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Is it likely that a thirteen-year-old with "streaks" of blood in their stools would have cancer?

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anonymous10101
anonymous10101

Is ulcerative colitis more likely, or something else? Other "symptoms" are abdominal pains, and pieces of undigested foods in stools.

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  • ruari1
    ruari1 anonymous10101

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    The first thing you should do is to see a GP to arrange tests. The last thing you should do is worry! Could be as simple as piles!
  • craig84609
    craig84609 anonymous10101

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    I forgot to mention that I had IBD for many years and I was in the same situation. As a young man I was about 15 years old when I started having issues, but it took a full blown flare up before being diagnosed and that didn't happen until I was 37 years old. Over the years I had bad cramping pain and blood off and on in my stools. I had many colonoscopies done and the doctor kept saying that they found an area of irritation, but they never did a tissue biopsy. If they had I would have known that I had IBD many years earlier. It could be something else, like a bacterial infection, but it needs to be checked out soon as blood in the stools is never a normal thing. I doubt it would be cancer though.

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