The ‘most common’ bowel cancer symptom

The main signs of bowel cancer

The main signs of the disease, say charity Bowel Cancer UK, are:
• Bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your poo
• A persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit
• Unexplained weight loss
• Extreme tiredness for no obvious reason
• A pain or lump in your tummy.

On these symptoms, the charity said: “It’s important to know that most people with these symptoms don’t have bowel cancer.

“Other health problems can cause similar symptoms. But if you have any of these, or if things just don’t feel right, go to see your GP.

“You may need to visit your doctor more than once if your symptoms don’t get better.”