Expert flags little-known bowel cancer symptom that might crop up during Christmas dinner
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Feeling as stuffed as the turkey on Christmas Day has become an accidental festive tradition for many. But for some, the tummy troubles may not just be down to overeating. The cause, experts have cautioned, could actually be a cancer that kills almost 17,000 Brits each year — and is climbing in the under 50s.
![[Bowel cancer can cause you to have blood in your poo, a change in bowel habit, or a lump inside your bowel which can cause an obstructions. Some people also suffer with weight loss as a result of these symptoms]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/15/69211799-0-Bowel_cancer_can_cause_you_to_have_blood_in_your_poo_a_change_in-a-1_1734451187987.jpg)
According to the most recent international data, this surge in bowel cancer is hitting Britain more dramatically than the majority of other Western countries, including the US. Now, one health expert has warned of the five warning signs that could crop up during Christmas dinner indicating Brits may be suffering more sinister gut health issues.
![[Dame Deborah James, nicknamed the 'bowel babe' raised more than £11.3mn for Cancer Research and is credited for increasing awareness of the disease, which killed her in 2022 aged 40]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/16/71108661-14202217-Dame_Deborah_James_nicknamed_the_bowel_babe_raised_more_than_11_-a-4_1734454490623.jpg)
And perhaps the most surprising is feeling overly full faster than usual. Kiran Jones, a clinical pharmacist at Oxford Online Pharmacy, warned of a feeling of painful fullness that 'doesn't ease off after digestion, or wakes you up at night'. This could be a sign of an obstruction or tumour in the bowel, he added.
Feeling as stuffed as the turkey on Christmas Day has become an accidental festive tradition for many. But for some, the tummy troubles may not just be down to overeating. Bowel cancer can cause you to have blood in your poo, a change in bowel habit, or a lump inside your bowel which can cause an obstructions. Some people also suffer with weight loss as a result of these symptoms.
