If you have cancer in your body, your stool will tell you.

Do you pay attention to your bowel movements? After defecation, many people come and go in a hurry without paying attention to whether the bowel movements are normal. However, what you may not know is that some bowel movements have actually sent out alarm signals. Once ignored, the disease may continue to progress.

Speaking of this, many people will ask, doctor, what kind of disease does abnormal bowel movement reflect?

Many benign diseases can cause abnormal stool, including cirrhosis , chronic pancreatitis , chronic colitis , inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal tuberculosis , etc. Some malignant diseases can also cause abnormal stool, such as liver cancer , pancreatic cancer , gastric cancer , and colorectal cancer .

If the stool shows the following characteristics, do not ignore it. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a physical examination in time.

01-Blood in stool

For many people, they seldom observe the color of their neck, especially in winter when they wear thick clothes. Even in summer, if their neck is dark, they hardly think that there is something wrong with their body, but simply think that it is caused by tanning.

What factors may be related to blood in the stool? First of all, we need to figure out how much bleeding there is. If it is just a little bit of blood, almost invisible, it is called “occult blood”. Behind this situation, it is likely that there is a lesion in the gastric mucosa or intestinal mucosa; secondly, if there is a large amount of bright red blood in the stool, it is necessary to pay attention to whether there is a lesion in the rectum and be alert to rectal cancer.

Of course, not all bloody stools can be considered a symptom of cancer. There is also a benign disease that cannot be ignored, that is hemorrhoids. Internal hemorrhoid bleeding can also cause bloody stools, and usually bright red bloody stools.

Therefore, if there is blood in your stool, don’t be overly nervous, but you need to pay attention to it. Discovering the abnormality early may buy time for treatment.

02-Changes in stool color

Changes in stool color can also indicate some problems. Under normal circumstances, stool will be stained with bile pigments and appear yellow. However, sometimes the color of stool will appear abnormal. Once the color of stool changes, you need to pay attention to whether it is a sign of disease. For details, please refer to the following table:

White

Clay-like stools are likely caused by bile disease . Bile is blocked from entering the intestines, and there is no bile in the digestive tract, which will cause white stools.

Beware: Liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer

black

Black stools may be caused by eating too much pig blood, offal and other foods, but it may also be caused by upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Beware: Esophageal cancer, gastric cancer

Dark red

It generally represents bloody stools, which may be caused by bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal tract (jejunum, ileum, colon).

Beware: Colon cancer, colon polyps, Crohn’s disease, rectal cancer

green

Green stool is related to eating green fruits and vegetables. Similarly, if food factors are excluded, green stool will occur repeatedly, especially if the stool is unformed and accompanied by a sour and smelly stool.

Warning: Enteritis or colon cancer

Therefore, if you find that the color of your stool has changed, you should pay attention to it and get checked as soon as possible to detect problems in advance.

03-Unformed stool

Under normal circumstances, stool will form a certain shape in the intestines, especially after being processed by the large intestine. This is due to the peristaltic function of the intestines and the water absorption ability of stool.

However, sometimes the stool may not be formed, especially the shape may change, either to a thin paste or to thin strips, etc. If such a change in stool shape occurs, do not take it lightly, as it may be due to intestinal lesions.

For middle-aged people, if the shape of their stool changes, they should be alert to the possibility of rectal polyps or rectal cancer. It is recommended to have a colonoscopy or colonoscopy as soon as possible to see if there are any lesions so that they can be treated at an early stage.

04-Changes in bowel habits

Healthy people usually have normal and regular bowel habits. If you find that your original bowel movement pattern has been disrupted, such as defecating three times a day in the past but not for three days now, or you used to have constipation but recently went to the toilet several times a day, and this change lasts for more than three months, you need to pay attention to it, as it may be bowel disorder caused by colon cancer.

The neck is a part that is often overlooked in life, but in fact, it is not only a necessary part of the throat, but also a very important organ in the human body. Most importantly, it may be an indicator of cancer. If these signs appear, you must pay attention!

05-Unexplained diarrhea

Unexplained diarrhea, bowel movements several times a day, and unformed stools like water. For unexplained diarrhea, you should also be alert to whether there is cancer in the body. Many cancers can cause diarrhea, such as liver cancer, pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer.

Therefore, it is very important to take a look at the toilet after defecation. If you find any abnormal stool, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. The key areas to be examined include the large intestine, liver, stomach, and pancreas.