Bowel cancer ?

[Green2000]

Hello,

I am a 20 year old female.

since around 17th October I’ve been having blood in my stool about ( about 10 weeks now)

I’ve not experienced any of symptoms.

The blood is more like pieces of red in my stool opposed to actual running blood.

My stool habits either once a day or nothing. (Sometimes running something completely normal)

Is this something I should be concerned about? Thanks

[Jazzy1990]

Are sure it’s blood? Could be red food pieces

[Nicole_GCCA Partner]

Hi Green2000 ,Thank you for posting. Depending on where you are, and the COVID risk, it is worth minimally getting a telehealth visit with your primary care doctor, or even seeing them in person.

Your doctor will want to know if it is a bright red color or deeper. I also wonder if it could be something you are eating?

Either way, whenever there is a change in bowel habits and blood is involved, it is important to speak to a medical professional. There are a lot of reasons why you are experiencing this, and many are treatable with diet changes or with medications. However, to rule out something like colorectal cancer, a screening would need to be performed.

Please contact your doctor and keep us posted.

~Nicole @ GCCA