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Is Gold Colored Stool And Polyps In Stomach And Colon,symptoms Of Cancer?
Yes. My GI doctor is worried about my fatty liver, which I ve had for years (40). I am also anemic and have had gold-colored stool for years. They have found cysts in my liver, so far. I am a 67 year old female. Does it sound to you like I may have cancer? They also found 6 polyps in my stomach and colon, recently.
Fri, 28 Nov 2014
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In my opinion you should first get done stool microscopic examination to rule out occult blood.
Since you are anemic I think you have chronic slow blood loss in stool.
And if occult blood in stool is present than possibility of cancer is high.
You may need CT ABDOMEN and colonoscopic biopsy of the polyps to rule out malignancy.
So consult your gastroenterologist and discuss all these.
In my opinion you should first get done stool microscopic examination to rule out occult blood.
Since you are anemic I think you have chronic slow blood loss in stool.
And if occult blood in stool is present than possibility of cancer is high.
You may need CT ABDOMEN and colonoscopic biopsy of the polyps to rule out malignancy.
So consult your gastroenterologist and discuss all these.
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