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Cancer symptoms: Three signs your poo could be signalling the deadly disease

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CANCER symptoms can be mistaken for less serious health conditions, but failing to recognise the disease could slash your risk of survival. Many people with cancer experience changes in bowel habits - there are three signs in your poo to look out for.

By KATRINA TURRILL

NHS urge people to be clear on cancer symptoms

 

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Cancer causes cells in the body to grow and reproduce uncontrollably, leading to the destruction of surrounding healthy tissue and organs. More than one in three people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime, according to the NHS, with breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer the most common types of cancer. While each cancer has its own set of symptoms, there are also some more general ones to note. About one out of every 10 people with cancer experienced diarrhoea, according to Cancer Research UK.

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One out of every 10 people with cancer experienced diarrhoea - there are three symptoms to look out for
Diarrhoea usually means having more than three unformed stools in a 24 hour period, and there are three signs to look out for according to the cancer charity.
These are:
  • An increase in the number of bowel movements you have each day
  • An increase in the amount (volume) of poo (stools or faeces) you have in a day
  • A change in the way your poo looks (it goes from solid to soft or watery)
Other symptoms you may notice are:
  • Cramping pains in your tummy (abdomen)
  • Feeling sick
  • Needing to get to the toilet urgently
  • A bloated feeling in the tummy
Cancer symptoms: Three signs your poo could be signalling the deadly disease
Cancer symptoms: There are three signs in your poo to look out for (Image: GETTY)

Passing urine more often

Also referred to as frequent urination, prostate cancer may give you the urge to need to empty your bladder more than normal during the day.

Getting up in the night

Prostate cancer, as it grows, can put pressure on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis, known as the urethra. So you may also feel the need to get up a few times in the night to empty your bladder.

Difficulty passing urine

It may be harder to empty your bladder than normal. This is called urinary hesitancy.
It might be difficult to start emptying your bladder or the flow might be weaker, you might be straining to pass urine, or it might stop and start when you do go.”

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Cancer symptoms: Diarrhoea can be a warning sign of the disease (Image: GETTY)
Cancer symptoms: Three signs your poo could be signalling the deadly disease
Cancer symptoms: Cancer can also affect the way you urinate (Image: GETTY)

Urgency

You may experience a sudden strong urge to empty your bladder, and you may need to rush to the toilet.

Leaking urine

pressure on the urethra may also cause you to leak a little after passing urine.

Blood in urine

You may spot blood in your urine or semen. But the charity notes this is rare.

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