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Colon cancer at age 20? This possible?

seahawk
It is possible. The guy at my work had colon cancer, and they ended up removing part of his colon and now has a colostomy bag. He was 22 at the time.

supradarla
?While younger adults can develop colorectal cancer, the chances of developing colorectal cancer increase markedly after age 50. More than 90% of people diagnosed with colorectal cancer are older than 50.?

Cribber
Very unlikely to be colon cancer. Colon cancer doesn?t hang out of your behind like a hemorhhoid does. So you probably just have digestive problems from bad diet plus bad nerves. Get it checked out but you arent? really describing colon cancer symptoms.

Robin G
See a doctor. Your poor diet and your being prone to anxiety are both causing what sounds like ?irritable bowel syndrome.? You don?t need an ID to see an urgent care physician, and they will be able to advise you more.

Colon cancer? I think not.

missmary
you already know you should be checked out by a doctor, but my opinion is your symptoms sound more like IBS (irratable bowel syndrome) but i could be wrong. run a google search on it and you will find tons of information

Giedrius M
It is possible, though unlike at your age.
Much more like are haemorrhoids. However, you should get checked by doctors asap.

PJ
It is unlikely, but possible. Please go get checked out. The sooner the better. Iron can constipate you. It is probably hemorrhoids.

Rubym
It is not impossible, but you more likely have something benign, like colitis, or even ulcers. If the blood is red, it is from lower in the tract and might be hemorrhoids. If it is black, tarry it could be from bleeding higher in the intestinal tract or the stomach, like ulcers. There could be a lot of causes that are not cancer. But only a doctor can tell, you probably need both the upper (esophagus, stomach and duodenum, or first part of the small intestine) and also the colon checked with endoscopic exams that look at the digestive tract and the doctor can also take biopsies. Biopsies don?t always mean cancer, they can detect many conditions with a biopsy.

The important thing is be checked and don?t worry about it.

A family history of colon cancer does not always mean you will have it, and having no history of colon cancer does not mean you could not get it. But it is fairly rare at your age, but get checked. The symptoms you describe can be treated and you?d be better off without them.

Bishopofpeace
Not necessarily. You just need to stay off the fast food so much. Eat more veggies. And decrease your stress levels. Get rid of some of those worthless friends you have; don?t chase women and do some things that bring inner peace.

Goldie
Yes it is possible. I was 20 when I was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer last year. I was healthy and would keep fit, and my diet was OK. I had some of the symptoms you mention, along with some others, and have no history of colon cancer in my family.

Go to a doctor. I didn?t go to the doctor as soon as things didn?t seem right, I left it until I was in actual pain. So please go see one as soon as you can. Ignore what people say about it being nothing because of your age, just get yourself checked out.

It is possible the doctor will fob you off saying its hemorrhoids or IBS or something, but you must keep going back until the problem is fixed, that?s what I had to do. It doesn?t mean it is cancer, but rectal bleeding should never be ignored.

Good luck, and feel free to message me if you need to!

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