{"id":6539,"date":"2025-09-20T00:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=6539"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:41:30","slug":"doctors-reveal-bowel-cancer-warning-sign-that-can-be-spotted-in-the-shape-of-your-poo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=6539","title":{"rendered":"Doctors reveal bowel cancer warning sign that can be spotted in the shape of your poo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bowel cancer is the UK\u2019s fourth most common cancer, and your bathroom habits can offer clues. The Bristol Stool Chart says \u201chealthy\u201d stools are sausage-shaped (smooth or cracked). A quick look before you flush can be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diet, constipation, IBS or diverticulitis can change stool shape now and then. But frequently thin, pencil- or ribbon-like stools may signal a narrowing\/obstruction in the bowel and warrant attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight Colorectal Cancer notes that occasional narrow stools aren\u2019t usually a concern, but if they persist for more than a week, seek medical advice. The Mayo Clinic adds that persistent pencil-thin stools can indicate colon narrowing\/blockage (sometimes cancer), though IBS can also alter size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See your GP or call NHS 111 if you\u2019re unsure or notice changes. Urgent red flags include: blood in stool, persistent bleeding from the bottom, abdominal pain or bloating, unintentional weight loss, a lump in the abdomen, needing to poo more often (or urgency after going), and extreme tiredness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowel cancer is the UK\u2019s fourth most common cancer, and your bathroom habits can offer clues. The Bristol Stool Chart says \u201chealthy\u201d stools are sausage-shaped (smooth or&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":249,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6541,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6539\/revisions\/6541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}