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Do you regularly wonder regarding the proper physical condition of your colorectal system? How will you know when you have excellent healthy colon, or are your small colorectal issues a indication of an much more somber health problem?

The colorectal cancer symptoms are often general in presentation that they may mimic other medical conditions. In fact, these symptoms can be erroneously recognized as mere manifestations of gastrointestinal upset during the early stage of cancer. Being tolerable and mild, these symptoms are usually taken for granted by individuals experiencing them. Consequently, majority of the diagnosed cases of colorectal malignancy are already at the late stage, which is incurable and highly fatal. The symptoms alone are insufficient to confirm the presence of colorectal cancer but being asymptomatic does not give an assurance of freedom from malignancy.

The colorectal cancer symptoms might be ambiguous at first, yet they become severe as the disease progresses. The presenting symptoms of malignancy usually have relationship to the site where the tissue overgrowth (tumor) is located. The initial sign that will be felt with colorectal cancer is pain at the area where the tumor grows. This is a result of the compression of the nerves and erosion of the blood vessels in the said region. As the tumor increases in size, the intensity of pain also elevates. Often times, this pain is manifested as simple abdominal cramps at earlier stage.

Likewise, the colon is one of the major organs of the digestive system. Hence, colorectal cancer is usually manifested by symptoms that are gastrointestinal in nature such as the following:

1. Slimmer size of feces

2. Abdominal bloating

3. Sudden weight loss

4. Decreased desire for eating or alteration in eating habit

5. Sensation of incomplete stool elimination

6. Feeling of need to throw up (nausea) and actual vomiting

7. Altered bowel habit (diarrhea or constipation)

8. Melena (old, dark blood in the stool- common in upper gastrointestinal bleeding) or hematochezia (fresh blood in the stool)

Furthermore, individuals suffering from colorectal cancer will usually have intestinal hemorrhage that often results to anemia. Therefore, they appear pale and they may complain for body weakness or feeling of being always exhausted even without getting involved in strenuous activities. Similarly, the aforementioned anemia is not only caused by blood loss. The cancer tissues mostly take in iron and other body nutrients like a parasite that leads to iron deficiency anemia and sudden weight reduction.

In the long run, colorectal cancer will spread and invade tissues and lymph nodes closer to the site of malignancy and may metastasize to other body organs farther from the said site. There are instances that the cancer cells cause too much erosion into the tissues up to the point of perforating the colon. Then, the peritoneum and the pelvic area get filled with intestinal contents that had leaked out from the perforated colon, which often cause peritonitis or inflammation of the peritoneum.

Generally, people seek for medical health intervention when the symptoms are unbearable and disturbing. However, it would have been best if the consultation is done as early as possible while the colorectal cancer symptoms are still as minor as ordinary gastrointestinal upset symptoms. Every individual must be vigilant enough because absence or unnoticeable symptoms doesn’t always mean freedom from diseases. Annual medical consultation must be a routine for early detection of any illness, especially when someone is predisposed to a certain disease like colorectal cancer. On the other hand, the symptoms are not adequate to conclude or make a diagnosis. There are several diagnostic procedures required to confirm presence of a disease.

The information offered in this item isn't a replacement for certified care and shouldn't be used for detection or treating a medical issue or ailment. It is best to seek advice from your health provider any time you have or imagine you may have a medical issue.