Colon Cancer Symptoms
Iron deficiency anemia and jaundice which are complications of colon cancer may also develop.
Colon cancer symptoms. Other symptoms you have depend on where the cancer has spread. Red blood usually appears when the tumor is located in the descending colon sigmoid or rectum. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer 1 red blood in your stools one of the most disconcerting symptoms people report is red blood in their stools and that s probably a common cause of alarm for most people. A feeling that your bowel doesn t empty completely.
However these symptoms can also be due to other causes. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer include. In its early stages colon cancer may have no noticeable symptoms. A persistent change in your bowel habits including diarrhea or constipation or a change in the consistency of your stool.
A change in bowel habits such as diarrhea constipation or narrowing of the stool that lasts for more than a few days. Rectal bleeding or blood in your stool. Whole body symptoms like unintentional weight loss loss of appetite or unusual tiredness may also occur in colon cancer. Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool dark colored stool change in bowel habits change in stool consistency anemia constipation or a feeling that the bowels don t empty completely diarrhea and.
Cramping or abdominal belly pain. A change in bowel habits such as diarrhea constipation or narrowing of the stool that lasts for more than a few days a feeling that you need to have a bowel movement that s not relieved by having one. A feeling that you need to have a bowel movement that is not relieved by doing so. Changes in bowel movements including constipation or diarrhea that doesn t go away.
Dark stools or blood in the stool. Blood usually dark red or black in. Signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer depending on where the tumor is symptoms of colorectal cancer include. Some symptoms and signs of colon cancer are.
Colon cancer most often spreads to the liver lungs and peritoneum the lining of the abdomen. Persistent abdominal discomfort such as cramps gas or pain.