Army of poos take to the streets of Manchester with an important message

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

If you thought you saw about a dozen walking poo emojis waving placards through town earlier, your eyes weren't deceiving you.

A 'dirty protest' took place in Manchester today (April 18) with an important message for passers-by. Messages including 'poo is not taboo', 'let's chat s***' and 'actions speak louder than turds' were held up as the demonstration urged Mancunians to think and speak about bowel cancer. “Protest ‘Number Two’ aims to remind more Mancs than ever that poo is not taboo,” said Dr Chun Tang, who lost his father to bowel cancer 15 years ago. "This year we are going bigger and harder, pushing the message out that talking about bowel habits and being aware of the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life.

A quarter of the nation admit to being too embarrassed to talk about poo habits or concerns something is not quite right. READ MORE: Parents of baby girl who died after allegedly being strapped face-down to beanbag by nursery worker tell trial jurors of their heartbreak "That’s why we are encouraging people to be open and honest when it comes to toilet talk and educating on what to look out for." Bowel cancer is the UK's second-biggest cancer killer after lung cancer, with around 17,000 lives taken by it every year.

But according to Pall Mall Medical, many of the warning signs can often be dismissed. The three main symptoms of bowel cancer are blood in stools, changes in bowel habits - such as more frequent, looser stools - and constant or intermittent pain in your stomach.