misdiagnosis

Imagine being 31, healthy, and dreaming of a baby — only to be told your symptoms are just pregnancy-related, when in fact, they are a red flag for something much more serious. This is the haunting reality shared in a deeply personal article titled “I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at 31 despite being fit and healthy. Doctors brushed off my concerns as pregnancy symptoms.”. If you’ve ever been or know someone who’s been in the trying-to-conceive (TTC) trenches, this story will hit close to home—and it raises profound questions about health, diagnosis, and the taboos around women’s bodies.

So, what happened here? Why were these symptoms misread?

Pregnancy and serious illnesses can share overlapping symptoms like fatigue, nausea, and abdominal pain. But when medical professionals lean too heavily on assumptions—especially in younger,