I was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in my 40s – the only sign was a problem millions suffer everyday

“Two days later I could still physically feel something inside of me,” he said, as per the publication.

Convinced he experienced faecal impaction, a condition in which the stool can become impacted, or stuck, in your colon, blocking waste from leaving the body, he tried having some fizzy drink, believing it could help.

Sadly, he endured excruciating pain. “I took one sip and it felt like someone shot me in the gut it was so painful.”

A CT scan revealed a mass in his colon.

“[The nurse] informed me the indications there were for stage four colon cancer,” Michael said.