Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Get Screened!











If you are 50 or older please go get screened.


If you are under 50 but experiencing any of the following symptoms, go get screened:


  • a change in bowel habits
  • constipation
  • diarrhea
  • alternating constipation and diarrhea
  • bright red or dark red blood in the stool
  • stools that are thinner than normal
  • excessive gas
  • unintentional weight loss
  • loss of appetite
  • unexplained fatigue
  • nausea and/or vomiting
  • anemia
  • jaundice
A colonoscopy could save your life!



1 comment:

  1. Laura.... how did it go?

    Thanks for the information. Did you have any of those symptoms? I read where you thought you had hemorrhoids so I am guessing some blood in the stools or something?

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