Young mum Mia Brehme was just 23 when she noticed she was bleeding whenever she went to the toilet. Initially believing she had piles, she tried haemorrhoid cream in a bid to treat her symptoms but the bleeding always came back.
Alarm bells started to ring when her support worker noticed she had been sleeping more than usual, advising her to go and see a doctor. READ MORE: 'Life was going perfectly.
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Now they're £180,000 richer In July, Mia underwent an oral examination and was referred for a colonoscopy, a test which checks the inside of the bowels.
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