Experiences with

Bowel cancer

He attended his appointment and the doctor advised that he had found a large polyp on his colon and that he couldn’t rule out bowel cancer. We are all absolutely petrified and have no idea what to expect / do.

I fear I may have bowel cancer. Can anyone give me some insight about symptoms, treatment as well as survival rates in the UK?

As you can imagine I am terrified this being bowel cancer . I do have another colonoscopy booked in for next Sunday. How likely is this to be cancer when I only had a colonoscopy in 2020 please

I'm worried about bowel cancer. I know I will need a Colonoscopy to see what's happening. I am terrified of going tomorrow. What can they tell by the blood tests I wonder.

I have been to the doctors multiple times however they always tell me i’m too young to be worried about anything and put it down to ibs. however my mum and grandma have both had bowel polyps / bowel cancer in their lifetimes so there is a family history.

I am just wondering how much a family history increases the chances of my symptoms being caused by bowel cancer. My grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, uncle and one aunt have all had bowel cancer. Three of them were under 50 when diagnosed. Just how significant is this history?

I'm 46 my uncle had bowel cancer at 55. Weird thing is I still have energy, I run most days. Just feel like I need some optimism as I'm losing mind with worry.

I am really panicing now I am on for a colonscopy after 8 weeks of overflow diarrhoea and constipation. My back passage is very comfortable and nothing is working to settle it. Colonscopy booked for next Wednesday. I did a home test for occult blood and something was found. I am scared. I actully

The GP seems quite convinced it’s Bowel Cancer and I asked about the possibility of it being polyps. She’s not convinced. I’m now booked in for a colonoscopy on Thursday. I’ve started to get quite bad upper abdomen pain and feel like I’m bloated all the time in this last week.

hello, My mum did a bowel screening test in January and her result came back positive, she then had a colonoscopy on the 14th February where they diagnosed her with bowel cancer. They found a malignant stenosing colonic tumour and 5mm polyp. The polyp was removed and not cancerous.

Blood test for picking up bowel cancer! Let's hope it's being used before my next colonoscopy in 3 years :) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61490061

I know before I get any results I have Bowel Cancer. I have all the symptoms. I am so depressed. If I have a blockage, I wonder what they can do about it.

GP pretty sure it's bowel cancer. Does anyone know if a scan can tell anything ? I appreciate she's had a long life but hate the thought of her suffering. I don't know what to expect if it is bowel cancer. Sorry for long post just looking for advice or information. Thank you

cancer I seem to have bowel movements every other day now as beforeI was going every 3 days every time there is dark mucusy blood seems to be mixed in through poo.

Basically it seems that once you are 75 or above in terms of bowel cancer you are written off by the NHS ..... oh well that's fine but the problem is I'm not ready to die."

hi there I’ve just been diagnosed with bowel cancer ! so I’m new to this , things are moving pretty fast! not sure if this is a good thing.

hi all found out last week that I have terminal bowel cancer and am dying. Too much to take in at the moment, have to have a picc line fitted next week and then chemotherapy on the same day ..

She’s basically written me off because I’m 18 and statistically not as likely to get bowel cancer. I understand that, but with my major health anxiety, since the appointment I’ve felt so sick and my stomach feels abnormal like I’m hungry almost but know I’m not.

I'm 54 years old and had my colonoscopy yesterday when I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. I had my CT scan today and waiting to find out if it has spread. My biggest fear is needing a stoma bad after surgery. Help, I'm panicking!

Lots of abdominal hurting, cramping lately.. What would these strings be? Also feeling very weak and I almost feel nausea.