Eating at least two servings of yogurt a week may help protect you from cancer in a particular part of the colon.

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Some people have a sigmoid colon that’s a bit longer than usual, which is a normal variation in human anatomy, she adds. “I was always told I had a long colon,” Grenham recalls.

"If it weren't dismissed as 'just period pain' and women being dramatic, people would realize how terrible it is," Dr. Irene Woo said.

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