Summary
LOWER YOUR RISK. Be aware: Know your own normal bowel pattern. Eat well: At least five portions of fresh fruit and veg a day. Go lean: Limit red and processed meat to just one 80 gram portion per day. Drink less: 14 units per week for women, 21 for men. Stop smoking IT was general fatigue that made Sandrine, 35, start thinking something wasn't quite right with her health. She had stopped working out at the gym, which she loved, because she was just too tired all the time. Then she started losing weight. When she finally noticed that her bowel habits were changing without reason, and that at times her rectum was even bleeding, she went to see her GP.
"I was sure her diagnosis of haemorrhoids, caused by stress and overwork - without any direct examination - wasn't right because of my age," says Sandrine, just 31 at the time.See the full content of this document
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How to Beat Bowel Cancer ; Catch It Early and It Need Not Be a Killer
"I was given suppositories to soothe the pain, but these had no effect, so for the next year I just carried on with my life."
Within a year, Sandrine had lost enough weight to dro...See the full content of this document
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