Half of UK adults are unable to identify a healthy poo ❌💩 Why does it matter? Because it means the second biggest killer cancer in the UK might go undetected.
Around 43,000 people are diagnosed each year, but half of UK adults have never taken up a cancer screening invitation and over a third of adults don’t know what warning signs to look out for.
While risk of developing bowel cancer rises with age, 24% of over-55s never check the appearance of their stools. Public Health England figures also reveal a problem in seeking help – more than one million of those invited for a bowel cancer screening in the past 2.5 years didn’t take up the invitation within six months of being invited.Mr Shahnawaz Rasheed, consultant general surgeon at the Cromwell Hospital, says: ‘People worry about a potential diagnosis, but also perhaps worry more about what happens during an appointment, whether that’s an awkward, personal conversation or an examination.
If you’ve had blood in your poo for no obvious reason, you should see your GP. The blood can be bright or dark red on the surface or mixed in with the poo – or you may notice it in the toilet bowl. Occasionally it can make your poo look black, like tar.
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