She was given a devastating diagnosis after mistaking her symptoms for a UTI
A woman who was given the devastating news she had bowel cancer after mistaking her symptoms for a UTI has one urgent message for anyone suffering with stomach pains. At just 25, Ellie Wilcock was given the news she never thought she'd hear - that she had stage four bowel cancer. The most serious of grade of cancer, which has spread across her body. Ellie, from Peterborough, had sharp pains along one side of her abdomen and sudden bouts of fatigue but blamed it on a urinary tract infection.
She said: 'At the time I didn't think I had this but on reflection I did and just didn't notice it. This could be a range of colours, it could be bright red or a dark red. But anything that isn't normal for you and you've noticed consistent blood in your poo then get it checked out. It is nothing to be embarrassed about. The sooner you look at it, the sooner you get it out the way.
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