The terrifying experience of a young woman who learned that she has cancer, at 22: “I was swollen, I felt full all the time”
A young woman, who confused the symptoms of intestinal cancer with menstrual cramps, urged others to be aware of the distinctive signs of the disease. She told about the terrible experience she went through.
The young woman is grateful to Photo doctors: Instagram
Charlotte Lasica from Sydney, Australia, suddenly started to feel stomach pain and cramps at the beginning of 2024. The young woman blamed the menstrual cycle and the fact that she ate something that did not agree. Only after the cramps became more intense in July and his bloating was aggravated, was he urged by a friend to check his symptoms and contacted a giaenterologist, according to Dailymail.
The results of the tests performed, in August, showed that it had intestinal cancer in stage three, which means it had spread to the nearby lymph nodes. After a major surgery for colon removal, last month it was declared healed.
Currently, Lasica appeals to people to recognize the little known signs of cancer and not give up if they have the impression that something is not right with their body, in the context of an explosion of this disease in young people.
“I put her on account of my menstrual cycle or something that was not okay with my belly. But then, by July last year, they became very persistent and did not leave. I was swollen, I felt full all the time. One of my good family friends studied to become a doctor and saved me in a way. All the time. She told me:
She said that, initially, the doctor tried to reassure her, telling her that there is no intestine cancer, Desparece is too young.
“Then I went to do my colonoscopy and received the news that it was intestine cancer. I was the youngest patient who had to give the news, so he was completely shockt ”, she said.
Lasica urges young people not to ignore the signs of alarm and not accept a refusal if I think something is wrong with their health.
“I think, because on the outside I looked good and I felt good in myself, I continued to overlook. I just want to expose my story to encourage people to defend themselves and, if I do not receive answers, make pressure for them,” the young woman said.
Each year, there are about 44,000 cases of intestinal cancer in the United Kingdom and 142.
However, cases are increasing among young people, an alarming tendency that experts have linked to modern diets, exposure to chemicals and lifestyle.
Intestinal cancer can cause blood in the chair, a change in intestinal habits, a swelling inside the intestine that can cause obstruction. Some people suffer from weight loss as a result of these symptoms
Symptoms often include changes in intestinal transit, such as diarrhea or constant and new constipation, the need or the feeling of making poop more or rarer and blood in the chair.
Stomach pains, a swelling in the stomach, bloating, unexpected weight loss and fatigue are other signs.
Anyone who face these symptoms should contact your family doctor for advice.
