Hi All,

I am 21 year old male and for the past 4/5 weeks I’ve had increasingly worse pain from my stomach. It can very from a stabbing pain to feeling fullness/discomfort. My stool is slightly normal in the morning but throughout the day it becomes watery. I also have frequent gas way more than normal. I’ve spoken to my GP who originally thought it was just IBS. After the problem persisted he recommended a stool sample which came back normal on Friday. I’ve still had problems throughout all this and I’m so stressed I keep thinking I have bowel cancer. I just wanted to know can a stool sample miss bowel cancer ? I know my chances of getting it are low but I still have this nagging doubt. I haven’t had any blood in my stool I think except for once but I think that was hemorrhoids from straining. I haven’t had a loss in weight or fatigue but still have this pain. I genuinely don’t know if I should wait to see if I get better or contact my GP again feel so lost. Any advice would be appreciated