Dad, 31, who had a huge cancer -like tumor in his gut, reveals the ‘red flag’ he ignored

A father of three with whom the diagnosis of colon cancer was made at only 31 years old has urged others to reject a known sign of the aggressive disease.

Chris Kirt started to suffer from irregular bowel movements and abdominal cramps in August 2024, but he took them off as nothing to worry about, reluctant to seek help.

But when he started experiencing one ‘striking’ symptom, he knew it could be something more serious.

“The only red flag that was really worried was actually the fact that I had no pain when I spent a bowel movement and there was blood,” he told his 12,000 Tap Followers.

“This was the thing that scared me more than anything and I knew in my heart that it was cancer.”

Reminding the run -up to his devastating diagnosis, he said: ‘There were the typical symptoms you would expect: irregular bowel movements, cramps, urgency to get the bathroom, unable to go to the bathroom.

“But this noticed more than anything. If you have blood, you expect to have a kind of pain. There was no pain for me. ‘

According to the NHS, patients with colon cancer may experience bleeding from the rectum or blood in the stool, but this can be painless.

A anal gap – a small tear in the anus that is usually not serious – takes care of severe sharp pain that is usually accompanied by bright red blood.

Mr Kirt added: “I lost thick, dark red blood that was light to start at the end at the end with zero pain.”

Common symptoms of colon cancer are bleeding from the rectum, abdominal pain, inexplicable weight loss, extreme fatigue and must go to the toilet with more urgency than normal.

Although he knew something was wrong, there was a long waiting list between Mr. Kirt and an exploratory colonoscopy to check in his intestines to identify exactly what his symptoms caused.

Because his condition deteriorated quickly, Mr. Kirt decided to pay the procedure privately, desperate to get a diagnosis.

Speaking of colonoscopy that finally revealed his cancer, he said: ‘I was stunned, but I am still aware of what is going on.

‘I look at the screen and the first thing I see is this big giant snotty ball on the side of my colon.

“I know it’s not right. The room becomes quiet. The doctors say nothing. I look at the screen and say what that is – that is cancer. ‘

Chris experienced a number of meaningful warning signals, but it was only when he started bleeding without pain he thought it could be something more serious

“I don’t remember anything after that.

“I woke up and I was in the recovery room. I see a doctor left of mine with a notepad and a few nurses to me and I knew immediately that it was not good. ‘

The newly involved software developer has since undergone surgery to have a third of his intestine removed and is now in remission.

Every year there are around 44,100 new cases of colon cancer in the UK, making it the third most common cancer.

Cancer Research UK estimated more than half of the cases of colon cancer in the UK can be prevented.

But cases rise in young people, an alarming trend that experts have linked to modern diets, chemical exposure and radiation from mobile phones.

Although the vast majority of colon cancer diagnoses that influence more than 50 years, the speeds of older age groups have kept while the diagnoses in young people rise.

Rising obesity levels have led to a tripling of dead by cancers linked to overweight, American doctors have warned.

This included deaths due to intestinal and colon cancer, a form of the disease that is known to mysteriously stand up among young healthy adults younger than 50.

Although obesity is considered responsible for about 5 percent of all cancers in the UK, this increases dramatically for certain types.

For colon cancer – including colon and rectum cancer – content or overweight, 11 percent of all cases of this disease are caused.

Men mainly run the risk of research that suggests that the risk of a man on developing colon cancer increases by 10 percent for every 11 kg (5 kg) that he puts in adulthood.

Although the disease is known to obesity, experts have noticed that the disease also appears to prevent fit and healthy patients.

Some experts believe that the explanation must be in environmental factors that are exposed to young people to more than previous generations.

Although no ‘smoking gun’ has been found, there are several theories.

These include modern chemicals in diets, microplastics, pollution and a recent study, even the increase in exposure to E. coli in food.