Symptoms of Colon Cancer-What Are They
July 17, 2008
What is colon cancer and its symptoms?
Well, colon cancer is a cancer that begins in the colon or large intestine and in the later stages of the cancer, spreads to other parts of the body. Colon cancer is a very deadly disease and kills millions of people in the world every year.
What are the symptoms of colon cancer?
There are many symptoms of colon cancer but the typical symptoms of this cancer ranges from endless tiredness, a shortness of breath, a lack of energy, changes in bowel movements, a lack of fullness in stools, occurrences of diarrhea, and/or constipation, severe stomach cramps and pain or bloating in the abdomen.
For conditions like Crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome, which could be signs of colon cancer, the symptoms are generally the same as other colon cancers but include the symptoms of anal bleeding, drastic weight loss and of course, diarrhea. Crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome are caused by an irritation of the bowels, which causes the muscles in the large intestine, or colon, to unsettle and allow waste to endlessly leave the colon without the muscles contracting to stop the endless flows of waste.
The presence of colon cancer can be unknown to the infected persons for several years and in that time, the disease would have developed into a full-blown illness. The symptoms of colon cancer differ by the location of the tumor and for an example, since the right colon has more space than the left colon; tumors on the left side can grow too huge sized before any symptoms are detected.
Usually, the tumors on the right side of the colon causes an abnormality called iron deficiency anemia, due to slow blood loss over a lengthy time period and causing tiredness, feelings of weakness and shortness of breath. Since the left-side of the colon is smaller in space, they are likely to cause some or even complete bowel disruptions, which in turn, cause symptoms like constipation, short stools, stomach cramps or bloating and diarrhea.
Bloody red stools might indicate a tumor at the end of the left large intestine. Colon cancers can be treated with medications and/or procedures such as anti-inflammatory medications, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgeries, depending on the types of colon cancer one has.
One should be regular and/or annual physicals to see if they have been treated with this deadly illness. One also should seek a second opinion when seeking a physician about this illness after they have been diagnosed for a colon cancer. Colon cancers can be treated and and all possible options should be discussed with a doctor before taking treatment and/or preventative measures.
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