10 Common Colon Polyp Types

9. Symptoms of colon polyps

Colon polyps are sometimes tricky to find and diagnose; this is because they often don't have many symptoms. You can't see or feel them because of where they are located, but you may notice some changes in bowel movements such as constipation or diarrhea, dark or bright red stool, or blood in your stool, and some abdominal pain. These symptoms are common for other diseases and conditions as well, so they only way to know for sure, and the way colon polyps are usually discovered, is through a colorectal examination such as a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, Barium Enema or a fecal occult stool test. If you do have any of these symptoms for more than one week, you should see your physician. If the tumors are large, it may obstruct the colon and bleeding from the anus.