In life, many people will habitually take a look at the poop and then press the flush button after the bowel movement is over.
Some people may think that this habit is so "strange", so what's so nice about pooping?
But in fact, feces can very intuitively reflect our physical health, whether it is color, shape, frequency, or taste, it is a signal sent by our body.
For example, the feces are loose and soft, indicating that the gastrointestinal function needs to be regulated, and the fecal smell is strong, indicating that the recent meat intake is too much, and it needs to be neutralized with a vegetarian diet.
There are also some relatively rare fecal abnormalities, once they appear, you should go to the hospital in time, which may be a precursor to bowel cancer.
In the early stage of bowel cancer, it may only be symptoms such as diarrhea and abnormal stool, which does not have much impact on our normal life, so some people will think that they are just caused by simple work and rest disorders or enteritis, and take some anti-inflammatory drugs to pass.
Yuan Yuchi, an expert from Jinan Wuzhou Hospital, said that the clinical misdiagnosis rate of bowel cancer has reached 50%~80%, and many people are misdiagnosed for more than half a year and are only diagnosed at an advanced stage.
Dr. Yuan reminds that the following abnormal stools may be a warning from bowel cancer, and once found, you should seek medical attention immediately.
The first thing to watch out for is the feces with blood.
If we don't have hemorrhoids and anal injuries, but there is bright red or dark red blood in the stool, then we should be alert to bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer causes bleeding in our digestive tract, and the blood is excreted with the stool.
There are also some black stools, which appear in the absence of drugs, food and other factors, which are generally caused by bleeding from our upper gastrointestinal tract.
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding causes the iron in hemoglobin to combine with the intestinal flora to form iron sulfide, resulting in black stools.
The color of this stool is usually tarry-shiny, and if you do not see a doctor for a long time, the amount of bleeding may continue to increase, causing patients to experience symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and fatigue.
In addition, diseases such as gallstones, pancreatic cancer, and biliary tract tumors may also lead to grayish-white stools, which also require timely medical attention.
In addition to the color, we should also pay attention to the shape of the feces.
The normal shape of the stool should be cylindrical or banana with moderate thickness, softness and hardness.
Hard stool may remind us of constipation, intestinal flora disorders and other conditions, we can eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits to promote intestinal peristalsis and improve the situation.
Soft or even watery stools may be caused by gastroenteritis, intestinal flora imbalance, parasitic infection, etc., and it is necessary to communicate with a doctor and take probiotic drugs to regulate.
However, if the stool becomes very thin in shape, or thin and long, then you should be vigilant, which may be a sign of bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer can block or compress the intestines, making the intestines narrow or even obstructed, when we find that the stool has become thinner for a long time, accompanied by abdominal pain and bloating, we should go to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible to avoid deterioration of the condition.
When we look at the stool visually, not only the color and shape, but also if the stool has an abnormal smell, we should also pay more attention.
In general, people who eat more meat will have a stronger fecal taste than vegetarians.
However, when the feces have an unusually strong odor, such as fishy, sour, and putrefactive smells, it may be a sign of intestinal disease.
Symptoms such as inflammation, tumors, ulcers, etc., may make the stool taste different, and we should consult in time to avoid worsening the condition.
In addition, we also need to pay attention to the frequency and form of stool.
Sometimes we have constipation or diarrhea, usually we don't need to worry too much, we just need to adjust our diet and rest to recover.
However, if there is no reason, and the sudden alternation of constipation and diarrhea occurs, it means that the gastrointestinal function has been disordered, and even symptoms may occur.
Some people will also have a sudden difference in the frequency of bowel movements, or always feel that the bowel movements are not complete, and there is a feeling of falling after the bowel movement, which are all calls for help from the intestines, and we must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible, which cannot be ignored.
In general, the manifestations of various organs in the body are a direct reflection of our health status, and fecal abnormalities are generally caused by a variety of reasons, and we do not need to worry too much about the occasional one.
However, if the stool abnormality persists for a period of time, we must pay attention to it, seek medical examination in time, and treat the disease as soon as possible to avoid causing greater harm to the body.
Source: Langzhong herb