I admit it, I am the queen of hypochondria. I have been reading these posts and those on many other boards over the last few months hoping to find a little reassurance and have found everything but (however this board isn't as bad as some of them). What took me to the doctor 2 months ago was SEVERE pain and slight bleeding when going to the bathroom. It took me 3 months to get the courage to finally go. Doc said I had a small fissure and being a good responsible doctor, he sent me to a GI specialiast to get a c-scope just in case there was something more going on. It took 2 months to get that appt, none of the "demand an immediate colonscopy" stuff worked. During this time I took great notice of what went on when going to the bathroom. Between that and reading these boards I was convinced I had cancer. Some of my symptoms included pain and blood, green stools, red chunks in my stools, orangy stools, black dots in my stools, mucus, blood and mucus, feelings of rectal pressure, crampy, alternating di and con, di and con at the same time, flat stools, burning, terrible abdominal noises. I was one very nervous woman. The good news is - colonscopy showed nothing except small internal hemmeroids. I just hope this will help to reassure others who are experiencing similar symptoms. If you are having a problem see you doctor, they have heard it all and you shouldn't be embarrassed. Don't look here for answers or reassurance, this just isn't the place for it. Colon cancer is almost unheard of if you are under 40 and even if you are over 40 the chances are much greater of you not having it and your problem being something much simpler. But please, just for your own peace of mind see your doctor. You will feel much better.