Is this stool a sign of stomach/colon cancer?

[Delumihcakes]

I am sorry for the graphic. I just want to know because it legit scares me so much.

Hi, I am 22 years old female resided in Philippines. Sorry for my bad english. I have recently been in the doctor last friday and I have this specific abdominal pain that is hard to press and kinda painful too. I dont feel gassy too and I burp too often. I have struggled with passing my stools too. Then, the doc advised to take medicines as she assumed that it was hyperacidity. She consulted me with Hyoscine and Omeprazole. Then, everything went well, my tummy is not hurting anymore, except that I still continue on burping and I have finally passed a stool, however I have these little tints of blood together with it. I just want to know if this is serious because it's been 2 days now and my stool has blood tints. (if that is in fact, a blood).

..I am paranoid as I have read that there are blood in their stools and diagnosed later on these cancers..

I admit, I have a sedentary lifestyle and have been eating a lot of spicy fried chickens, beef, and pickled mango.. I am also fond of drinking coke almost everyday due to I believe stress eating where I feel down, I have to eat something to ease it and I think it takes toll on me now. I am so scared. I want to live and change my diet too. 😭 I have recently eaten only hard boiled egg too so I don't get it why it have tints like that.

Thank you guys in advance if someone can answer. God bless you!

[GCCA-Survivor Administrator]

Hi Delumihcakes,

Thank you for posting on Colon Cancer Connected. I hate to hear you're having to deal with these issues. And by the way, your English is great.👍👏Tagalog would be very difficult for me😂.

It's pretty difficult to determine what's going on from a pic. I see what you are concerned with. Could it be blood? Anytime there is blood in the stool there needs to be an answer for it. If it cannot be physically determined why, then you need to get a colonoscopy. The first thing to do is determine what you're dealing with. There are some tests out there that will determine if that is blood in your stool sample. For example, a common one is Cologuard. Some of these can be done from your home. Your doctor can also have this done as well. This is definitely something that needs to be done so it can put your mind at ease as to what you're experiencing.

Also, these symptoms can be caused by many different things. The first is to determine if that is indeed blood and what is the cause for it. You also mentioned that you had some abdominal pain that has since gone away. That is good, however you still need to determine if that is blood in the stool. I think you are already doing a great job at staying on top of this and looking for those answers. There are some simple tests you can take that can help.

I also see you are young. That is great. That is very beneficial. But I have to say that you should never be diagnosed based on your age. You should be diagnosed based on the symptoms you're experiencing. Never accept a diagnosis based on it couldn't be because you are young. You need good answers and that only comes from getting a good diagnosis for what you are experiencing.

I do wish you the best in finding these answers. I am proud of you for reaching out and looking for solutions. The initial steps can easily be done so you can determine what you're dealing with. That will go a long way to ease your stress and anxiety. Also, please let us know what you find out. Is that type of information that can be helpful to others on this site as well.

Thank you,

[Delumihcakes in reply to GCCA-Survivor]

Good day, Doc.

So I did not go to a doctor or colonoscopy.

Few days after that post, I took a vacation in our province and guess what? It's maybe just all my anxiety. My poop got back to normal, I eat normal, everything came back to normal, except that I am still a hypochondriac.

Thank you for taking your time answering my question.. 🙏

[GCCA-Survivor Administrator in reply to Delumihcakes]

Very good Delumihcakes. That is good news👏. Always remember how the vacation made you feel. I hope you are on vacation everyday from now on.😁❤️👍