What are the symptoms of colon cancer

Colon cancer is a disease we are very familiar with. This disease has caused many people to lose their precious lives, so we should pay attention to the onset of the disease. In the process of treating the disease, we should also avoid the deterioration of the disease to ensure the treatment effect of the disease and cure the disease faster.

1. Blood in the stool Blood in the stool means bleeding or blood in the stool. If the bleeding is caused by the lesion in the colon close to the anus, sometimes the stool with a jam color or bright red color can be seen with the naked eye. This is overt bleeding. If the bleeding is caused by an intestinal tumor far from the anus, sometimes a laboratory test (i.e. fecal occult blood test) is needed to find out whether there is hidden bleeding in the stool. The patients themselves may not pay much attention to the overt bleeding found by the naked eye and it is very easy to ignore it, especially for patients with existing "hemorrhoids". Most of them are mistaken for hemorrhoid attacks.

2. Anemia: Hidden bleeding is sometimes difficult to detect. Due to chronic blood loss, the initial symptoms are characterized by unexplained anemia, which usually does not attract the attention of doctors and patients. It is not until the anemia becomes severe or abdominal mass appears that colon cancer is considered and examination is carried out, but it is too late.

3. Mucus stools Some intestinal tumors can secrete a large amount of mucus, and as the tumor grows, the amount of mucus secretion continues to increase and the frequency of bowel movements increases.

4. Deformed or thinned stools. For tumors located on the side of the anus, as the tumor grows, the stools may gradually become deformed and thinner, the frequency of bowel movements may increase, and there may be a feeling of incomplete bowel movements. As the disease progresses, the tumor may block the intestinal tract and cause obstruction, resulting in difficulty in defecation.

The symptoms of colon cancer are generally quite obvious. If you can pay more attention to your physical changes, this disease can be controlled. After contracting the disease, the most important thing is to seek early treatment and not miss the best treatment time to ensure the treatment effect of the disease.