The man has shared symptoms he 'didn't know were warning signs' (stock image) (Image: Getty Images/PhotoAlto)

A man is urging people to take their toilet habits seriously, after five seemingly normal symptoms he was experiencing ended up being warning signs of colon cancer.

Chris Kirt was just 31-year-old when he was diagnosed with colon cancer , but it wasn't easy to get the diagnosis. He has previously expressed his frustrations after having experienced a delay in getting his health concerns recognised and looked into. This lead him to book a private healthcare screening, after facing delays with getting the results back from the NHS after a stool test. During the screening, the doctors found a five-centimetre tumour in his descending colon.

Two months later, he underwent surge

See Full Page