Is frequent farting a warning sign of bowel cancer? Oncologist: If there are 6 abnormalities, early screening
"Farting" is a normal physiological phenomenon. Farting can help flush out harmful gases from the body and keep your bowels comfortable, but if you fart too often, it can start to become a concern.
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How do farts come about?
Fart is actually the gas in the intestinal tract, which is called fart when it is discharged from the anus. If gas from the GI tract gushes out of the mouth, it's hiccups. The sources of gastrointestinal gas are as follows:
Spontaneous production: gastrointestinal tract protein, food, gas produced by bacterial decomposition, such as ammonia, is related to food components, and soy products can stimulate the increase of gas;
Eating gas: Eating too fast, or talking or eating against the wind while eating, eating at this time. Swallowing too much gas;
- Gastrointestinal surgery: Gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastrointestinal endoscopy. During gastroscopy, you have to breathe and beat the stomach to see clearly. At this time, the function of the pylorus is relatively weak, and the gas will enter the duodenum and intestines.
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Is frequent farting a "warning sign" of bowel cancer? 】
We often say a common saying in life: "the one with bigger farts" describes this matter as small and does not need to be taken too seriously, but farts are not trivial. Farts are "signalers" of health, especially abnormal farts, which are related to bowel cancer .
After the food is digested and absorbed by the small intestine, the remaining food residues that cannot be digested and absorbed enter the large intestine, where a small amount of substances such as water in the food residues are further absorbed, and finally form and store feces.
If animal fat and protein are taken in too much, through the digestion and absorption function of the small intestine, the large intestine will enter the large intestine and "influx" too much food residue, which will overburden the intestinal tract and lead to an imbalance of flora.
The excess food residue in the "fermentation tank" of the large intestine will synthesize amines, which will induce intestinal lesions over time. If a malignant tumor grows in the intestinal tract, the cancerous tissue will erode, peel off, bleed, and be decomposed and fermented by bacteria, which will cause the patient to emit stinky farts.
Fart is gastrointestinal bleeding. Bleeding occurs when blood accumulates in the GI tract, where it is broken down by stomach acid and gut bacteria. "Asphalt" in general.
If you go to the toilet, you must pay more attention to your exhaust performance. Once an abnormality is found, it is necessary to find out the cause, early detection and early treatment, which will help reduce the harm to oneself.
There are many reasons for frequent farting. We must remain rational. After all, farting has something to do with people's diet and stress. But if you have the following symptoms, it is recommended to see a doctor as soon as possible, because this is likely to be the performance of bowel cancer.
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【Oncologist: If there are 6 kinds of abnormalities, early screening】
(1) bloody stool
If you notice blood on toilet paper when wiping your bottom, it could be an early sign of colon cancer, which is a common symptom of Crohn's disease, hemorrhoids, ulcers, or ulcerative colitis. Intestinal bleeding generally needs to be suspected of colon cancer. If you only have a small amount of bleeding and it relieves quickly, it may be related to hemorrhoids, but you should still pay attention to it and go to the hospital for examination.
(2) Changes in bowel function and bowel habits
It is completely normal to have bowel dysfunction once in a while, especially in today's people who have irregular diet, stress, sedentary, etc., which may lead to abnormal bowel function. Everyone experiences diarrhea or constipation, but if you notice unusual bowel habits, it's mostly a symptom of colon cancer. Colon cancer affects the entire colon, and rectal cancer affects the lower half of the colon. Symptoms of colon cancer include frequent diarrhea and constipation.
(3) Fatigue and fatigue
If persistent fatigue in a person is not a unique symptom of colon cancer but is indicative of a physical problem, many different types of cancer can develop chronic fatigue that causes a person to slowly lose energy and wake up feeling tired in the morning even after a good night's sleep, This is mainly because the cancer cells in the body are becoming more and more wanton, slowly swallowing healthy cells, resulting in immune damage and affecting the mental state.
(4) Unexplained anemia
Anemia is one of the causes of fatigue. Abnormal anemia will occur due to the lack of systemic blood oxygen in popular cells. If your anemia has become more and more serious recently, and your condition is serious, you should go to the hospital for related examinations as soon as possible, because this may be a signal of cancer.
(5) Unexplained weight loss
Losing weight is a good thing. Keeping your weight within the standard range will help reduce the risk of lesions. However, if you lose weight without any reason, it may be one of the symptoms of colon cancer. When this happens, it indicates that lesions have occurred in the body, or you should seek medical screening as soon as possible, so that the symptoms of lesions can be found and treated as soon as possible.
(6) Intestinal obstruction
Tumors that are large enough can block the bowel, making it difficult for stool to pass. In some cases, it may completely block the ability to pass solid stool. Causes severe abdominal pain as stool backs up in the bowel. Other symptoms of bowel obstruction include: loose stools, bloating, frequent and persistent abdominal pain, which could indicate colon cancer. If this happens, it is recommended to go to the hospital for professional examinations such as colonoscopy as soon as possible to understand the health of the intestinal tract.
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Can bowel cancer be cured?
After timely surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy and other adjuvant treatments for early colorectal cancer, some patients can be cured clinically, and the recurrence rate of some patients is about 1.2-4.9%. Usually, the 5-year survival rate can reach more than 90%, so the overall prognosis is good. Endoscopic resection is generally recommended, and regular colonoscopy follow-up in the hospital after surgery is recommended to prevent disease recurrence.
Timely and effective treatment can improve the prognosis and improve the quality of life of patients. Colon cancer patients with mid-term lymph node metastasis and no distant metastasis need timely surgery. The 5-year survival rate of patients can reach about 50-78%, and the prognosis is relatively good.
Patients with advanced colorectal cancer with local recurrence or remote limited metastasis need palliative treatment, mainly including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc., which can delay the survival of patients, but the 5-year survival rate is often less than 30%.