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Please what's the difference in symptoms between ibs, ibd, colon cancer, ulcerative colitis

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Symptoms can be very similar between all of these, which is why it is necessary to contact a GP so that they can run some blood and stool sample tests:

nhs.uk/conditions/irritable...

You will get a definitive answer from these tests. It is not possible to tell the difference just from symptoms. On the up side, a person is statistically more likely to be diagnosed with IBS than anything else. However, on the rare off chance of it being something else, the sooner the diagnosis, the more effective the treatment.

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