6 Sinais e Sintomas de Alerta para Suspeita de Câncer Colorretal

In which situations should I be aware and pay attention, what are the warning situations for me to worry about colon cancer, cancer of the large intestine? Because in today's Health Pill I'm going to tell you about 6 signs and symptoms for you to pay attention to and that should make you seek medical attention due to the possibility of intestinal disease, including mainly colon (or large intestine) cancer. This, as always, is a health education video here on the channel; and the objective here is to provide good information so that you know what to do and when to do something to take care of your health.

If you're new here on the channel, I'm Carlo Cunha, I'm a family doctor and here we talk about health, prevention, healthy lifestyle habits, in short, things related to your health that can positively impact your life - if you like For this content, consider subscribing and activating the bell below to be notified whenever I post a new video. And also share the video and channel with your friends, family and people you believe this content can help. Colon cancer, or even a little broader and more correct, colorectal cancer is the name given to malignant tumors that encompass the large intestine.

Did you know that this is the most common cancer of the digestive system? Yes, more common than stomach, esophagus, liver. And this disease is also one of the most common neoplasms among all types of cancer in the world.

It stays there, in third place; second only in frequency to lung cancer and breast cancer. And this information justifies us to pay attention to signs that can help us identify this type of disease as early as possible. So here we go: 6 signs and symptoms that you need to be aware of and aware of and, based on them, you should seek medical evaluation.

And let me emphasize: if you present these signs that I will comment on here, it does not mean that you have the disease, because these signs and symptoms can also appear in people with problems such as hemorrhoids, verminosis, stomach ulcers; but yes, it means that you must, once again I repeat, seek medical help and support for better investigation. Right? So let's go, first: bleeding in the stool; And be careful here: it is not necessarily bleeding with live blood; this is even the least frequent; The blood in the feces here appears very dark in color (sometimes even black), it is blood that is present in the feces, "digested" blood and also with a strong bad smell.

In these cases we need to be very attentive to this differential diagnosis involving colon cancer. And in general, the live blood, which comes out with the feces when evacuating, tends to be more related to hemorrhoids or anal fissures. The second warning sign I want to give you is when there is a change in your bowel habits: the person starts to experience episodes of diarrhea alternating with periods of constipation.

This is what a change in intestinal habit means. Each person has their own intestinal habit. You who are watching me: go to the bathroom once a day; usually in the morning; after breakfast; and he does this practically every day.

People tell me in the office: "it works like clockwork, doctor! " Another person can go twice; another one every two days; it may vary slightly depending on the person's diet that day; but in general it is like that. This is the person's intestinal habit.

And that's what I'm telling you here: a change in this habit; Interspersing periods of diarrhea with constipation acts as a warning sign. Fatigue, weakness, weakness: these are generally more advanced manifestations; as they appear as a result of anemia that the person may be experiencing as a result of a tumor in the intestine. The tumor lesion in the intestine can bleed slowly, slowly; but this blood loss, when constant and over time, can trigger anemia in the sick person and this can manifest itself as fatigue, tiredness, drowsiness.

Of course, I'm not talking about the person being like this one day or another; we often wake up tired, slept poorly, couldn't rest completely, had a busy day. . .

that's not it. . .

I'm talking about that situation where the person stays like this for one, two months; and think: wow , what is happening? It seems like I have no energy; It feels like something took away my energy for everyday life . This is the tired situation I'm referring to.

Another thing: involuntary weight loss. It is one thing to consider that you are overweight, start a nutritional re-education program, eat better, start doing physical activity and as a result of your positive change and effort you notice a reduction in weight. This is voluntary - intentional weight loss.

But when a person realizes that they are losing weight; You feel less like eating, you lose your appetite, and in this situation we are faced with what I mentioned: involuntary or unintentional weight loss . This is yet another warning sign. The fifth is a symptom that is more related to lesions or tumors in the final part of the intestine, there in the rectum, closer to the anus.

This is what we doctors call tenesmus. This is when a person wants to have a bowel movement, goes to the bathroom but feels like they haven't completely emptied their intestines or sometimes even feels like they don't even have a bowel movement. And sometimes this occurs because the tumor, when more located in that final part of the intestine, there in the rectum, is growing and occupies a part of the intestine there in that location.

And it gives a feeling that the person is full; and triggers the reflex to evacuate because there is a volume there in the rectum; but as this volume is not caused by feces but by the presence of the lesion, the person tries to evacuate but is unable to do so; or you get little and you get the feeling that I said of not having emptied completely. Lastly, abdominal pain or distension. This happens because an injury of this type, when it increases in size, can cause some type of obstruction in the intestine.

And this type of situation can often make a person seek emergency care. Depending on the level of obstruction, the person is unable to eliminate gases and is also unable to evacuate. And this is another important warning sign.

Stay alert and watch out for these signs and symptoms. Send this video to people who you think may be useful. This is essential because paying attention to these symptoms that I mentioned here can help people to identify possible lesions of this disease early on, which, as I said at the beginning, is one of the most common types of tumors we have in our society.

And identifying it as early as possible is always the best thing we can do to tackle this group of diseases - whatever the type of tumor or cancer. If you liked this content, don't forget to leave a like, this helps a lot by making YouTube forward this video to more people; Also subscribe to the channel and activate the bell to receive notifications whenever a new video is posted. I'm Carlo Cunha, I'm a family doctor, and this was my health pill for today.