What Are The Warning Signs Of Small Intestine Cancer?

Dark Stools

Dark stools are a symptom of small intestine cancer that usually manifests when the disease has reached a substantial point in its progression. The dark coloring of the stool is caused by the presence of blood that has moved through the gastrointestinal tract and has been expelled with the stool. The same way that a malignant tumor in the small intestine can ulcerate and bleed out into the abdominal cavity, it can also cause bleeding back into the small intestine itself. Dark stools are characteristic of tumors that develop in the first section of the small intestine or the duodenum. As the blood moves through the digestive tract, it naturally coagulates or forms clots. The further up in the gastrointestinal tract the tumor is located, the darker the stool will be in color. Clotted blood that originates in the duodenum or stomach will have a tarry appearance, or it may look similar to coffee grounds. Stools that are darker than usual with dark red streaks can be indicative of a tumor in the middle section of the small intestine that has ulcerated or has caused a perforation of the intestinal wall.

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