What are the symptoms of ulcer and colon cancer?
ULCER means PEPTC ULCER – Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside lining of your stomach, upper small intestine or esophagus. The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is abdominal. Burning pain is the most common peptic ulcer symptom. The pain is caused by the ulcer and is aggravated by stomach acid coming in contact with the ulcerated area. The pain typically may: -Be felt anywhere from your navel up to your breastbone -Last from a few minutes to several hours -Be worse when your stomach is empty -Flare at night -Often be temporarily relieved by eating certain foods that buffer stomach acid or by taking an acid-reducing medication -Disappear and then return for a few days or weeks Less often, ulcers may cause severe signs or symptoms such as: -The vomiting of blood — which may appear red or black -Dark blood in stools or stools that are black or tarry -Nausea or vomiting -Unexplained weight loss -Appetite changes AND COLORECTAL (COLON) CANCER – Colon cancer is cancer
