Is it Colon Cancer or IBS?

Hello,

New here, new to everything related really.

So, I’m a 26 year old male, from UK. No previous health conditions and no family history of any bowel issues.

My issues started a month ago, I started noticing a change in my bowels I’d go as soon as I woke up and then again a few times again in morning. My stools also seemed to be flatter most of the time and at theat time I had blood on toilet paper. I immediately went to google and saw that colon cancer was what matched my symptoms. I immediately started to panic and ended up at the GP. Who arranged some blood tests, all of which came back clear! My stools however remained flat and have done this whole month. I will have the occasional formed stool though. In regards to the blood this stopped a while ago when I switched to toilet wipes.

I have occasional abdominal pains/cramps. I also have passed mucus with and without stool a few times (not very often though)

My Gp has prescribed me Sertraline and Mebervine for my anxiety and pain. They keep reiterating to me it’s NOT cancer and it’s IBS. Yet I’ve only had bloods done. So I am obviously a bit worried it could be cancer!

I also have a lot of gas, and frequent urination.

I don’t have weight loss, loss of appetite or bloody stools.

Any idea on what to do? What this is?

Any help please?

Hello Straydog!

Thanks for your reply. My main concern is obviously soft flat stools. I do agree though I need to stop using dr google or searching symptoms. I also agree that lots of things overlap one another & this again makes it rather annoying when googling! :/

I suppose it’s good that doctors haven’t felt the need for me to have more tests based on my symptoms and blood tests

Thanks

Hi iPoop - nope doctor didn’t do any tests bar the bloods - where they checked FBC, Inflammation CEA etc. All came back clear. They said it was due to wiping too hard or a fissure/pile. I used creams and switched to Wipes and since then (2 weeks) I’ve not had any blood!

So I am still very unsure as to what’s going on? - It all started from a episode of Vomiting and Dirrhoea I had. Ever since then my bowels have been weird! :/

Flat stools, slivers, ribbon stools ect. Could be many different things. It could either be an internal or external himroid. Flat stools can also play hand in hand with IBS although they are not sure what causes this but it is common.
I am no doctor, but from what I have read it is from your IBS. Your white blood cell count would be high if you did indeed have cancer and since all the work came back positive you have nothing to worry about.
Hope this helps!