohn’s disease. In other words I literally had to die to save my life, because when the pathology came back it indicated the most aggressive strain of colon cancer out there, and it would’ve killed me in less than six months if it had gone undetected, and there’s nothing I could’ve done about it. Talk about irony! Yes it did hurt, a lot, in total, I’ve had 37 gastrointestinal surgeries leaving me with less than 5% of my entire G.I. tract, having my rectum removed and stitched shut, my entire large intestine and almost all of my small intestine taken away, but it’s remarkable how the human body can adapt to such drastic changes, I nearly died three more times, the doctors don’t know how or why I survived, but I’m still here, and I can still eat, not very much mind you, it’s the ultimate diet, Jenny Craig eat your heart out! I will soon probably have to go on TPN, a.k.a., intervenous nutrition, for the rest of my life, but it sure beats dying, and I’ll never worry about colon cancer ever again because I have no colon! That’s a very brief explanation of the past 34 years of my life, if you want more details feel free to ask whatever you want, I’ll do my best to answer and hopefully help some people, cheers and happy holidays to everyone!