**GRAPHIC PHOTO** colon cancer?

[Collegegirl15]

Hi! So I’ve been dealing with stomach/digestive issues for about 3 years. Recently, I’ve been having bad stomach pains with acid reflux and I’ve been trying to poop. I’ve tried prune juice, laxative, suppositories and barely anything is coming out. This is what’s coming out and I’ve been having a lot of mucus. I’m scared I could have colon cancer (I’m 22) and having really bad anxiety. Plz help 😭

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mught need to drink more water THEY say bulky stool is great stool

If want to help them pass try drinking more water daily HELP things move along

Not sure about excersise BUT guess always helps

[Libra87]

That’s a lot of poo! But I wouldn’t be too worried. Maybe just speak to your GP. When I had colon cancer I couldn’t poo at all and this went on for 7-8 weeks! I’d polyps as well as a perforated vowel and nothing could pass. Resulting in me vomiting my poo. Not pleasant at all! I had acid reflux due to this. You could simply just suffer from bad constipation and this is a result of the picture. But go see your GP, that’s what they are there for and nothing to be ashamed about.

[TheAnonymous1]

Go to your doctor, a simple blood test suggested problems for me and the colonoscopy she requested actually found it. It'll put your mind at rest.

That look a 'healthy' stool though and you are very young I wouldn't be too worried by what you read on the internet. The expert (doctors) advice will put your mind at rest.

[kewl1]

I used to poop every morning after my coffees and that was it for the day. Then for 2 or 3 months I was going 5 times in the morning and the stools were pencil thin. It made sense that there might be a blockage so I googled and sure enough colon cancer was on the list. Plus my dad and his brother both had it in their 80's. I was 68. I got an emergency colonoscopy and had a large tumor type 3c. I have no expertise, only my own story but I would say get a colonoscopy ASAP. I would thik thta you would be very young for colon cancer so it must be very likely that you have another problem. Perhaps soething that's not serious.

Good luck

[alanborges in reply to kewl1]

Hey one question

Other than narrow stools, did you have any other symptoms?

[kewl1 in reply to alanborges]

Not me. Nothing else. No blood or anything. Now 3 years after my cancer operation and having my ileostomy reversed after one year, I am going many times per day because I have no rectum. 5 or 6 times is quite normal. I have bad days where I may go 12 times at night, then none the next day. But nothing thin or pencil-thin like when I had the tumour

[CwGrud in reply to kewl1]

kewl1 were ALL of your stools pencil thin when you had the tumor? Or only some of them?

[kewl1 in reply to CwGrud]

Yes as far as I can recall. It happened within quite a short time span as well, like a couple of months.

[CSguy in reply to kewl1]

Kewl1 is this what your stools looked like before you got your colonoscopy?

[kewl1 in reply to CSguy]

Do you mean the pic at the top of the thread by Collegegirl15? I don't see any other attachments. I would say in my case even thinner ie pencil-thin

[CSguy in reply to kewl1]

That is what I meant. Thanks for reply.

[kewl1 in reply to CSguy]

You're very welcome. Good luck.

[Loz555]

Hi I had same went every morning now don't go for three days when I f2f o I'm constipated

[Zoro24]

Ibs i guess

[Asiongsalonga]

Hi what the result of your diagnosis?

[Skylav]

Hello, I have gerd and my stool looks like this too. How are you now? I am terrified too. I am 32 and am so scared to get colonoscopy huhu and i dnt have a lot of money too for that so scared pls help

[Ahsokat in reply to Skylav]

I believe this is IBS as I have gerd and my stools are similar (I am 22), and I got an IBS diagnosis. Hope you’re well!

[LarryBailey in reply to Ahsokat]

Did you have a colonoscopy to confirm nothing else was happening?

[CHA85]

What was your diagnosis?