The main manifestations of advanced rectal cancer

Many people today don’t pay much attention to their physical abnormalities because they are busy with work. In addition, the symptoms of rectal cancer are not obvious in the early stages and are easy to ignore. By the time serious symptoms appear in the late stages, the best time for treatment has already been missed. So, what are the symptoms of late stage rectal cancer?

Common late-stage rectal cancer symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, anemia, and other local symptoms.

Patients with advanced rectal cancer have increased bowel movements and experience symptoms of cancer irritation such as incomplete defecation and tenesmus. Due to the enlargement of the tumor in the advanced stage of rectal cancer, the intestinal cavity narrows and intestinal obstruction occurs. When the intestinal cavity is completely blocked, symptoms such as constipation, abdominal distension, and abdominal pain appear. The advanced cancer will invade surrounding tissues and organs, and patients will experience difficulty urinating, painful urination, and frequent urination.

When the tumor invades the presacral nerve plexus, sacral and lumbar pain will occur; when it metastasizes to the liver, it causes hepatomegaly, ascites, jaundice, and even cachexia; because the intestinal mucosa is stimulated by tumor cells, intestinal secretions increase, and some secretions will be discharged with the stool, and there will be strips of mucus on the surface of the stool. In the late stage of rectal cancer, the tumor surface ulcerates, and the stool becomes thinner, and watery blood mixed with mucus may appear.

It is worth mentioning that most patients with advanced rectal cancer are no longer suitable for surgery. Traditional Chinese medicine has the unique effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, softening and dissolving tumors. After taking it for a period of time, it can destroy the division and reproduction of cancer cells, cut off the nutritional supply to cancer tissue, and gradually shrink the tumor. Therefore, if the above symptoms occur, you can also take traditional Chinese medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor.