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Has Bouts Of Diarrhoea And Extreme Tiredness. What Could Be This?
Hello,
Thank you for the query.
In such age every case of bowel problem should be checked with colon cancer. Diarrhea and constipation especially when appears alternately can be a symptoms of colon cancer. Tiredness can be as a result of dehydration or low hemoglobin level. Hemoglobin level decreases with colon cancer as well.
Other symptoms which can be present with this disease are weight lost, blood in stool, abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, lack of appetite, nausea.
If the diarrhea has appeared recently, intestines infection should be also considered. With bacterial or viral diarrhea you may also have nausea, vomiting and fever. If the diarrhea lasts for longer than 48 hours, stool tests should be done.
Doctor should be asked to perform physical examination (see if the abdomen is bloated or painful), rectal examination (to see if there is any lump in the rectum and if there is a blood in stool). You should also discuss about colonoscopy which seems to be necessary. Stool tests also should be considered.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards,
Thank you for the query.
In such age every case of bowel problem should be checked with colon cancer. Diarrhea and constipation especially when appears alternately can be a symptoms of colon cancer. Tiredness can be as a result of dehydration or low hemoglobin level. Hemoglobin level decreases with colon cancer as well.
Other symptoms which can be present with this disease are weight lost, blood in stool, abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, lack of appetite, nausea.
If the diarrhea has appeared recently, intestines infection should be also considered. With bacterial or viral diarrhea you may also have nausea, vomiting and fever. If the diarrhea lasts for longer than 48 hours, stool tests should be done.
Doctor should be asked to perform physical examination (see if the abdomen is bloated or painful), rectal examination (to see if there is any lump in the rectum and if there is a blood in stool). You should also discuss about colonoscopy which seems to be necessary. Stool tests also should be considered.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards,
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Dr. Raju A.T
diarrhea on occassion, doesn't alternate with constipation. Has not had weight loss, stool test done awaiting results. From GI specialist. Has not had vomiting or nausea. Abd. is not bloated or painful. Was wondering if these 2 simptoms are related? Will see GP on Tues.
All mentioned symptoms are not always present. Diarrhea on occasion and tiredness still can indicate some large intestine problem.
And yes, this two symptoms can be related. Tiredness can appear due to low hemoglobin level what is characteristic for large intestine disease.
As stool tests were done, I suggest you to wait for results. Depending of this results, colonoscopy should be considered (it seems really advisable to have this test).
Hope this will help.
Regards.
And yes, this two symptoms can be related. Tiredness can appear due to low hemoglobin level what is characteristic for large intestine disease.
As stool tests were done, I suggest you to wait for results. Depending of this results, colonoscopy should be considered (it seems really advisable to have this test).
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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