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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
William Morgan

Bowel Cancer risk factors: Expert says pooing wrong can lead to complications

The risk factors for most cancers can be wide-ranging and sometimes seem contradictory, but one simple change to your "daily movements" could reduce your risk of developing bowel cancers. 

With 63 percent of all bowel cancers being diagnosed in the Western world, some doctors have pointed to one key historic and hygienic difference that could be the cause.

The well-known risk factors of colorectal cancer, such as obesity, IBS, and heavy alcohol consumption, can be combatted by making changes to your diet- but there is one simple switch to the way you go to the bathroom that could make all the difference.

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