It is important to note that blood in the stool may be a symptom of rectal cancer

It is understood that most people will have blood in their stool after suffering from rectal cancer, that is, blood will be found on the surface of the stool when defecating. This is likely a symptom of rectal cancer. You need to go to the hospital for examination in time to diagnose whether you have rectal cancer. What are other symptoms of rectal cancer ? Let's talk about the common symptoms of rectal cancer.

Common symptoms of rectal cancer include:

1. Blood in the stool: It is a symptom of early rectal cancer. In the early stage of the disease, more than half of the patients have symptoms of blood in the stool. The amount of bleeding is generally small in the early stage, often on the surface of the stool, often accompanied by dull pain in the abdomen, and after infection, it will be thick blood in the stool.

2. Symptoms of intestinal obstruction: They often appear in the late stage of rectal cancer. Patients may have symptoms of rectal cancer such as abdominal distension, hyperactive bowel sounds and paroxysmal abdominal cramps. These symptoms are caused by the enlargement of the tumor, which narrows the intestinal cavity and leads to intestinal obstruction.

3. Metastatic symptoms: When rectal cancer spreads and metastasizes in the late stage and involves the liver, lungs, bones and other organs and tissues, the symptoms of rectal cancer may show corresponding metastatic symptoms. For example, when rectal cancer metastasizes to the liver, patients may experience symptoms such as liver enlargement, ascites, jaundice, etc.; when the tumor involves the bladder and other peripheral organs, frequent urination, difficulty urinating, hematuria, dysuria, fecal incontinence, etc. may often occur.

4. Others: Patients with advanced rectal cancer may also experience cachexia symptoms such as loss of appetite, anemia, weight loss, body weakness, and weight loss. In addition, patients with rectal cancer may feel a hard, uneven mass during rectal examination; in the late stage, the intestinal cavity may be narrow and the mass may be fixed. The finger cot may show dirty pus and blood containing feces. Rectal endoscopy can reveal the size, shape, and location of the tumor. Tissue can also be taken directly for pathological examination. These are all symptoms of rectal cancer.

The above are the common symptoms of rectal cancer, I hope it will be helpful to everyone. If you have the above symptoms of rectal cancer, you must go to the hospital for treatment immediately to avoid delaying the disease and causing adverse effects on the patient.