If you have red flag symptoms you should get checked out. This type of cancer is often not caught until stage 3-4, at which point even if you do survive you may

If you have red flag symptoms you should get checked out. This type of cancer is often not caught until stage 3-4, at which point even if you do survive you may end up with a colostomy bag or other serious issues. You're also looking at tons of grueling chemo. It's often caught late because people ignore minor symptoms, assuming them to be something like hemorrhoids or digestive issues or self-misdiagnosing as having Celiac's disease. If you catch it at precancerous or stage 1, it can often be removed with minimal side effects. Sounds like for you the red flag symptoms were something else, but others shouldn't treat it this way.