HEDON GROUP PRACTICE has circulated its latest patient newsletter – and we thought one item deserved immediate republishing for public information:
“GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THINGS…
There is a lot around in the media at the moment about screening for “bowel cancer” – two of the scariest words when it comes to going to the Doctors, but do you avoid reading about it, prefer to ignore things that you find scary?
Part of the reluctance to see the Doctor is embarrassment, but we have seen “bums” in every shape and size and can assure you, yours isn’t any different from anybody else’s, and you certainly won’t say anything we haven’t heard before.
“we have seen ‘bums’ in every shape and size and can assure you, yours isn’t any different from anybody else’s”
If you have any concerns about your bowel habits, if they have changed and if it worries you, get it checked out — you are not wasting anyone’s time.
The symptoms of bowel cancer can include blood in your poo or looser poo. You should see your Doctor straight away if you’ve had either of these symptoms for 3 weeks or more.
So don’t sit on the problem, make an appointment to see the Doctor and let us get to the bottom of your worries.”
We have also discovered this effective warning video from Beating Bowel Cancer: