Colon cancer is mostly 'eat' out, reminder: before the advent of colon cancer, you will experience 4 symptoms first
Ms. Liu and her wife, who are in their early fifties this year, are both staff members of the institution. They have stable jobs and no pressure in their lives. They live a stable and happy life.
Some time ago, Ms. Liu found that she had irregular bowel movements, thin stools, and occasionally constipation symptoms, which became more and more serious, so she rushed to the hospital for treatment. The first inspection turned out to be bowel cancer. Fortunately, it was found in time. Endoscopy Symptoms improved after peeling treatment.
At the same time, Ms. Liu's wife was also diagnosed with bowel cancer. Although he was a little more serious than Ms. Liu, he recovered well after surgical resection.
1. Many bowel cancers are "eat" out
Bowel cancer, also known as "eating cancer", has a high morbidity and mortality rate, seriously threatening the health and life safety of Chinese people.
A Spanish study found that a pro-inflammatory diet may increase the risk of bowel cancer. A pro-inflammatory diet refers to some diets of red meat, processed meat, refined carbohydrates, saturated fat, trans fat, etc.
The results of the study found that people who followed a pro-inflammatory diet had twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer than those who ate a normal diet. Therefore, experts suggest that you should adjust your eating habits, try to choose a Mediterranean diet, and stay away from pro-inflammatory diets.
2. There are 4 abnormalities in the body, beware of tumor invasion
The incidence of bowel cancer is now high, and it is getting younger and younger, and the early symptoms are not obvious, so it is easy to be ignored. If the following abnormalities appear in the body, be careful that bowel cancer is coming.
1. Abdominal pain, bloating
With the growth of intestinal tumors, some patients will experience some abdominal symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating.
2. Blood in the stool
The symptoms of blood in the stool of colorectal cancer should be distinguished from hemorrhoids. Blood in the stool of colorectal cancer may be related to the friction of the tumor, and it is also a symptom of early colorectal cancer.
3. Abdominal mass
With the development of bowel cancer, some patients will have a hard mass in the abdomen, so enough attention should also be paid to the mass of unknown cause in the abdomen.
4. Changes in bowel habits
Unexplained constipation, alternating diarrhea and constipation, diarrhea and other defecation abnormalities are likely to be caused by tumor growth, and vigilance should also be raised.
3. Colonoscopy is the "gold standard" for colon cancer, and high-risk groups need to pay attention
In fact, for bowel cancer screening, colonoscopy can be called the gold standard, especially for high-risk groups of bowel cancer, and more attention should be paid to regular colonoscopy screening.
Colonoscopy, also known as electronic colonoscopy, is composed of a high-definition camera and a slender fiber tube. It can clearly see the location of the patient's lesions during detection. Early detection of precancerous lesions of bowel cancer.
It is recommended that residents aged 40-74 have regular bowel cancer screening . For those who have bowel cancer in first-degree relatives, have a history of cancer, bowel polyps or have bowel cancer symptoms, bowel cancer screening should be performed as soon as possible. Screening, once abnormality is found, cooperate with the doctor for treatment as soon as possible.
The occurrence of many bowel cancers may be related to people's unhealthy eating habits, and pro-inflammatory diets can increase the risk of bowel cancer. Once there is unexplained abdominal pain, bloating, abdominal mass, blood in the stool, abnormal defecation, etc., be careful as a sign of colon cancer.
People of a certain age group, or those at high risk of colon cancer, should be screened regularly by colonoscopy.
References:
[1] This diet increases the risk of bowel cancer by 93%. How to eat it? ! | Gastrointestinal and esophageal tumor information. Medical tumor channel. 2019-07-25
[2] Everyone after the age of 45 should have a colonoscopy! Data analysis of 6 million people: it can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 50%. Life Times. 2021-03-30
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