Don't freak out just yet....it could very well be Viral Colitis. All the symptoms started after having two babies and invasive surgery....don't panic. Panic creates acid and acid feeds cancer cells if it IS cancer.
Take a deep breath and consider the possibilities. They aren't entirely benign but they're a far cry less final. Breathe deep darlin. Call Young Living Essential Oils....follow the organic carrot juice and raw garlic cleanse then go on a truck load of various organic greens, raw nuts, carlic and home boiled legumes. Don't friggin peel everything! Eat the carrot skins and potato skins! Eat grapes and cherries and peaches and apples with the skins!!! Eat wheat germ and flax seeds and cut out breads and pastas! Drink the mineral water....take the grated garlic in olive oil and calm down. It doesn't HAVE to be cancer.....that doesn't mean it isn't but....it might not be.
Have you considered Chrones' Disease?
No second thought. What are you waiting for? Make an appointment with your Gastroenterologist to have a colonoscopy done as soon as your can.
Good luck.
With a family history of colon cancer and the symptoms you have described, I would insist on colonoscopy to rule out cancer. Although you are quite young to have developed colo-rectal cancer, it is not unheard of in young people, especially those with family history of the disease. Please speak to your doctor about your grandfather and your symptoms and ask for colonoscopy. Good luck.
jd