Gas pains or Colon Cancer?

[myauntsniece]

Grrrr.....  I lost a whole night's sleep worrying about these really sharp pinchy pains very low in my abdomen.  I just ovulated, so I don't think tehy are ovulation pains.  I just can't stop thinking they are Colon Cancer pains.  I get these sometimes, but I am very worried that it is CC>  I've had wierd BM my whole life.  No blood in the stool, but sometimes I have small black specks (not in a clump, but sort of spread out).  I'm a vegetarian who doesn't eat diary either, so I eat a lot of beans.  BUt I don't have that "bloated" and gassy feel.  Just sharp pinching pains.  I have been diagnosed with IBS in the past, but that was 10 years ago.   The sharp pains come and go, but it doesn't seem like gas to me.  I mean, I'm not passing much gas and I don't feel bloated like I do when I feel "gassy." 

Just had another sharp pinching pain. 

Is Colon Cancer an irrational fear?  I'm 34 with no family history of CC.

Thanks,
Annette

[marc]

At 34, the odds of you having colon cancer are remote. It may make you feel better to call your physician.

[beth0277]

I can tell you my dad died of colon cancer and they said his tumor had been growing for 7 years before he got checked. He only got checked because the tumor was blocking him from being able to digest food. He had no pain, even with a huge, 7 year old tumor. I don't think pain is associated with CC often.

[kindablue]

likely an irrational fear or something else that's minor.

[dolphin8808]

Same here, I m 34 and so scared of CC. Pushing for a colonoscopy just to put my mind at ease but then I am scared if the results. Losing lots of sleep tonight over this