Diarrhea

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Did you know that early detection through prevention and screening dramatically reduces fatalities from Colorectal Cancer? Screening is the #1 way to prevent Colorectal Cancer. Colorectal Cancer can develop with few, if any, symptoms. These symptoms may include:  A change in bowel...

Anybody can get colorectal cancer: Any age. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Conditions that can increase the risk of Colorectal Cancer:  A personal or family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polypsBlack/African Americans and Ashkenazi Jews are at higher riskA genetic syndrome such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)...

What is IBS? Irritable Bowel Syndrome, known as IBS, is a medical disorder characterized by: Reoccurring or chronic bouts of abdominal pain or discomfortAbdominal pain or discomfort in association with altered bowel habits including diarrhea, constipation, or alternating episodes of both diarrhea and constipationOther symptoms may also...