Why You Should Never Ignore Blood in Your Stool
Blood in your stool, in the toilet, or on the toilet paper can be concerning. In most cases, the blood is a result of a non life-threatening problem, such as anal fissures or hemorrhoids.
Blood in your stool, in the toilet, or on the toilet paper can be concerning. In most cases, the blood is a result of a non life-threatening problem, such as anal fissures or hemorrhoids.
The severe symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can cause extreme distress. If you suffer with IBD, you know the drill - chronic diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain, bloody stools, and fatigue.
You've been scheduled for a colonoscopy as a routine screening for colon or rectal cancer. Or maybe it's necessary to investigate symptoms, such as bleeding from your anus, pain in your abdomen, unexplained weight loss.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GE) is a result of a faulty lower esophageal sphincter. When this ring doesn’t close properly, the contents of your stomach leak back into your esophagus and affect the back of your throat to cause a burning in the chest.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that has no cure. This doesn't mean unpleasant symptoms can't be managed, however.
Sometimes you have difficulty swallowing but it passes and is really no need for concern. But some people suffer from a condition known as dysphagia - a chronic difficulty swallowing - and they don't even know it.
The average lifetime risk of developing colon cancer is approximately 1 in 23 for men and 1 in 25 for women. As many as 53,010 people are expected to die of colon cancer in 2024.
Colon cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, but it's also one that's easy to beat it if you catch it early. Colonoscopies are indispensable in this fight against colon cancer.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes unpleasant symptoms that seriously interfere with your quality of life. The constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and belly pain associated with this condition that affects your large intestine is often triggered by certain foods.
You’ve undoubtedly heard of the trials and tribulations of getting a colonoscopy, most of which are associated with the preparatory process that involves taking laxatives to clear out your system.
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