Abdominal cramps may be a sign of possible bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is a general term for cancer that begins in the large intestine, the lower part of the intestine where water is excreted from digested food before it is excreted from the body as solid waste.
Symptoms of bowel cancer can be subtle and not necessarily make you sick.
However, in some cases, bowel cancer can prevent the passage of digestive waste products through the intestine, and this is known as a bowel obstruction.
And explains the Cancer Research Center in the United Kingdom that it is a serious complication that requires urgent medical care, according to the "Express" site.
The symptoms associated with intestinal obstruction are usually more severe than the main symptoms.
One of the clear signs is pain (usually cramping abdominal pain), says the Cancer Research Center.
Colic is characterized by pain that comes and goes, intensifies, and then gradually subsides.
In adults, this pain can occur only once or recur weeks, months, or even years after the first episode.
According to Cancer Research UK, other signs of bowel obstruction include:
Feeling of bloating and fullness.
Feeling sick.
Vomiting large amounts (including undigested food or intestinal fluid).
Constipation (appears by no gases and no bowel sounds).
What are the main symptoms of bowel cancer?
The NHS has revealed that more than 90% of people with bowel cancer suffer from one of the following groups of symptoms:
Constant change in bowel habit - defecation more often, with looser, looser stools and sometimes with abdominal pain.
Blood in the stool without other symptoms of hemorrhoids.
Abdominal pain, discomfort or bloating is always caused by eating - which sometimes leads to a decrease in the amount of food you eat and weight loss.
Several studies have shown that eating a lot of red and processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer.