Possible bowel or colon cancer?

[Rare678]

Hi so I am a 22 year old male with no immediate family history of cancer, but on Monday I started having constipation issues, then that night I had some diarrhea and after that day till now I have been constipated. My usual habits are once maybe twice a day with healthy sized poops I guess you can say. But since Monday they have been smaller than usual and a little harder to go to the restroom. I don’t have any pain, when I am sitting down I kind of having a fullness feeling in my anal region but I don’t know if that’s from straining or anxiety flaring up. I also have noticed I have had more gas than usual, it doesn’t always smell but sometimes it does.  No blood in stool nor on toilet paper and it’s a light brown color. If anyone could respond to me with their experiance that would help thank you.

[specialmom]

Bowel and colon cancer are really unlikely.  Those are the same (the bowel is the colon) and it's a really slow growing cancer and you are not the right demographic for it.  Your age makes it unlikely.  But since you suspect it, then talk to your doctor.  You can do a colonoscopy.  They have a new test that is pretty awesome and less invasive.  My doctor calls it poop in a box.  You get a kit and it fits into your toilet, you do your business, pull out the kit, add a solution, seal it and mail it off.  They test it and it has a 95% accuracy rating.  You may have irritable bowel syndrome though or something else going on.  A gastroenterologist will be able to help you.  good luck

[Rare678]

Thank you for the response is it too soon (problems started Monday) to start getting worried? I mean it’s not that I’m not going at all it’s just the size of the poops aren’t on the caliber I’m used to and i have the urge to go even though I don’t have to and it’s rather difficult to go

[Rare678]

Thank you for the response, it’s not that I’m not going at all the stool just isn’t the caliber of size that it usually is and I hsvd the pressure feeling that I need to go even though I don’t plus I have to strain to go. Since the problem only started Monday should I still give it Time before doctor visit?