There are 3 particular colon cancer warnings signs that are very important. They are signs you should not ignore at all.

Why are they important? Here’s why… A tumor that forms in either your colon or rectum normally grows quite slowly. Because of its slow growth, it doesn’t show any sign or symptom for a long period of time.

What happens more often than not is… When colorectal cancer diagnosed, it is already at its advanced stage. This is unfortunate because astage 4 colorectal tumor is extremely difficult to treat. It requires more than 1 treatment and the survival rate is poor. So, what is signs should you look out for? Be aware of the following colon cancer warnings like…

Persistent Fatigue

Fatigue is described as the feeling physically of extreme tiredness or weakness it can mean other medical conditions but if it is persistent, it can mean cancer. It is one the signs of late stage cancer of any type.

However, in colon cancer, fatigue can be an early symptom. In fact, it can be your only symptoms.

How does this happen? Fatigue is caused by occult bleeding inside your colon or rectum. Occult bleeding is invisible – something you can’t see. Fatigue is also a symptom that is first noticed by you and nobody else. Thus, fatigue is a very important symptom. See you doctor if you feel very, very tired for more than a week ever after going on a vacation.

Persistent Diarrhea or Persistent Constipation

Both are unusual changes in your bowel habits. Why are they considered as unusual changes?

Here’s why… Let’s say you mover you bowel once a day regularly every day. But now you move it either 2 to 3 times daily or 2 to 3 times in a week. This particular abnormality if diarrhea or constipation happens persistently.

What does persistent diarrhea and constipation mea? Persistent constipation alone means there might be a tumor at your rectum which is located next to your anus. A rectal tumor will cause an obstruction against the stool. You will experience difficulty in moving your bowel. Persistent constipation and diarrhea that occur alternately mean a tumor at the left colon which is the descending section

Why is this so? The left section of the colon has a circumference narrower compared to the right section. The stool is semi-solid and the tumor if situated at the left section typically wraps around the colon. This leads to diarrhea and constipation.

These are just 3 of the signs you should be aware of. There are other important colon cancer warning signs – such as the color of your stool – you should know about.