What are the symptoms of rectal cancer in boys

Nowadays, there are many diseases that seriously endanger our health. Men with rectal cancer cannot ignore the treatment of this disease. The cancer will continue to grow and cause serious complications in the patient's body, especially changes in bowel habits, bleeding in the stool, and even anal incontinence. In this case, the patient should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. So what are the symptoms of rectal cancer in boys?

1. Changes in bowel habits. When rectal cancer occurs, the tumor continues to grow and produce some secretions, which will constantly stimulate the patient's intestines, making the patient have frequent bowel movements and feel like incomplete bowel movements. They often feel tenesmus and heaviness in the abdomen, and the objects expelled are generally mucus, pus and blood. The frequency of bowel movements continues to increase. The change in the frequency of bowel movements should be taken seriously by the patient.
2. Patients with rectal cancer may experience bleeding in the stool. Male patients are often misdiagnosed and think it is ordinary hemorrhoids, which leads to delayed treatment and makes the condition worse. Blood in the stool is generally red or dark red and mixed with feces. If blood clots or necrotic tissue appear, you should go to the hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible.
3. Anal pain and anal incontinence. The tumor of rectal cancer continues to grow, which leads to a series of complications in the patient's body, especially anal pain, anal incontinence, frequent discharge of pus and blood in the stool, and contamination of the patient's underwear. The cancer may also metastasize and cause swollen inguinal lymph nodes.