Posted on 07/24/2025 6:03:09 AM PDT by lowbridge
Chris Kirt started suffering irregular bowel movements and stomach cramps in August 2024 but he shrugged them off as nothing to worry about, reluctant to seek help.
But, when he started experiencing one 'stand out' symptom, he knew it could be something more serious.
'The one red flag that was really worrying was actually the fact that I had zero pain when I was passing a bowel movement and there was blood,' he told his 12,000 TikTok followers.
'This was the thing that scared me to death more than anything and I knew in my heart it was cancer.'
Recalling the run-up to his devastating diagnosis he said: 'There were the typical symptoms you'd expect: irregular bowel movements, cramps, urgency to got the bathroom, not being able to go to the bathroom.
'But this stood out more than anything. When you have blood you expect to have some sort of pain. There was zero pain for me.'
According to the NHS, bowel cancer sufferers may experience bleeding from the rectum or blood in the stool, but this can be painless.
An anal fissure—a small tear in the anus that usually is not serious—causes severe sharp pain typically accompanied by bright red blood.
Mr Kirt added: 'I was losing thick, dark red blood which was light to begin with dark at the end with zero pain whatsoever.'
Common symptoms of bowel cancer include bleeding from the rectum, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, extreme fatigue and needing to go to the toilet with more urgency than usual.
Despite knowing that something was wrong, a long waiting list stood between Mr Kirt and a explorative colonoscopy to check inside his bowels to identify exactly what was causing his symptoms.
As his condition rapidly deteriorated, Mr Kirt decided to pay for the procedure privately
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As his condition rapidly deteriorated, Mr Kirt decided to pay for the procedure privately, desperate to get a diagnosis.
So UK's bloated and expensive NHS wasn't available for him when it came to a life and death health situation.
Welcome to Government run health-care.
Blood coming from any orifice that isn’t injured is a bad thing.
Does someone really need to “tell us” that?
So UK’s bloated and expensive NHS wasn’t available for him when it came to a life and death health situation.
Welcome to Government run health-care.
That’s the bottom line.
No pun intended.
My dad had the same indication of blood but it was from a hemorrhoid, nothing serious there but it sure scared him.
It’s a red flag but the incidence of colon cancer with blood in the stool is 2-10%.
Well, if he was passing a red flag from his bowel, that *shouldn’t* be ignored.
Got a how-looking ‘pawtner’, some to live for.
Specific Studies: A study on young-onset colorectal cancer found that 52.2% of patients experienced rectal bleeding before diagnosis. Another study on early-onset colorectal cancer found 50.8% of patients presented with rectal bleeding, according to Taylor & Francis Online.
“Got a how-looking ‘pawtner’, some to live for.”
Let me try that again:
“Got a HOT-looking ‘pawtner’, some to live for.”
Yes. Many if not most people with colon CA have bleeding. But most times bleeding is from benign causes. Hemorrhoids for example .
The NHS flat sucks. Good thing for Mr. Kirt that he was smart enough to pay out of pocket.
Your point is…? Isn’t that like saying most chest pain is due to hiatal hernias? That’s true, too, so I guess we should all ignore chest pain…?
From 2024...
Severe ulcerative colitis induced by COVID-19 vaccination
UC can increase your risk for bowel cancer.
my wife was giving me Ibuprofen because of pain from a broken ankle, maybe 2 or 3 a day. Within a week I stated having bloody bowel symptoms. I suspected that the pain killer had something to do with it and stopped using it. Within a few days the symptoms stopped and I have not had a recurrence in 2 years.
I checked the incidence of colon CA among patients presenting with blood in the stool. It’s 2-10%. I’m just reporting facts.
It’s up to you to go to the doctor and get checked out. I said it WAS a red flag, but it’s not a cancer diagnosis.
BTW, Only about 5–15% of patients who come to the ER with chest pain are actually diagnosed with a heart attack.
Of course chest pain can be due to other serious conditions such as lung CA, aortic dissection, dysrhythmias at lower incidences.
Now are you’re going to say that I recommend that people ignore chest pain?
Gee whiz. Rough crowd.
“Blood coming from any orifice that isn’t injured is a bad thing.”
Especially for men when it happens to their wife every month!
Early detection of cancer can be a life saver. However, the UK’s government run health system long delays for getting those critical early detection tests and often further long waits to see a specialist reduce survival. Breast cancer survival rates in the UK are lower as well.
Yes, the absolute downside of socialized medicine - long lines, long waits..while you deteriorate and/or the cancer spreads.
I remember Rush talking about a Canadian woman that needed a hip replacement - was in a lot of pain - and it was months and months to complete each step so she could get the surgery - he recounted it all as the wait stretched into years. Canadian system had no problem giving her all the drugs she needed for the pain.
She finally went to the U.S., paid for the procedure and had the hip replacement done within days. Fortunately, she was in a financial position to do so, many of us aren't.
| Table |
 |   | |
| Vaccine/Manufacturer | Count | Percent |
| COVID19 / JANSSEN | 2 | 10% |
| COVID19 / MODERNA | 6 | 30% |
| COVID19 / PFIZER/BIONTECH | 10 | 50% |
| HEP / GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS | 1 | 5% |
| VARZOS / GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS | 1 | 5% |
| TOTAL | ||
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