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remember to always go outside to • Those with ulcerative colitis or Symptoms
smoke or vape. Make sure to go far Crohn’s disease. Sometimes symptoms don’t appear in
away from doors, windows, and other early stages of the disease so don’t wait
• People with the genetic
people while you smoke or vape. for symptoms before talking to your
conditions Hereditary
doctor.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer
Prevention (CDC). Secondhand Smoke. (HNPCC) or Familial • A change in your bowel habits.
Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP).
basic_information/secondhand_smoke/index. • Rectal bleeding or blood in your
htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww. • People with Jewish Eastern stool.
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