It has been reported that some patients have been misdiagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, when in fact the correct diagnosis in their specific case was Bowel Cancer.
Bowel cancer or colorectal cancer is cancer that occurs anywhere from the large intestine to the anal canal. Symptoms of bowel cancer include bleeding from the rectum or blood in your stool, a change in bowel habits, abdominal pain and cramping, bloating, unexplained weight loss and tiredness. Bowel cancer can be misdiagnosed as haemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and diverticulitis.