I have a colon cancer question. My grandfather passed away from colon cancer in his late 70s. My father has had gastric issues for roughly the last 12 years. It was characterized by bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation (it could switch back and forth every other week) and pain in his upper left quadrant. Recently, he has finally managed to control his symptoms by reintroducing fish into his diet and decreasing the amount of cruciferous vegetables. He does not eat any other meat, but consumes a decent amount of dairy which he finds does not upset his stomach.
Basically, I am wondering how increased his risk for colon cancer is because of his 12 years of GI issues combined with a family history? He has a colonoscopy done every 2 years and they've found benign polyps, but nothing malignant yet.
Thank you so much for any help/answers you can give me to clarify this. Or any other diet modifications.
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I have a colon cancer question. My grandfather passed away from colon cancer in his late 70s. My father has had gastric issues for roughly the last 12 years. It was characterized by bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation (it could switch back and forth every other week) and pain in his upper left quadrant. Recently, he has finally managed to control his symptoms by reintroducing fish into his diet and decreasing the amount of cruciferous vegetables. He does not eat any other meat, but consumes a decent amount of dairy which he finds does not upset his stomach.
Basically, I am wondering how increased his risk for colon cancer is because of his 12 years of GI issues combined with a family history? He has a colonoscopy done every 2 years and they've found benign polyps, but nothing malignant yet.
Thank you so much for any help/answers you can give me to clarify this. Or any other diet modifications.
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