Why do you get bowel cancer? The root cause is diet. Some data show that, at present, the incidence rate of colorectal cancer ranks third in the ranking of malignant tumor incidence in China, and is on the rise. Experts point out that colorectal cancer is characterized by easy detection in early stage, longer time required for malignant transformation and 5-year survival rate of over 90% in early surgery. But sadly, it takes about 7-10 years from polyp to cancer, and most of the diseases that can be easily detected are already in the middle and late stages when discovered due to the lack of awareness of prevention, thus missing the good opportunity for treatment. Why do you have bowel cancer? Experts say that some rectal cancer may be caused by genetic factors, but the most fundamental problem is diet. Nowadays, many young people sit in front of the desk for a long time and lack of exercise, which leads to the weakening and slowing down of intestinal peristalsis and the retention of harmful components in the stool in the colon and stimulates the intestinal mucosa; young office workers eat fast food for a long time, and their diet is too single, high in calories and lack of fiber, which increases the risk of colon cancer. It is worth to be alerted that there is no obvious specific symptom in the early stage of rectal cancer, and the common symptom like hemorrhoids is blood in stool. Many young people mistake anal bleeding and blood in stool as hemorrhoids, resulting in many rectal cancers are already in the middle and late stage when they are diagnosed. Bowel cancer should be alerted to changes in stool habits Bowel cancer often has no special symptoms in the early stage. After its development, it is mainly manifested as increased number of bowel movements, diarrhea, constipation, anemia, decreased appetite, and blood, pus or mucus in stool. Abdominal pain is also one of the early symptoms, which is often a persistent vague pain with inaccurate localization, or only a feeling of abdominal discomfort or distension. Frequent bowel movements, changes in bowel habits, a feeling of anal drop before defecation, urgency and heaviness, a feeling of incomplete defecation; blood and mucus on the surface of the stool, or even pus and blood in the stool. People with such symptoms should go to regular hospitals for examination as soon as possible, and generally need to do rectal finger examination, which is the most common and simplest examination method, while colonoscopy is the “gold standard” for diagnosing intestinal cancer. Therefore, it is recommended that the general public should start having colonoscopy at the age of 40. For those who have genetic factors such as familial polyposis, regular colonoscopies should be performed from adolescence onwards. The causes of colorectal cancer are partly related to hereditary colorectal polyps and partly related to current dietary habits. High fat, high calorie and high protein are all factors that contribute to colorectal cancer and are the main cause of polyps. Experts say that if the food consumed lacks dietary fiber, it can easily lead to constipation, which makes the carcinogens in the stool irritate the intestinal wall for a long time. Therefore, to prevent rectal cancer, it is important to develop bowel habits to prevent constipation. Change the eating habits and enrich the food variety. For the sake of the body, it is better for office workers to eat less fast food and eat more food with fiber as much as possible, such as green vegetables, celery and mixed grains. Usually eat fruit, bananas, apples, pears, etc. exchange, to give the stomach and intestines a sense of freshness, you can promote the peristalsis of the stomach and intestines. For people with constipation, drink a glass of honey water in the morning to promote bowel movement.