Contact your GP Practice if you have noticed changes in your usual bowel habits and it has lasted for three weeks or more.

The type of changes to look out for include:

• Tummy discomfort
• Blood in your poo
• Diarrhoea or constipation for no obvious reason
• A feeling of not having fully emptied your bowels after going to the toilet
• Pain in your stomach or bottom (anus)
• Your poo is loose, pale or looks greasy

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