How to self-examine for rectal cancer

Since the early symptoms of rectal cancer are not very obvious, many people cannot discover it in time. By the time the disease is discovered, it has already reached the middle and late stages. Therefore, it is very important to understand self-detection of rectal cancer. This is also a way to avoid harm. So, how to self-check for rectal cancer? Let’s take a closer look below.

Fecal occult blood test can be used as a screening method for early diagnosis of rectal cancer. Combined with rectal digital examination and fiber colonoscopy, rectal cancer can often be detected early. The early symptoms of rectal cancer mainly include blood in the stool, intermittent blood in the stool, changes in bowel habits, frequent bowel movements, abdominal pain, intestinal dysfunction, or unexplained anemia. If similar conditions occur, you should go to a specialist for treatment in time. Early detection of symptoms is very important for the treatment of rectal cancer. Rectal digital examination can detect 80% of rectal cancers.

In daily life, you can check whether you have colon cancer by doing a rectal digital examination. Because rectal cancer is mostly within 8 cm from the anus, the lump can be felt when the finger is inserted from the anus. The current detection rate of digital examination has reached more than 80%. However, clinical findings show that many people are unwilling to do a rectal digital examination during physical examinations because they are afraid of pain, which can easily delay the disease.

Rectal cancer is very easy to metastasize. If you seek medical attention as soon as the early symptoms appear, you can improve the cure rate of rectal cancer. The early symptoms of rectal cancer are not very obvious, but people can still find them early through some daily signs. First, changes in bowel habits, such as increased urge to defecate, frequent bowel movements, but not much bowel movements each time, or even no stool at all, only some mucus and blood, and a feeling of incomplete defecation; the stool strips become thinner, and the shape also changes, becoming flat, which is also worthy of vigilance. Secondly. Abdominal pain, abdominal mass, intestinal dysfunction, unexplained diarrhea, constipation and other manifestations, or unexplained anemia, weight loss, fatigue, low fever, etc. In addition, if there is blood in the stool or intermittent blood in the stool, you should go to a specialist for treatment in time.

After reading the above introduction, you should know how to self-test for rectal cancer. I hope you can pay attention to your body in life. If there are any changes, you must go for a check-up in time, which will help you detect the disease in time and increase the chance of cure.