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Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by hombre_fatal » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

sandy_coyote wrote: post #46

zthrowaway wrote: post #22

I think part of this can be attributed to prolonged gut inflammation caused by toxins and parasites. There’s something like 60% of the population has some form of parasite and have no idea, which causes a lot of inflammation and problems. Problems that don’t necessarily point to the gut being the culprit on the surface. So it’s misdiagnosed a lot. I recommend everyone do a gut cleanse once a year.

What is a gut cleanse? That sounds destructive. Doing an ambiguous preventive activity on 1 out of 365 days doesn't sound effective.

These sacrificial two-days-on-the-toilet offerings are like giving confessions to the priest to get back on the good side so you don't have to change your behavior.

Yes I can eat this 4200cal Costco pizza, I did my cleanse last month.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by nativeit » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

askonomm wrote: post #45

zvqcMMV6Zcr wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My bet is on low-fiber diet and people spending half hour playing with phone instead of getting up from toilet.

Why would me sitting down cause colon cancer?

Because anything that allows another person to look down on you and feel superior must therefore be true and moral.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by zthrowaway » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

Anonasty wrote: post #62

zthrowaway wrote: post #22

I think part of this can be attributed to prolonged gut inflammation caused by toxins and parasites. There’s something like 60% of the population has some form of parasite and have no idea, which causes a lot of inflammation and problems. Problems that don’t necessarily point to the gut being the culprit on the surface. So it’s misdiagnosed a lot. I recommend everyone do a gut cleanse once a year.

Gut cleanses are just marketing. Occasionally eating healthy and then going back to regular unhealthy diet skews the middle point of gut health.

Well for me it killed the parasites I had plaguing me and cured a lot of sickness I was experiencing. To each his own.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by staticassertion » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

boringg wrote: post #60

staticassertion wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is my personal bet. It's just low fiber diets.

It can't just be low fiber diets - there has to be some other exposures involved.

Why?

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by h4kr1 » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC

anonymous344 wrote: post #31

the 1 reason for colon cancer is milk. it's not natural anymore and casein makes it's problems because the fat is altered by homogenization. second is whey and monsanto. third is canola oils. fourth is cirtric acid, it's not from citrus. and it's everywhere, in every beverage, juice and preserved food, even in beers. eat healthy my lads. trust not the media

Parroting the health "influencer" (grifter) talking points here ^

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by kjkjadksj » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

throwawaytea wrote: post #65

rauljordan2020 wrote: post #42

So many folks that have it say things like "I was super healthy! Did exercise, young, don't drink, etc." Then you dig deeper and realize the last vegetable meal they ate was a soggy brussel sprout their mom made them when they were 17 years old, and also eat cold cut turkey sandwiches every lunch because they're "healthy", and maybe have a tiny shred of lettuce in the sandwich. For breakfast, they eat pancakes or sug…

"Guys, it's not the chemicals present in every packaged food you ever set your eyes on, or the pesticides every vegetable is grown in, it's just that you don't eat vegetables."

I can’t take hyperbolic appeals to the authority of chemical names = bad seriously. Let’s at least get specific and name a molecule with a known mechanism of action.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by casualscience » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

rauljordan2020 wrote: post #42

So many folks that have it say things like "I was super healthy! Did exercise, young, don't drink, etc." Then you dig deeper and realize the last vegetable meal they ate was a soggy brussel sprout their mom made them when they were 17 years old, and also eat cold cut turkey sandwiches every lunch because they're "healthy", and maybe have a tiny shred of lettuce in the sandwich. For breakfast, they eat pancakes or sug…

Victim blaming cancer patients as cope so you can convince yourself "it won't happen to me" is a disgusting trend

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by slibhb » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

ifwinterco wrote: post #67

freediddy wrote: post #15

Ultra-marathoners have a 7x chance of getting colon cancer under 50. This is where it needs to be studied, maybe it's a common food or common supplement they are taking?

That's such a big disparity I'm very suspicious of that data, but there seems to be plenty of evidence that grossly excessive cardiovascular exercise is bad for you in various ways. If people enjoy it and really get a lot out of it then I wouldn't judge them for doing it, but let's not pretend it's healthy, because all the evidence is that it isn't. In terms of cardio being able to run a half decent 5k a couple of ti…

Claiming that distance running is unhealthy is wild. It can lead to injury, and there's such thing as overtraining. But to claim that it's broadly unhealthy is just wrong

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by nativeit » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC

As a Multiple Sclerosis patient since I was a teenager, let me just say: all you “healthy diet” zealots aren’t helping. Your advice on which blended kale and gogi berry smoothie I should try is cringe and annoying. Normally, the person is right in front of me, and well-intentioned, so I typically smile and politely thank them with a non-committal gesture towards trying it someday.

But since this is all one-party and relatively anonymous, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell everyone that unless you have a PhD or MD in a relevant field, your thoughts about fiber are irrelevant and unwelcome to anyone actually suffering from the disease(s) in question.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by h4kr1 » Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC

butILoveLife wrote: post #14

sublinear wrote: post #5

Most people don't eat enough fiber, eat way too much processed junk, and have vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Yet still the overall risk for colon cancer is surprisingly low and takes a long time to develop for everyone but the unluckiest. Earlier screenings are just compensating for poor education. It's not a solution to anything but the question of how to raise insurance costs for young people. Just eat your damn…

After a ton of research, I think the generic suggestion 'Fiber' is not helpful. Some things to consider: >There are classifications of fiber, insoluable vs soluable >Even those classifications are overly generalized, and can/should be broken down into basically individual foods. >Fiber and the various types have impact on your gut bacteria. If your gut bacteria is bad, you might be fueling growth of bad bacteria. >Yo…

>I'm guessing the colon cancer thing is probably due to pollutants

> You don't actually need fiber

Hey, you know what fiber is good for? Speeding up gut motility! You know what a faster gut motility is good for! Getting toxins out of our body quicker!