Speaking about your bowel movements can be embarrassing, but gastroenterologists explain the significance and key indicators you should be aware of.

But in the United States, colonoscopies are only routinely done in people who are 45 or older, have a family history of colon cancer, or have suspicious symptoms like rectal bleeding or pencil ...

But in the United States, colonoscopies are only routinely done in people who are 45 or older, have a family history of colon cancer, or have suspicious symptoms like rectal bleeding or pencil-thin ...

Very dark stools, blood in stool or blood on the tissue paper Pencil-thin poos Pancreatic cancer can also cause stools that are described as being pale, oily, difficult to flush and bad-smelling.

Learn how diverticulitis alters stool (poop) appearance, from color changes to consistency, and when to seek medical advice.

Her husband, holding up two poo-shaped examples made of clay, added: "Change of stool calibre. So it was like this and now it's pencil thin stools." ...

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Radwah Oda was diagnosed with colon cancer at 30. She shares five symptoms she dismissed, including narrow stools, blood in the stool, pain and fatigue.

Doctors used to associate pencil-thin poop with bowel cancer, and while those with the condition may see their stools narrow over time, this has been questioned by scientists.