WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR

✢ Bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your poo ✢ A persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit ✢ Unexplained weight loss ✢ Extreme tiredness for no obvious reason ✢ A pain or lump in your tummy Most people with these symptoms don’t have bowel cancer. Other health problems can cause similar symptoms. But if you have one or more of these, or if things just don’t feel right, you should see your GP.

✢ Worried about your bowel habits? Bowel Cancer UK have a symptoms diary you can download to help you keep track before you visit your GP.