Comments on: Don’t assume it’s piles… it could be cancer.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:29:49 +0000

Sweetpea, thanks for the suggestion. I don’t usually see many patients with STDs in my line of medicine, but if there are any interesting images, I shall think about posting them.

It’s true that many people are not aware of the dangers of having multiple unprotected casual sexual partners.

By: Sweetpea

Sweetpea — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:01:19 +0000

Hi Doc, suggestion to post pics of STD adv. stage just so general public can take precaution and abstain from casual sex. Teenagers are so ignorant nowadays, most, sorry, did not mean to generalize. Am sure after those pics, everyone will think twice before going on a bed-hopping spree.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:39:33 +0000

Milo, your dietary requirements depend on your lifestyle. For a physically active person as you are, i think you can afford more protein, and even calories and fat than the average joe.

By: Milo

Milo — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:00:08 +0000

ah…ok…Thats great! I love 3-4 egg white for breakfast. Sounds like I get to keep having that, part of my replenishment for the workout (cardio, weights, yoga) I do in gym 3 times a week.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:04:38 +0000

Milo, protein doesn’t cause cancer. It’s just that a high-protein, high-fat, high-calorie diet is a risk factor for colorectal cancer. Don’t stop taking proteins. Haha.

By: Milo

Milo — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:43:55 +0000

Thanks for bringing clarity to that. Long list indeed. When I look at this list, I am thinking, which are the ones I can do something about it…

a) Those we cannot change:
- Can’t stop aging and family history.
- History of cancer
- History of ulcerative colitis

b) Those we can do something about:
- Diet high in fats and calories
- Diet low in fibre, calclum and folate
- Obesity, sedentary lifestyle, alcohol, smoking

Protein - Here I am thinking egg white and possibly red & white meat. How much is considered high enough to cause colorectal cancer?

Definitely looking forward to what you have to say on Polyps.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:10:45 +0000

Milo, colorectal cancers are growths arising from the internal lining of the colon and rectum. Only cancers arising from the last 5 cm of the rectum can actually be found on examination of the anus. The risk factors for colorectal cancers are:

age, risk starts to rise from the age of 50 years
family history, especially if the relative's cancer occured before the age of 50 years
presence of polyps before, i shall talk about polyps later in another post
diet high in fat, proteins and calories
diet low in fibre, calclum and folate
obesity
sedentary lifestyle
alcohol and smoking, yes.
previous history of cancer of the colon/rectum, breast, ovary or uterus
history of ulcerative colitis

Piles do not increase the risk of colorectal cancer.

By: Milo

Milo — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:19:17 +0000

Hello Bernard,

The pics you have in the other post, are those then the typical Colorectal cancer? They look more like internal growth.

What are the likely cause of Colorectal cancer? I do a few guess: Genetically inherited and drink & smoke too much maybe.

Does piles at any stage turn cancerous?

By: Bernard

Bernard — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:29:45 +0000

milo, this is not what the typical rectal cancer look like. i’ll post a photo of a typical rectal cancer some time soon.

By: milo

milo — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:44:27 +0000

At last can see what cancer down there looks like. Then again, I got a feeling they probably come in a whole lot of other shapes, colours and sizes. Scary! I was told once that if bleeding in stools is not just piles then…. need to have it check by Doc.